THE MONTGOMERY YMCA, REFLECTING ITS JUDEO-CHRISTIAN HERITAGE, IS AN ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTEERS, MEMBERS, AND STAFF OPEN TO AND SERVING ALL, PROVIDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WHICH DEVELOP SPIRIT, MIND, AND BODY. MONTGOMERY YMCA STATEMENT OF PURPOSE "THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, WE REGARD AS BEING IN ITS ESSENTIAL GENIUS, A WORLD WIDE FELLOWSHIP, UNITED BY A COMMON LOYALTY TO JESUS CHRIST, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING CHRISTIAN PERSONALITY AND BUILDING A CHRISTIAN SOCIETY." THE MONTGOMERY YMCA SEEKS TO HELP ITS MEMBERS: DEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SELF-RESPECT AND AN APPRECIATION OF THEIR OWN WORTH AS INDIVIDUALS. DEVELOP A FAITH FOR DAILY LIVING BASED UPON THE TEACHINGS OF JESUS, THAT THEY MAY ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL AS CHILDREN OF GOD. GROW AS RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES AND AS CITIZENS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. APPRECIATE THAT HEALTH OF MIND AND BODY IS A SACRED GIFT, AND THAT PHYSICAL FITNESS AND MENTAL WELL BEING ARE CONDITIONS TO BE ACHIEVED AND MAINTAINED. R