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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.
  • 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.
  • “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.”
  • 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.
  • 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!
  • My Faith Journey by Mabel Low
    12/01/2011 A woman finds her voice and gifts organizing for mission.
  • 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.
  • Twig-benders by Cynthia Rives
    10/05/2011 A childhood dream for Christian service is realized in United Methodist Women.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Prayers From Duluth by Brenda Wilkinson
    07/08/2011 A newly retired woman finds another home for her faith and mission.
  • 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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