The Social Ministry Committee shall extend Christian compassion and ministry to ill, the aged, the orphaned, single parents and their children, the poor and underprivileged, the imprisoned, and to all persons in need of aid in body or soul. It shall strive to enlist in these efforts as many of the members and organizations of the Congregation as is appropriate to meet these needs. The committee shall further have the duty to study social conditions, primarily in the local community, in order to bring the cleansing and healing light of Christian truth to bear upon critical problems through thoughtful Christian discussion of facts and issues. It shall bring to the Council proposals for action issuing from such study and discussion.