Member Stories

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Sending Prayer Mantles to General Conference: on umcnic.org by Rita Smith
04/11/2012 Northern Illinois Conference web article: In March, United Methodist Women members from across Northern Illinois Conference created prayer mantles for delegates ahead of General Conference in Tampa, Fla., April 24-May 4, 2012.
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Selena Smith, Firefighter, to Be Commissioned a Deaconess at General Conference by Jessica Connor
04/11/2012 She’s young, she’s a firefighter and she’s about to be the first South Carolina woman in years to be commissioned as a United Methodist deaconess during General Conference.
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We Belong Together in Alabama by Mary Beth Coudal
04/10/2012 Ruth Ann Powers, educator and leader in United Methodist Women, was among the 17 U.S. leaders at the We Belong Together roundtable in March who denounced HB 56, Alabama’s 2011 anti-immigrant legislation.
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“Let’s Be Friends” by Bonnie Taylor
03/09/2012 It was a simple idea: United Methodist Women reaching out to Muslim women and saying, “Let’s be friends.”
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United Methodists in Nepal Host Women and Youth Event by Meena Moktan Thakali
01/03/2012 The Lord has been so faithful and wonderful. I’d like to thank United Methodist Women very much for your prayers and financial support. Without your willingness to assist and trust in us, our two events would have never been possible. Finally we could successfully hold women and youth events in this year 2011.
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West Covina United Methodist Women Publishes Feeding the Flock: United Methodist Women Cookbook by Karen George
01/03/2012 This year, the United Methodist Women of West Covina United Methodist Church in West Covina, Calif., collected recipes from congregation members, family and friends and put them together in a cookbook titled Feeding the Flock. Funds raised from the sale of this cookbook will be used to support missions locally and around the globe.
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A New Unit Is Born at Christ Church in Cabot, Ark. by Colleen Caldwell
01/03/2012 My local church home is Christ Church in Cabot, Ark. Started as a new church plant nearly six years ago, it had not yet started a United Methodist Women unit. As a newly commissioned deaconess, I felt it was important to give back to the organization that gave so much to me as I was going through the candidacy process. Therefore, I stepped out in faith to start planning for a new United Methodist Women unit!
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Praise God for United Methodist Women! by Leanne Nakanishi
01/03/2012 A supportive fellowship of women is key to spiritual growth for a California woman.
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My Faith Journey by Mabel Low
12/01/2011 A woman finds her voice and gifts organizing for mission.
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A Dire Need for Ditty Bags: Video on TBO.com
11/10/2011 United Methodist Women in Tampa fill home made bags with donated essentials for the homeless and people in transition.
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When Trafficking Hits Home by Tara Barnes
11/04/2011 After testifying against traffickers, a local United Methodist Women member’s granddaughter left home to meet a friend and never returned.
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Twig-benders by Cynthia Rives
10/05/2011 A childhood dream for Christian service is realized in United Methodist Women.
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Pledge Service: Finding, Giving and Living Peace (PDF) by Inelda González and Ilda Vásquez
09/27/2011 United Methodist Women’s Pledge Service explains the connection between giving and mission and provides a space for women to pledge their gifts for the upcoming year.
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Reflections of My Travels With Women's Division to Japan for the Ceremony of the 66th Anniversary of the Bombing of Hiroshima by Annabelle Bricker
09/21/2011 My 11-day trip to the other side of the world was an amazing time, from staying with my incredibly loving and hospitable host family, to having a giant sleepover at Jogakuin University with 40 of the nicest girls I’ve ever met, to attending the incredible seminar on peace and reconciliation, to participating in the moving anniversary ceremony.
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Listen to Marian Solomon: United Methodist Women member and longtime peace activist.
09/21/2011 Marian Solomon is a United Methodist Women member from Ames, Iowa. She has been a longtime peace activist. She has served UMW as the President of her local unit and as the conference social action coordinator.
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Spreading the Word Against Abuse by Quiana Nicole Stokes
09/01/2011 The Church has a key role to play in ending intimate partner violence. United Methodist Women and United Methodist Men have embarked on a historic joint campaign to raise awareness about the problem of domestic violence and to get the church to provide resources to help people experiencing it.
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An Interfaith Dialogue Model in Atlanta, Georgia by Shan Yohan
09/01/2011 In the United States I discovered that Christians knew little about other faiths and considered it unnecessary to learn because Christ’s way was sufficient. As a graduate and then a college professor and a church member, I developed a deep yearning to share my findings with others to help them accept those who are outside the boundaries of Christianity.
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National Seminar, From a Participant's View by Sophia Agtarap
08/17/2011 Sophia Agtarap blogged from National Seminar 2011 on reconciliation.
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Prayers From Duluth by Brenda Wilkinson
07/08/2011 A newly retired woman finds another home for her faith and mission.
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Never Too Late: Mission at Any Age by Jeannie Boese
07/05/2011 Thanks to encouragement from Mildred Gum, Jeannie learned that United Methodist Women are any and every age. Turns out we're "a wonderful group of women."
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