Ministries with Women, Children and Families
Ministries with Women, Children, and Families focuses attention-through education, networking, advocacy, and resources-on helping congregations and communities respond to the needs and concerns of women, children, and families, particularly those struggling with poverty, violence, abuse, exploitation, and other challenges.
Nine of the National Mission Institutions GBGM works with are women's residences that this office works with specifically. Those include:
- Dumas Wesley Community Center in Mobile, AL
- Emma Norton Services in St. Paul, MN
- Gum Moon Residence in San Francisco, CA
- Killingsworth in Columbia, SC
- Mary Elizabeth Inn in San Francisco, CA
- Navajo United Methodist Center in Farmington, NM
- Shesler Hall in Sioux City, IA
- Susanna Wesley House in Baltimore, MD
- Hawthorn Hill Ministries in Des Moines, IA
In addition there is also a Transitional Women's Residence component to Open Door Community House in Columbus, GA.
Additionally, there are three organizations that this office works closely with:
- Faith Trust Institute-which works in the area of sexual and domestic violence
- Justice for Women Working Group (PDF file) -a working group related to the Justice and Advocacy Commission of the National Council of Churches, JWWG advocates for women in the area of justice in the Church and in society
- General Commission on the Status and Role of Women-which strives to challenge the United Methodist Church to work towards full and equal participation of women at all levels
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For more information contact:
Deaconess Joanne M. Reich, LMSW
Office of Ministries with Women, Children, and Families
475 Riverside Dr., Office 1549
New York, NY 10115
212/870-3833
jreich@gbgm-umc.org