Jan Love Calls United Methodist Women to Glorify God

Assembly 2006 Archives

Rise! Shine! Glorify God!

Almost 7,000 women gathered for United Methodist Women's Assembly, May 4-7, 2006, at the Anaheim, Calif., Convention Center. Part of a one-million member organization, the women are bonded by common concerns - the issues and struggles of women, children and youth.

United Methodist Assembly 2006 Closes with a Renewed Commitment to Further Mission Work

Four days of soul-stirring worship and workshops and exhibits on spiritual and justice issues at United Methodist Women's Assembly came to a finale of music and praise Sunday, May 7.

Militarism Fashions: Messages of Culture

When 7,000 women gather in one place, there will be talk about fashion. Those gathered at Assembly in Anaheim, CA, viewed a "Fashion Resistance to Militarism" show that sparked conversations about clothing that sends powerful messages.

Listening is a Catalyst for Change

Actress-playwright Anna Deavere Smith used gifts of listening and storytelling to nudge nearly 7,000 United Methodist Women to do even more for the cause of justice in the world.

Let Us Bring Down the Walls and Open Pathways Towards a Culture of Compassion and Caring

Bible Study on Isaiah 58:6-12 given by Silvia Regina de Lima Silva on May 5, 2006 at United Methodist Women's Assembly 2006, Anaheim, California.

Women's Assembly Reaches Young Women

UMW groups made a special effort to invite youth and young women to Assembly '06; close to 150 women and teens, ages 13-25, came to see how they might fit into the million-member organization's purpose of ministry, advocacy and leadership.

Clark-Atlanta University Students Step to Assembly

Their vibrant, determined movements reflect the school's history as an institution established to prepare newly freed African Americans to partake in the promise of their nation after the Civil War. More than 100 years later, the United Methodist-related university is still on that mission.