DEPARTMENTS

(1) Budget and Finance: The mission of the Budget and Finance Department is to maintain the stability of the ICUA through the application of sound financial management practices. There are two working units under this department: Audit and Budget and Finance.

(2) Education and Scholarship: The mission of the Education and Scholarship Department is to provide productive and effective training to the following Working Units: Alfred E. Smith Scholarship, Allen A. C. Griffith Alumni, Martha P. Alston Arts, and Crafts, Community Concerns, Nettie V. Martin Education; Eliza Kilgore Health, Catherine E. Mills School of Ushering, and Training and Development.

(3) Events: The mission of the Events Department is to develop, implement and perpetuate programs and events for the advancement of church ushering. The working units in the Events Department are Anniversary, Elijah Hamilton, ICUA Chorus, Memorial, Ratings, Revival, Social, Time and Place, William H. Davis Honor Club.

(4) Membership and Outreach Services: The mission of the Membership and Outreach Services is to develop a program to aid the membership. The working units in the Department are Condolence, Courtesy, Flower, Hospitality, Relief, Ritual, Sick, and Special Projects.

(5) Policy and Rules: The mission of the Policy and Rules department is to develop thorough research and study policies which address the needs of the organization; to propose programs, resolutions, and rules to address those needs; and to develop systems to monitor implementation and evaluate effectiveness. The working units of the Policy and Rules department are Past Officers’ Council, President’s and Officers’ Council, and Rules.

(6) Alma C. Hawkins Public Relations: The activities and services provided by the Alma C. Hawkins Public Relations Department are Bulletin, Doorkeeper, Historical, Public Relations, Secretarial Services, and Workbook.

(7) Young Adult: The Young Adult Department was organized in 1968 under the presidency of Alma Cooper Hawkins. The Young Adult Department serves as a training department for church ushers advancing from adolescence to adulthood, specifically for those between the ages of 21-35, who are committed to becoming better Doorkeepers and becoming more involved within the ICUA.

(8) Junior and Young Peoples: Prior to 1926, Mrs. Pricilla Burgess had a dream that the ICUA of D.C. needed an addition to their organization to include the young people. In December of 1926, her dream became a reality when she organized the Junior and Young People’s Department. Down through the years, the young people have served their local, regional and national departments with love, enthusiasm, dignity, unselfishness, and pride.