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2012 Spiritual Growth Retreat
June 15-16, 2012
Lake Junaluska

Theme:  Walk with Hope
Retreat Leader:  Rev. Karen Kurtz

Make plans to join us in June at Lake Junaluska!  [More information]

2012 Call to Prayer and Self-Denial

Theme:  A Time for Change: Technology

The Call to Prayer and Self-Denial offering in 2012 will enable national mission institutions and international institutions to help the marginalized and the poor, the physically challenged and others, especially women children and youth, who don’t have access to information technology that will improve their quality of life. Projects such as computer literacy, information technology training, English as a second language classes, and career enhancement and job-seeking skills will be supported.

Is your local United Methodist Women making plans to participate in the Call to Prayer & Self-Denial? [More information]

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United Methodist Women News is a free 8-page newspaper published by the Women's Division highlighting recent events and issues happening within the organization and its members.
Click here to go to the free online sign-up on the Women's Division website

Read about Brooks-Howell!
There is a new page on our website about Brooks-Howell Home, a retirement home owned by United Methodist Women. Their newsletter, the Serendipitor is now available here on our website.

United Methodist Women Handbook 2009-2012!

The 2009-2012 United Methodist Women Handbook is now available from the Mission Resource Center E- Store. A new design consolidates into a single volume Local and District Units, District, Finance, Constitution and Bylaws, and A Guide to Program Planning.

Order the 2009-2012 United Methodist Women Handbook (U.S. $17.00) in English, Spanish or Korean at UMW E-store.

News & Resources from the Women's Division

2012 Conference Financial Goal - To increase personal pledges by at least $1.00 [More information]

You can still participate in our Letter Writing Campaign
on the No Child Left Behind Act!

2012 Reading Program Book Catalogue [PDF]

2012 Conference Love Offering - A Gift to Mission in honor of the 15 Districts of the Western North Carolina Conference  [More information]

The NEW Mission Today!
Make a Difference...
Become a Mission Today Unit! 

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2012 Hands-On Mission Opportunities
  • Spiritual Growth Retreat - UMCOR Birthing Kits
  • School of Christian Mission - UMCOR Health Kits
  • Annual Meeting - UMCOR Birthing Kits & Gift to Mission Cards
  • [More information]
Visit the Social Action Page of our Website!

You will find information about:

  • Coming Soon! Information about our 2012 Conference Priority related to Raising Awareness of Domestic Violence
  • United Methodist Women Action Network
  • Various Social Action resources from the Women's Division and The United Methodist Church

Western North Carolina Conference UMW Charter Club
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Again in 2012!  Our Conference Social Action Goal for 2012 is to raise awareness of domestic violence. United Methodist Women and United Methodist Men across the country are partnering in this effort. Click here for more information on the United Methodist Women website

2012 Resources Now Available from the
Mission Resource Center

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to Mission Resource Center

Mission Giving Brochure!

Linda Greer, Statesville District Treasurer, created a Five Channels of Giving brochure for our conference to be used with our conference goal of increasing giving in all five channels of Mission Giving last year. The brochure was sent to Women's Division where they added pictures and transformed it into the a new brochure which is now available from the Mission Resource Center. Thank You Linda!

Click here to download a PDF of the new Mission Giving Brochure!

Share it with the members of your local unit!

Check Out United Methodist Videos from the Web!

 

Mission Giving...

Thank You! 2011 Conference Giving News

Mission Giving...

Tell the mission story in your local unit, and challenge your members to participate in Mission Giving. Use Response Magazine & other resources to tell the story

Does your local unit participate in all five channels of Mission Giving?  Have you personally given in all five channels?  Give generously...Every mission dollar makes a difference! 

Our support for mission projects and personnel around the world makes mission possible...sharing the love of Christ, and touching the lives of women, children and youth.  We cannot tell that story too often!

Learn more about Mission Giving

Western North Carolina...
FIRST IN THE NATION IN 2010!!

The United Methodist Women of the Western North Carolina Conference continue to be NUMBER ONE...for the 10th consecutive year!  The Western North Carolina Conference was FIRST IN THE NATION for 2010 in the following channels of giving through United Methodist Women: Special Mission Recognition, Gift to Mission, Gift in Memory, World Thank Offering, Total Undesignated Mission Giving, and Total Giving!! 

YOU make mission possible!  Thank You!

Gift to Mission Cards

 

More About Gift to Mission

New! Mission Giving Video!

Check it out!  The Women's Division has produced a new online video about YOUR Mission Giving.  It is now available on our website.

Mission Giving Video...Check it out!
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What a neat thing to share with your local unit!

 


Who Are We?

If you set yourself down in the middle of North Carolina, then head West, you'll undoubtedly run into some United Methodist Women of the Western North Carolina Conference. We have members in over 900 local units across the conference.  Those local units include units of all sizes...from units found in small, rural churches, to units found in large, urban churches.  And, our membership is intergenerational, from exciting new circles for elementary age girls and high school & college young women...to circles that include long time members age 100+, and everything in between!  No matter the size of the local unit, or the age of its members, ALL represent women ORGANIZED FOR MISSION, and committed to the PURPOSE of United Methodist Women.

United Methodist Women is a community of women, whose PURPOSE is:

We welcome new members, and new local units, and are always excited to share about the many ways that United Methodist Women are involved in mission...making a difference, every day, in the lives of women, children and youth...around the world, and in our own communities. If you would like more information about United Methodist Women in the Western North Carolina Conference, contact any of the conference officers, or the district president from your area. Each of those officers is willing to help!
 


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