United Women in Faith: response

The United Methodist Church held a Special Session of General Conference February 23-26 in St. Louis, Missouri. Eight hundred and sixty-four United Methodist delegates from around the world met to discuss a report from the Commission on a Way Forward, which was tasked with creating a plan to maintain and strengthen the unity of the church amid the denomination’s historical divide regarding LGBT in...

March 23, 2019, is a very special day for United Methodist Women members. It is the day our organization will officially be 150 years old—a true day of celebration! It’s also a special Day of Giving during which members and supporters can give to the Legacy Fund Endowment Campaign to ensure our next 150 years in mission. One can only imagine what that small group of strong, determined women who me...

Mission study author Ellen Blue reflects on writing Women United for Change: 150 Years in Mission. - - - This episode originally appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of response magazine. Visit UnitedMethodistWomen.org/150 to find out more.

United Methodist Women-supported Bethune House and Mission for Migrant Workers take the side of Hong Kong’s migrant domestic workers. - - - This episode originally appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of response magazine. Visit UnitedMethodistWomen.org to find out more.

Why do we celebrate anniversaries, anyway? In our personal experience, it’s a way to say “thank you” or “we made it” or “where has the time gone?” It’s an opportunity to express appreciation. For organizations it is this as well, and it is also an opportunity to tell stories, to share about who we are and to see the connections between what we’ve done, experienced and attempted and what we are wor...

Debora Barrios-Vasquez finds sanctuary and support at the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew as she waits and works to be reunited with her family. - - - This episode originally appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of response magazine. Visit UnitedMethodistWomen.org to find out more.

As busy United Methodist Women members working diligently toward justice for women, children and youth, we can often feel that we are running a race of sorts. Our lives become a daily balance of trying to fit all we are called to do into a few precious daytime hours. We go from task to task and meeting to meeting. We may even feel like we’re in a relay race—and that it would be a relief to pass th...

For the most part, West Texas is empty. To be sure, the area is beautiful, with its mile-high mountains set amid the Chihuahua Desert. Small towns dot the region, full of history, but lacking the population that would bring many Walmarts and other symbols of advanced civilization. The Alpine Community Center in Alpine, Texas, provides quality child care for a community in need. - - - This episode...

The new year of 2019, as all years do, will bring change and challenge and blessings. As we move ahead with a new response publication schedule and enhancements to how we at the United Methodist Women’s national office support members, we are also anticipating where the Holy Spirit may lead The United Methodist Church. - - - This episode originally appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of re...