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arrow icon. West Africa Women Meet to Explore Being Better Together in Christ 
We are Better Together in Christ: Twenty six women from Cote D’Ivoire, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cameroon and Senegal gathered in May 2009 to explore opportunities.

Monrovia, Liberia, June 2, 2009—Twenty-six voices rang out amidst clapping, dancing, and celebration: "We are one in Jesus. We are together. We are one."
Source: Women's Division
More about: Global connections | International affairs | Women | Cote d´Ivoire | Liberia | Niger | Sierra Leone |
Date posted: Jun 03, 2009

arrow icon. Bishop Violet Fisher: Church Must Offer "Radical Hospitality" to Diverse World  
Bishop Violet L. Fisher/ preaches April 30 to the 2008 United Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. Bishop Violet Fisher of Western New York issued a call for "radical hospitality" toward immigrants, people of color, and all people during a morning worship at General Conference. She helped set the tone for a day focused on diversity and racial justice.
Source: Women's Division
More about: General Conference | World |
Date posted: Apr 30, 2008
arrow icon. Youth Challenge Church to 'Risk Being a Community' 
United Methodist young people greet delegates to the 2008 United Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, following the first-ever Young People's Address to the conference. From left are: Matt Lockett, Becca Farnum, Andrew Craig, Kira Volkova, Jason Rathod and the Rev. Annie Arnoldy. Youth urged the church to risk being a community that hears and responds to God, each other, and the needs of a hurting world in the first Young People's Address to General Conference of The United Methodist Church this morning in Fort Worth, Texas.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Christian love | General Conference | United Methodist Church | Youth | Russia | United States |
Date posted: Apr 24, 2008
arrow icon. United Methodist Assembly 2006 Closes with a Renewed Commitment to Further Mission Work 
Top staff executives of the United Methodist Women's Division sing during opening worship at the 2006 United Methodist Women's Assembly in Anaheim, Calif. From left are: Jan Love, Sung-ok Lee and Andis Salter. May be reproduced by United Methodist Women and media with credit to photographer and source.<br>Assembly 2006 Four days of soul-stirring worship and workshops and exhibits on spiritual and justice issues at United Methodist Women’s Assembly came to a finale of music and praise Sunday, May 7. Nearly 7,000 women and some men then headed home from the once-every-four-year event in Anaheim, Calif., inspired to further their mission across the United States and around the world. 
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Family | GBGM events | United Methodist Church | Women | United States | World |
Date posted: May 12, 2006
arrow icon. UMW Assembly 2006 Opening Speech by Kyung Za Yim 
Good Evening! I welcome each and every one of you to the 17th Assembly of the United Methodist Women! My name is Kyung Za Yim, president of United Methodist Women and the Women's Division. We have all journeyed to this holy place from far and near to celebrate God's awesome grace and love for this world acted out through the mission of United Methodist Women! How great it is that we are here, together, to witness that love for the next four days!
Source: Women's Division
More about: GBGM events | Women | United States | Western U.S. |
Date posted: May 05, 2006
arrow icon. Report of the Deputy General Secretary to the Women's Division:
 
In Isaiah 43: 19, we are told, “I am about to do a new thing: now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” There is no doubt that God is doing a new thing in the Women’s Division and United Methodist Women. The Holy Spirit has brought many new surprises, and frankly, the whirlwind of excitement, activity and challenge has been at times breathtaking, which is another way of saying both exhilarating and challenging...
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Women | Youth | United States | World |
Date posted: Apr 12, 2006
arrow icon. A New Wave of the Women’s Movement is Acting on Faith 
Action Alert Speaking of Faith “As a part of a pluralistic society, we are all challenged to become part of the whole without sacrificing our individuality.”
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Women | Youth | Action alerts | United States | World |
Date posted: Apr 10, 2006
arrow icon. The “Hearthhold of God” In Our Midst: A Relection on Immigrants 
Presentation given to UMW Social Action Mission Coordinators March 10, 2006 at the Capitol Building Advocacy Days Orientation
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Women | Youth | United States | World |
Date posted: Mar 25, 2006
arrow icon. A Snowy Day  
Psalm 19: 1 The heavens are telling the glory of God: and the firmament proclaims God’s handiwork.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Women | Youth | United States | World |
Date posted: Mar 25, 2006
arrow icon. A life dedicated to Shining for Racial Justice 
As we prepare for the UMW Assembly in a few weeks, we are considering what it means to “Shine.” I am reminded of the song, “They will know we are Christians by our love." Paul describes this love eloquently in 1 Corinthians, but “shining” and showing God’s love in the world, a love that “rejoices with the truth,” is not always an easy or safe road to take, even though it brings great rewards.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Women | Youth | United States | World |
Date posted: Mar 25, 2006
arrow icon. Mary’s Song: My Song 
Mary’s Song has always been intriguing to me. I marvel at her faith and obedience to God in all circumstances.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Women | Youth | United States | World |
Date posted: Mar 25, 2006
arrow icon. Love and Faith Make for Healing and Praise 
I was born into a Methodist family and grew up listening to our preachers telling us that we should always praise the Lord for all God did for us. The summer I was 14 years old our family traveled to Kansas from south Texas to visit my mother’s brother and family.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Women | Youth | United States | World |
Date posted: Mar 25, 2006
arrow icon. Praise God! God is Good! 
When I think of glorifying God, I can’t help but think of singing.

