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United Methodist Women e-News
Western North Carolina Conference
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Register for MISSION U
Deadline Approaching!
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Have you registered for MISSION U?
MISSION U 2015July 16-19, 2015Pfeiffer University, Misenheimer Campus Registrations need to be postmarked by Wednesday, July 1st. Put your registration in the mail today!
Join us for this awesome opportunity for learning, inspiration, fellowship, and fun! Participate for just one day in one of our overview classes, or join us full-time for an opportunity to go deeper. You will be glad you did!
Click here to download the complete registration brochures:
Three outstanding mission studies:
Get lots more information about MISSION U on our website at www.wnccumw.org! |
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Various Sites
Across the Conference
October 17, 2015
In 2014, 175 United Methodist Women put Faith, Hope and Love into Action by serving at sites across our conference!
Make plans to join us in 2015
for our 3rd Annual
Ubuntu Day of Service!
Online registration (free) opens
July 1, 2015!
Volunteer Sites this year include:
Bethlehem Center - Charlotte
Bethlehem Center - Winston-Salem
Brooks-Howell Home
Pfeiffer University
Bennett College
UMAR Homes in Charlotte & Gastonia
Get more information on our website
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Annual Meeting
Images of Mission
September 11-13, 2015
Lake Junaluska
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| Rev. Paul Jeffrey,
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Online Discount Registration is open thru August 31, 2015
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From the United Methodist Women National Office:
A Prayer for Charleston
O, God, we come before you yet again seeking your mercy in the wake of another mass murder, this one compounded by racial hatred. This time in Charleston, South Carolina. We pray for the grieving families facing the unexpected, senseless and violent death of loved ones gunned down in church during a regular Wednesday night Bible study and prayer meeting. We pray for the Mother Emmanuel African Methodist Church family, which in one night lost faithful members and some of its core leadership team, including its pastor, the Rev. Clementa Pinckney. We pray for the Charleston community, mourning even as it tries to understand how such a horror could happen in their city, on grounds they called "sacred." But more than that, God, we pray for our nation. Save us from our dependence on guns and the false security they offer. Heal us of racism and race-based fears that produce a multitude of sins and psychoses. Open our eyes so that we see the things that make for peace: justice and mercy and love. Open our ears so we can hear the voice of the Holy Spirit so willing to guide us to true safety, justice and peace and abundance for all. Give us the hearts to follow.
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Theressa Hoover Community Service and Global Citizenship Award
Calling all women who want to travel and study! United Methodist Women is relaunching the Theressa Hoover Community Service and Global Citizenship Award, and we are accepting applications now. The grant is awarded to a woman who wishes to travel in order to explore and study one of our four priority issues. The proposed project must take place in a region other than the applicants' own. The emphasis on travel and field work is in recognition of Theressa Hoover's strong belief in this way of learning, and it honors her legacy of global citizenship.
Below are our 2016-2020 priority issues, one of which must be studied to be eligible for the award:
In addition, applicants should demonstrate concern for and a connection to their community, as well as a recognition of their global responsibilities.
Applicants must be laywomen between 21 and 35, and applications are due by November 2, 2015. United Methodist Women's directors will approve grants at their annual board meeting in the fall.
Please visit our Hoover Award page for more information and the application.
Theressa Hoover
Originally from Arkansas, Theressa Hoover joined the Woman's Division of Christian Service as a field worker in 1948. In 1968 she was elected chief executive of the Women's Division of the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church. She was the first African-American woman to hold that position or any comparable post in the denomination. She served as head of the division for 22 years, and retired in 1990. Ms. Hoover died on December 21, 2013, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, at 88.
Theressa Hoover leaves behind a legacy: In 2004, Ebony magazine named her one of the 100 most influential African-American women, and the Theressa Hoover United Methodist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, was named for her. In 1990, United Methodist Women created the Theressa Hoover Community Service and Global Citizenship Award. We are grateful to be able to continue Ms. Hoover's passionate work for women and children by passing on the torch of global citizenship with this award.
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Western North Carolina
Annual Conference 2015 Wrap-Up
 Complete information about Annual Conference 2015 can be found at AC2015.ORG
Here are some direct links to news from Annual Conference 2015:
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General & Jurisdictional Delegations Elected at Annual Conference 2015
The following clergy and laity were elected to represent the Western North Carolina Conference at General Conference 2016 and Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference 2016. Please keep our entire delegation in your prayers
over the next 13 months as they prepare and serve.
General Conference - Laity
Jennifer Davis
Jennifer Burton
Lynne Gilbert
Coley Hooker
Amy Johnson
Shannon Sherfey
Sandy Hieronymus
Henry Dozier, Jr.
Robert Upchurch
Tonya Lanier
Jursidictional Conference - Laity
John Howard
Sarah McKinney
Andrew Woods
Neffie Connie Locklear
Cindy Thompson
Jane Boatwright Wood
Wade Loftin
Rey Rodriguez
Kathy FitzJeffries
Joseph Williams
Reserve Delegates - Laity
Ann Aldridge
Fred Cantler
Harry Underwood
Rebekah Lisk
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General Conference - Clergy
Kim Ingram
Amy Coles
David Christy
Ashley Crowder Stanley
In-Yong Lee
James Howell
Jeremy Troxler
Sam Moore
John Boggs
Jeff Patterson
Jurisdictional Conference - Clergy
Sally Queen
Shelly Webb
David Hockett
Angela Pleasants
Stephanie Hand
Lory Beth Huffman
Chris Westmoreland
Laura Beach
Dawn Hand
Jan Brittain
Reserve Delegates - Clergy
Uiyeon Kim
Talbot Davis
Andy Lambert
Charles Kyker
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Conference & District News & Events
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Visit our website for the latest United Methodist Women news, district newsletters, and individual district calendars of events. You can also find links to the individual district Facebook pages!
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 Brooks-Howell Home Serendipitor - Read the latest issue of the Serendipitor, the newsletter of Brooks-Howell Home. Brooks-Howell is a retirement community of deaconesses, home missionaries, missionaries and others who have answered God's call to mission service here and throughout the world. Visit the Brooks-Howell Home website at: www.brooks-howell.org
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Other United Methodist Women National Office News
RESPONSE MAGAZINE - Know a senior graduating from high school? A subscription to response is a great gift! Send them off to college or work with the knowledge that they CAN change the world (and have support in doing it)!
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Other United Methodist Church News
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The LEGACY FUND
Celebrate United Methodist Women!
150 Years and Counting...
Celebrate the dedication and foresight of our foremothers in mission as we lead up to our 150th anniversary in 2019!
Our Western North Carolina Every Member Legacy Fund Goal: That every member of United Methodist Women make a gift to The Legacy Fund of at least $18.69 per year, over and above her Pledge to Mission, for five years (2015-2019). We have added a Legacy Fund / 150th Anniversary page to our website...where we will continue to add and share information as we move toward our 150th anniversary in 2019...check it out!
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