Press Releases

Most recent releases first:

• Emily Marshall, United Methodist Women Fund Development Head, Dies at 65"press release"
• United Methodist Women: Not Guilty Verdict Gives Greenlight to Vigilantes"press release"
• United Methodist Women Announces Deaconess Mollie James-Vickery as New Operations Officer"press release"
• United Methodist Women Applauds White House Proposal for Stronger Rules on Methane Emissions; Noting"press release"
• United Methodist Women Urges the Biden Administration to Use the Budget Reconciliation Process to Ad"press release"
• Remembering Native American Victims of U.S. Schools "press release"
• United Methodist Women Opposes Texas Abortion Law "press release"
• United Methodist Women Marks the 20th Anniversary of  9/11 "press release", "September 11"
• United Methodist Women Celebrates New Juneteenth Federal Holiday Juneteenth, "press release", "racial justice"
• United Methodist Women Statement on Renewed Israel-Palestinian Violence"press release"
• United Methodist Women Members Share Hopes Regarding President Biden’s Virtual Climate Summit and Naclimate, "press release"
• United Methodist Women Joins United Methodist Church Commitment to Net-Zero Emissions by 2050"press release"
• United Methodist Women Today Applauded the Guilty Verdict of Former Police Officer Derek Chauvin"press release"
• United Methodist Women Reiterates the "Call to Stop Criminalizing Communities of Color in the United"press release"
• United Methodist Women Joins Advocates’ Call for Gun Control, Again"press release"
• United Methodist Women Mourns Lives Lost, Expresses Solidarity with Asian American and Pacific Islan"press release"
• United Methodist Women Condemns Attacks on U.S. Capitol in D.C."press release"
• Women of Faith: We Cannot Fight Climate Change as Individuals; A Communal Response is Necessaryclimate, "press release"
• A Word on Peace and Justice for the 2020 U.S. Elections from United Methodist Women"press release"
• United Methodist Women Members Testify and Urge the EPA to Set Stronger National Air Quality Standarclimate, "Just Energy for All", "press release"
• General Conference 2021 Board Task Force Proposed Recommendations"press release"
• United Methodist Women Announces 2020-2024 Board, Program Advisory Group"press release"
• United Methodist Women Board Affirms 'Black Lives Matter to God' in New Call to Action to Members"press release", "racial justice"
• Women of Faith Applaud Judges Ruling Stopping Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline"Just Energy for All", "press release"
• Black Lives Matter to God and Black Lives Matter to United Methodist Women"press release", "racial justice"
• Momentary Drop in Air Pollution Is Cause for Vigilance"press release"
• United Methodist Women Urges Members to Resist Racism in Hearts, Homes, Communities and Country"press release"
• As Earth Day 2020 Moves Events Online, United Methodist Women Urges Members to Contact Elected Offic"press release"
• Susan Moberg of Centerport, N.Y., Elected Corporate Secretary for National Organization of United Me"press release"
• United Methodist Women Calls on Government to “Continue to Remember Those in Prison” in Midst of Cov"press release"
• Statement from United Methodist Women re Jurisdiction Events and Mission U"press release"
• United Methodist Women: We Must Help Dismantle the School to Prison Pipeline"press release", "racial justice", "school-to-prison pipeline"
• Women’s Faith Group Signs Amicus Brief for Ban on Indefinite Detention of Immigrant Children and Fam"immigration resources", "press release"
• This Time of Change"General Conference 2020", "press release"
• Women Faith Leaders Decry U.S. Exit from Paris Climate Accord"press release"
• Tamara Clark Elected Treasurer of National United Methodist Women"press release"
• Women’s Faith Group Condemns Rollback of EPA Rules on Pollutionclimate, "Just Energy for All", "press release"
• Largest Denominational Group for Women Expresses Support for Student Climate Strikeclimate, "press release"
• Peggy Billings, United Methodist Women Justice Action Officer, Dies at 90"press release"
• United Methodist Women Issues Grants to Thwart Suicide Among LGBTQ Youth"press release", "social justice"
• Faith Organizations Deliver Petition to Ford Motor Company Headquarters Urging Automaker to Support "environmental justice", "press release"
• United Methodist Women Statement Demanding an End to Child Detention and Family Separation at U.S. B"border crisis", "immigration resources", "press release"
• United Methodist Women Opposes Changes to the Chained Consumer Price Index"living wage", "press release"
