United Women in Faith: response

As with so many firsts in the long history of United Women in Faith, this year’s first-ever Virtual Assembly 2022 was a vibrant, soul-quenching success, drawing nearly 1,200 women from across the nation online for a time of holy conferencing and fellowship.

Bold and spirited energy filled the room for Assembly 2022’s Saturday evening worship, as United Women in Faith leaders took to the stage to name and claim a fresh future for the organization. “Are you ready? Can we turn it up together tonight?” National President ‘Ainise ‘Isama’u asked as nearly 3,000 women in person and online gave a resounding “We can!” Calling faith, action and sisterhood “fou...

Stop the train—I want to get off! Do you ever feel that way? Time is moving too fast. People are moving, changing jobs, becoming harder to include in gatherings shaped by pandemic concerns. It’s always time to nominate new officers, plan an event or write another response column. (Maybe that last one is just me.) Why can’t things just stay the same? Of course, the truth is, things never really sta...

As United Methodist Women refreshes its look, it embarks on a bold journey
of nurturing sisterhood with a new name to reflect a bright future.

Navajo United Methodist Center in New Mexico 
gives women, children and youth a chance for a fresh start.

Makeda McCreary talks about music and mentorship as she codirects the music for Assembly 2022 this May in Orlando.

If we work together, can we evoke a church that is not rooted in patriarchy? Can we help construct a church with diverse leadership that is welcoming to all? Knowing that our cultural, ethnic, racial, gender, sexuality and generational differences are among our most important strengths, can we find ways and places to worship that speak to our hearts and honor our histories? I believe that, togethe...

Wesley Community and Health Centers in Phoenix 
offers health and wholeness to its changing communities.

As we enter into a General Conference year, learn more
about what’s happening in The United Methodist Church
and United Methodist Women’s plans for a bright future.

Opening ourselves to God’s ongoing work may seem very risky right now, while we are surrounded by turmoil. In some part of each of us we may long to go back to “the way things were,” which seemed more stable. In reality, the way things were is what led to our current crises. Our stability and our strength is actually in God’s love and God’s call. Can you, like Mary, bring your questions and say ye...

Abrirnos al trabajo continuo de Dios puede parecer muy arriesgado en este momento, mientras estamos rodeadas de confusión. En alguna parte de cada una de nosotras podemos añorar volver a "la forma en que las cosas eran antes”, que parecían más estables. En realidad, la forma en que eran las cosas es lo que nos condujo a nuestras crisis actuales. Nuestra estabilidad y nuestra fuerza están realmente...

United Methodist Women updates for change. Visit https://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/news/new-wineskins-for-new-times to read this article on our website.

United Methodist Women emergency grants and historic endowments 
aid partners in India during the worst of times for COVID-19. Visit https://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/news/a-legacy-of-love to read this article on our website.