The members are Catholic Lay Women who consecrate their lives to the mission of dialogue and peace living in communities with vows of commitment inspired by the Beatitudes.
Emmaus is a Lay Association recognized by the Archdiocese of Zamboanga. It started in 1987 as a part of the Silsilah Dialogue Movement with the specific identity as a lay association to form Catholics through the spirituality of Life-in-Dialogue. It is composed of Members of the Emmaus Dialogue Community, The Emmaus Circle and the Emmaus Disciples.