United Women in Faith: response

Listen to four response stories in one podcast. From the Sept./Oct. 2025 issue of response magazine.

Sally Vonner's Responsively Yours column from the Sept/.Oct. 2025 issue of response magazine.

When Sheree Volesky was homeless, she lived in a tent in the woods until someone stole it. She couch surfed at the homes of relatives and friends, eventually wearing out her welcome. She lived in an ice fishing shelter, constantly chopping wood so she and her half-blind dog Archie would stay warm. When she finally got an apartment, she was evicted after a former boyfriend kicked in the front door....

Paulette Moore-Hall has been a faithful supporter and promoter of The Legacy Endowment Fund for many years. She has served as a dedicated legacy liaison for her conference and on the Legacy Steering Committee. She has also been a member of the 1869 Society for many years and has even increased the amount of her planned gift. Through all of Paulette’s significant work for United Women in Faith over...

Assembly 2026 plans are underway, and early registration opens September 2 at uwfaith.org/ assembly. The once-every-four-years event takes place May 15-17, 2026, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Stacey Abrams—politician, lawyer, activist, and writer—has officially signed on as a keynote speaker. Abrams is best known for her work involving voting accessibility and turnout. She made history by becoming the...

Listen to four response stories in one podcast. From the July/August 2025 issue of response magazine.

More than 20 episodes of Voices From the Field, a United Women in Faith program featuring conversations with those whose work is supported by Mission Giving, are available on our YouTube channel. They provide a great way for your circle, unit, church, or friends to learn about how your giving is at work in the world.

Over the last 150-plus years these are the words that have been used to describe United Women in Faith. I don’t know about you, but I think that it is pretty outstanding to be part of an organization that can hold such a strong claim to a variety of descriptors like those. United Women in Faith, or, as I like to call us, The League of Extraordinary Unreasonable Women has a long history that is roo...

We sometimes refer to the people closest to us, with whom we experience the most intimacy and love, as our “circle” of friends, or of care, or of trust. Make a physical reminder of your circle and hold in your heart where your circle might expand in the year to come.  Get a pen or pencil and paper. Now draw freehand a light circle shape (or as circular as you can get). Within the circle, write the...

Greetings in faith, hope, and love. Summertime is here! Growing up in Texas, summers were nice, but the heat could be overbearing and the air thick and balmy. It never stopped my friends and me from going to the park, having fun, feeling free and alive. Thinking about today’s environment and how many families and children are afraid to leave their homes—to travel, to simply live and thrive—is dish...

United Women in Faith observed International Women’s Day during a weekend of meetings at Scarritt Bennett Center in Nashville that included an announcement of Assembly 2026 and a strong call to eliminate institutional racism. From the May/June 2025 issue of response magazine.

Listen to the Responsively Yours column from United Women in Faith General Secretary/CEO Sally Vonner. From the May/June 2025 issue of response magazine.

God, Our Hope, how can we hold onto hope when storms gather and grow greater each year? From the May/June 2025 issue of response magazine.

The PAG group visited Bethlehem Centers of Nashville, which provides services for children, youth, seniors, and families. From the May/June 2025 issue of response magazine.

List to our four response stories in one podcast. From the May/June 2025 issue of response magazine.

Hear our four response audio stories in one podcast. From the March/April 2025 issue of response magazine.

The theme for this year’s Day of Giving on March 23 is “For Generations to Come,” which is exactly what The Legacy Endowment Fund is all about—making sure that future generations of United Women in Faith members are financially equipped to continue to take on the issues of the world by putting their faith in action. From the March/April 2025 issue of response magazine.

The former United Methodist Women board president and transformative leader leaves a legacy of love and justice. From the March/April 2025 issue of response magazine.

Leadership Development Days 2024, November 21-23, explored the theme “Revive and Lead: Empowered by the Resurrection.” This event presented an opportunity for leaders within and beyond United Women in Faith to pause, connect, and reflect on their journey as women engaged in faithful leadership. Centered on the story of Jesus’ followers’ experience after the resurrection in John 20-21, Leadership D...

Hear the Responsively Yours article from United Women in Faith's General Secretary/CEO Sally Vonner. From the March/April 2025 issue of response magazine.

Hear the Responsively Yours article from United Women in Faith's General Secretary/CEO Sally Vonner. From the Jan./Feb. 2025 issue of response magazine.

Hear our four response audio stories in one podcast. From the Jan./Feb. 2025 issue of response magazine.

United Women in Faith will continue to work for climate justice and ending mass incarceration and the criminalization of communities of color. From the Jan./Feb. 2025 issue of response magazine.

Have a plan in place as a trifecta donor. From the Jan./Feb. 2025 issue of response magazine.

Learning from our past is necessary for moving into a faithful future as The United Methodist Church. From the Jan./Feb. 2025 issue of response magazine.