• The church's ministry in poverty and care goes back to 1950 when the first "Christelike Maatskaplike Raad" was established and in 1960 when the first Diaconal Services branch was established.
• BADISA is a separate organization with its own body corporate.
• The organization reports to the churches and the churches monitor the organization.
• BADISA is a vehicle for the congregations' ministry for poverty and care and congregations need to take co-ownership of the programs.

Name and Logo

The name BADISA is a combination of the Afrikaans words "Ba-rmhartig, Di-ens/Di-akonaat en Sa-am" (Compassion, Service, Together).

The word Badisa is also a Tswana word, one of the Sputh African indigenous languages, meaning Sheperd or Caregiver.

The logo is made up of two figures that are bound together by a central cross design.