2/13/2019: United Methodist Women CEO Harriett Jane Olson offers reflections in support of the Parkland students killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018.
2/8/2019: In a statement, United Methodist Women’s Chief Executive Harriett Jane Olson recognizes Chevron’s first step to set greenhouse gas emissions targets, but urges Chevron to continue to take action to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions.
2/6/2019: An outspoken advocate for women and children, Theressa Hoover was the first African-American chief executive of United Methodist Women.
2/1/2019: United Methodist Women calls on school districts to observe the second annual Black Lives Matter at School Week, calling for an end to zero tolerance policies, exclusionary disciplinary policies, and investments in cops rather than school counselors.
1/28/2019: In February 2019, a special session of the United Methodist General Conference will be held in St. Louis, Missouri. This special session will focus on the church’s stance on LGBT inclusion.
1/14/2019: In 40 days, a special session of the United Methodist General Conference will convene in St. Louis, Missouri. UMWomen General Secretary Harriett Jane Olson invites all to join her in prayer.
1/7/2019: Grace Stephens was an Anglo-Indian missionary serving in Madras, India, teaching women and children and transforming women’s lives.
1/4/2019: “Donating to the Legacy Fund is a way to pass the baton to the generations of United Methodist Women who will come after us, equipping them to continue the important work that began 150 years ago.”
1/4/2019: The Alpine Community Center in Alpine, Texas, provides quality child care for a community in need.
1/4/2019: Debora Barrios-Vasquez finds sanctuary and support at the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew in New York City as she waits and works to be reunited with her family.
1/4/2019: United Methodist Women members have been having open and constructive conversations about how we can continue serving God together. I hope that you are also sharing your thoughts with church leaders and delegations to General Conference. Your insights are important for the church to reflect on.
1/4/2019: A medida que implementamos un nuevo calendario de publicación en response y nuevas formas de apoyar a la membresía en la oficina nacional de Mujeres Metodistas Unidas, también estamos esperando para ver a dónde puede dirigir el Espíritu Santo a la Iglesia Metodista Unida.
1/2/2019: Payday lending affects 12 million Americans, often saddling them with crippling debt. Take action to help regulate these short-term, high-interest loans.
12/27/2018: Each year, I renew my covenant with God. With each new beginning, I take comfort in the words from “A Covenant Prayer in the Wesleyan Tradition.”
12/21/2018: I’m awed, all over again, by the grace of God in coming to Mary and granting her a prophetic understanding that God’s own mercy was about to be displayed.