I love to hear the birds early in the morning as they welcome a new day. It doesn’t matter if it is cloudy or chilly, they sing their early morning songs of joy.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Women | Youth | United States | World |
Date posted: Mar 25, 2006
arrow icon. Love the One Next to Us, Peace Flourishes 
In the children’s story, The Three Questions, based on a novel by Leo Tolstoy, a young boy contemplates how to be a good person.[1] He decides he could be “good” if he answers three questions. With his animal friends, in an allegorical manner, the boy searches and finds the answers.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Women | Youth | United States | World |
Date posted: Mar 25, 2006
arrow icon. USA PATRIOT Act Update 
Action Alert On Friday March 3, 2006 the U.S. Senate renewed the USA Patriot Act by a vote of 89-10.  The Senate’s renewal (reauthorization) package makes 14 of 16 temporary provisions permanent and sets four-year expirations on the others.  After the Senate renewed the USA Patriot Act the bill was sent to the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote.  On Tuesday March 7, 2006 the House voted 280-138 to approve the Senate-passed reauthorization.  President Bush is expected to sign the reauthorization package before the 2001 law expires on March 10, 2006.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Women | Youth | United States | World |
Date posted: Mar 12, 2006
arrow icon. Good Morning, God! 
Betty Sue Mason, Women's Division Director Assembly Meditation:  "Rise, Shine, Glorify God!"

I am reminded of the elderly gentleman who, when he awakened each morning, prayed, "Good morning God, what are you up to today? I want to be a part of it."

United Methodist Women have a tremendous opportunity to stand up, speak up, and reach out to those who cannot speak for themselves.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Women | Youth | United States | World |
Date posted: Mar 06, 2006
arrow icon. Media Monitoring Project 
Who Makes the News? Global Media Monitoring Project 2005 cover. On February 16, 2005, United Methodist Women participated with others from around the world in a Global Media Monitoring Project. The purpose was to evaluate the media and the roles women play in it. The data are in and Dr. Glory Dharmaraj of the United Methodist Women's Division and Dr. Gayle Ortiz of Catholic Communications are helping women interpret the facts. The following report is analysis to help United Methodist Women understand the data and how to use it for advoca
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Women | Youth | United States | World |
Date posted: Feb 28, 2006
arrow icon. My View: Green Team meets with Office Depot on the Chlorine-Free Paper 
When United Methodist Women write, people respond! 

In the Fall of 2005, United Methodist Women members started another letter-writing campaign for Processed Chlorine-Free Paper (PCF).
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Women | Youth | United States | World |
Date posted: Feb 28, 2006
arrow icon. In Brazil, Global Music and Voices Join In One Voice 
For Keila, Clara, Silvia and Elestra, four lay women from the Methodist Central Church in Porto Alegre, Brazil, singing in the ecumenical World Council of Churches’ Assembly Choir has been the experience of a life-time.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Women | Youth | Brazil | United States | World |
Date posted: Feb 27, 2006
arrow icon. Kick Butts Day 
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids logo On Kick Butts Day (KBD) thousands of kids in every state and around the world will STAND OUT…SPEAK UP… and SEIZE CONTROL in the fight against Big Tobacco.

Kick Butts Day is the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids' annual celebration of youth leadership and activism. April 5, 2006 will be our eleventh annual KBD, and we are looking forward to celebrating another year.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Environment | Women | Youth | United States | World |
Date posted: Feb 27, 2006
arrow icon. The Scholarship Program of the IPA (Instituto Porto Alegrense) Metodista in Porto Alegre for Afro-Brazilian Women
Her mother, a prostitute, disappeared when Esther** was a child.  Her father could not afford to feed and clothe her.  So, he gave her to a farm, where she worked tirelessly, almost as a slave. 

When Esther was 12, she ran away to Porto Alegre, Brazil, to work as a housekeeper. 
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Women | Youth | Brazil | United States | World |
Date posted: Feb 27, 2006
arrow icon. Focus on Jan Love: Peace and Ecumenism are Links to United Methodist Women’s Work 
Dr. Janice Love, deputy general secretary for the Women's Division of the General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church As the World Council of Churches continues its Ninth Assembly in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Dr. Jan Love is among the faith leaders there who brings decades of experience to her work.
She demonstrates a passion for ecumenical work and women by linking the ongoing work of United Methodist Women, an organization of almost a million, with the WCC’s emphasis on involving young people and The Decade to Overcome Violence.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Ecumenical | GBGM programs | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Women | Methodism | Brazil |
Date posted: Feb 23, 2006
arrow icon. Women and Media Truth or Lies 
Action Alert Media advocacy is an important way women can make contributions to ensuring a just society.  All media (including media tools such as the internet), and particularly broadcast media, have an obligation to “fulfill its obligation to act in public interest.”
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Women | Youth | United States | World |
Date posted: Feb 21, 2006
arrow icon. Proposed Federal Budget for FY 2007 
Action Alert On Monday February 6, 2006 President George Bush presented his $2.77 trillion fiscal year (FY) 2007 budget to Congress.  This proposal came only days after Congress passed a budget reconciliation bill for FY 2006, in which $40 billion will be cut from entitlement programs, programs that are governed by legislation in a way that legally obligates the federal government to make specific payments to qualified recipients, over five years which include programs such as Medicaid, welfare, child support and student lending.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Women | Youth | Action alerts | United States | World |
Date posted: Feb 21, 2006
arrow icon. Filmmakers Capture Personal Stories, Including One UMW Leader 
Focusing on the theme of the World Council of Churches' "Decade to Overcome Violence," filmmakers have captured the personal stories of six women in the ecumenical movement -- one of whom is Dr. Jan Love, chief executive of the United Methodist Women's Division.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Women | Youth | Brazil | United States | World |
Date posted: Feb 21, 2006
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