• United Methodist Women Launches Paid Family and Medical Leave Campaign in Methodist Conferences Acropress, "press release"
• United Methodist Women Decries Attack on Women’s Reproductive Health"press release"
• United Methodist Women, Tennessee Faith Groups Call on Ford Motor Co. to Support Clean Car Standardsclimate, "Just Energy for All", "press release"
• United Methodist Women Shares Information on ICCR Proxy Voting"press release"
• United Methodist Women Remembers Parkland School Shooting Victims and Communities Traumatized by Gun"press release"
• United Methodist Women Acknowledges Chevron’s Announcement to Set Greenhouse Gas Targets and Link Exclimate, "press release"
• Help Interrupt School to Prison Pipeline with Black Lives Matter at School Week Action"press release", "school-to-prison pipeline"
• United Methodist Women Urges Chevron to Defend EPA Methane Protections"press release"
• United Methodist Women Joins Coalition Urging Wendy's to Sign a Fair Food Agreement"living wage", "press release"
• Statement on Mass Shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue"press release"
• Faith Leaders Hand-Deliver Ford Headquarters a Petition to Stand by Clean Car Rules"environmental justice", "press release"
• United Methodist Women Announces Staff Size Changes with New Strategic Direction"press release"
• Supreme Court Janus Decision Hurts Unions and Working Families"economic inequality", "Economic Justice", "living wage", "press release"
• Women Faith Leaders Deliver over 1,800 Letters to Chevron Headquarters Citing Dangerous Methane Wasclimate, "Just Energy for All", "press release"
• United Methodist Women Joins Columbus Groups in Rally for Living WageAssembly, "Assembly 2018", "economic injustice", "living wage", "press release"
• United Methodist Women: Annual Conference Votes Proof of the Unfinished Business of Gender Justice"gender justice", "press release"
• United Methodist Women Affirms March for Our Lives"press release"
• United Methodist Women Mourns School Murders, Commends Students, Warns Against Militarization of Sch"press release", "racial justice", "school-to-prison pipeline", violence
• United Methodist Women Stands with DREAMERSimmigration, "immigration resources", "press release"
• United Methodist Women Condemns Hate and Violence in Charlottesville"press release"
• United Methodist Women Opposes U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Climate Accordclimate, "press release"
• United Methodist Women Members Learn How to Become Advocates for Maternal Health"press release"
• Andris Salter Named Associate General Secretary for Administration"press release"
• 2017 Theressa Hoover Community Service and Global Citizenship Awardees Announcedgrants, "press release"
• United Methodist Women CEO Joins Interfaith Opposition to Refugee Ban Based on Religion, Nationalityimmigration, "immigration resources", "press release", rjnews
• United Methodist Women Advent Reflection – Making Room"press release"
• United Methodist Women Acknowledges Guns Factor into Domestic Violence"domestic violence", "press release"
• Becky Louter Dies at 46"press release"
• United Methodist Women Stands Against North Carolina's HB2 Law"press release", "social justice"
• Don’t Poison Our Water! Water Is a Human Right! 475, "environmental justice", gc2016, "General Conference", "press release"
• United Methodist Women Hosts Women’s Gathering on 60th United Nations Commission on the Status of WoCCUN, CSW, CSW60, "press release"
• A Place for Human Rights: The Church Center for the United NationsCCUN, "press release"
• United Methodist Women Helps Global Media Monitoring Project"gender equality", "press release"
• United Methodist Women Makes Advances in Global Maternal and Child Health Initiativegrants, "maternal and child health", "press release", video
• Strong NYC Real Estate Market a Mission Opportunity for United Methodist Womenhistory, "press release"
• United Methodist Women Act for Justice at National Seminar"National Seminar", "press release"
• Faith Leaders Will Train 200 Women for Social Justice Action at “Interrupting Indifference: Jesus, "media advisory", "National Seminar", "press release"
• Women of Faith Train for Justice Action July 29-Aug. 2 in Chicago"National Seminar", "press release"
• The Campaign to End Family Detentionimmigration, "press release"
• United Methodist Women and Others to Rally for Closing of Family Detention Center"border crisis", immigration, "press release"
• Thousands of United Methodist Women to Stand in Solidarity With West Louisville CommunityAction, "Assembly 2014", "press release"