Category Archives: Education

Message From the Editor (May 2017)

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Tara Barnes

This issue supplements the new United Methodist Women geographical study: Missionary Conferences of The United Methodist Church in the United States by J. Ann Craig. The conferences covered in the book and this issue are the Red Bird Missionary Conference, … Continue reading →

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How to Use This Issue (September 2016)

Posted on September 26, 2016 by mbcoudal

Who do you think succeeds more—the givers or the takers? I just finished reading Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant. The givers are usually the least successful. But do not despair; so, too, are … Continue reading →

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From the President (January 2016)

Posted on January 18, 2016 by umw2012

Learn All You Can The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:9 (NASB) United Methodist Women members have a thirst for … Continue reading →

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From the President (December 2015)

Posted on December 14, 2015 by umw2012

At Your Leisure I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the world. Romans 1:8 United Methodist Women’s Reading Program is such a blessing. It helps us to be fully engaged … Continue reading →

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Give the gift of response!

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Tara Barnes

Say merry Christmas with a gift subscription to response! response magazine is a great gift for new members, potential members, all women committed to mission and the welfare of women and children, high school and college students, Sunday school teachers, church leaders, pastors, friends and … Continue reading →

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How to Use This Issue (July/August 2015)

Posted on August 24, 2015 by mbcoudal

During July and August while my teenagers are at summer camp or working, I always take time to visit my family in Chicago. On a recent afternoon in the Windy City, I sat with my aunt on a park bench in Millennium Park. We watched children and the dogs … Continue reading →

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From the President (July/August 2015)

Posted on August 17, 2015 by umw2012

It’s All Joy! And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. … Continue reading →

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From the Editor (July/August 2015)

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Tara Barnes

Summer is traditionally a time off from formal education, but not for United Methodist Women members. It is now Mission u season, with events across the country, and this year National Seminar 2015 takes place in late July in Chicago. Together we will collectively be … Continue reading →

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HER Place

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Tara Barnes

The July/August issue of response features a short article on HER Place, a women’s addiction recovery outreach center in Huntington, West Virginia, started by United Methodist Women member Margaret VanZandt. The United Methodist Program on Substance Abuse and Related Violence interviewed … Continue reading →

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