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West Africa Women Meet to Explore Being Better Together in Christ

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
Bishop Violet Fisher: Church Must Offer "Radical Hospitality" to Diverse World
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
Youth Challenge Church to 'Risk Being a Community'
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
United Methodist Women Rally for Immigrant Rights
United Methodist Women and United Methodist Women's Division staff joined tens of thousands in New York City and Washington on April 10 to voice concerns over the potential criminalization of undocumented immigrants and to call for comprehensive immigration reform, including paths to legalization and citizenship.
Source: WD Press Releases
More about: Children | Immigration | Women | Youth | United States | World |
Date posted: Apr 12, 2006
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
Women Take Lead in Conferences' 50th Anniversary Celebrations
The milestone decision granting full clergy rights to women in The United Methodist Church will be celebrated in annual (regional) conference sessions this spring and summer.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Advocacy | Education | General Conference | United Methodist Church | Women | Methodism | United States |
Date posted: Apr 12, 2006
Columbia College Hosts 'Jubilee' for Clergywomen
A jurisdictional event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of clergywomen receiving full rights has mushroomed into a conference with a national scope. Columbia (S.C.) College will sponsor "Jubilee Voices," a three-day conference open to all women in ministry and students preparing for ministry in the United Methodist connection. The event will be May 11-13.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Education | General Conference | United Methodist Church | Women | Methodism | South Eastern U.S. | United States |
Date posted: Apr 12, 2006
Women Ask, Are We Poisoning Children While Trying to Save Them?
For the first two years of his life, Wesley appeared to be a normal, healthy child - smiling in baby pictures with his brother and family.

By his third birthday, however, Wesley's childhood pictures changed. The life in his eyes appeared lost. His smile was no longer there. His mother could scream his name, and Wesley would not respond.
Source: WD Press Releases
More about: Children | Women | Youth | United States | World |
Date posted: Apr 10, 2006
Women's Division Addresses Tough Issues at Spring Board Meeting
Finances, membership, and immigration were among several tough issues addressed by the Women's Division board of directors this March 30-April 3, 2006, in Stamford, Conn.
Source: WD Press Releases
More about: Children | Women | Youth | United States | World |
Date posted: Apr 10, 2006
A New Wave of the Women’s Movement is Acting on Faith
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

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