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Greenwood District United Methodist Women

News-A-Plenty HARRIET CRESWELL, PRESIDENT JUNE, 2015 ISSUE LINDA KIDD, EDITOR

Newsletter

Contents

President’s Mes-

sage

Page 2

News from VP

Page 3

Annual Meeting

Notice

Page 4

2015 Greenwood

District Day Apart

Photos

Pages 1, 2, 9, 13

Events Calendar

Page 5

Diamond Units

Form

Nominations

Page 6

Local Presidents’

Report for 2015

Pages 7 and 8

Mission Today

Form

Page 10

2015 Officers

Page 11

Program Resources

Membership

Page 12

Social Action

Page 13

SCCUMW Annual

Meeting Form

Page 14

Mission U

Pages 15—17

District Reports Due From Local Units

Report Send To Date Due

Reading Program Carolyn Cantrell August 15

Mission Today Form Jane Price August 15

Memorial List Beatrice Ray August 15

Membership Sue Mitchell December 31

2015 Planning Guide Harriet Creswell August 15

Charter for Racial Justice Cathy Trevino August 15

Local Unit Officers List Sue Mitchell/Dodie Conley December 31

(or earlier)

Five Star/Gold Seal SC Mission Award (determined by Sarah

Deal, Treasurer, based upon unit’s budget and quarterly reports)


News from District President

By Harriet Creswell, President, Greenwood District UMW

I first want to thank everyone who attended our meal-packing event at St. Mark on March

7. This was a really special Day Apart for the Greenwood District. Cathy Trevino and

Beatrice Ray did a wonderful job planning and implementing our day. There were more

than 102 people in attendance. If you didn’t get a chance to read Cathy’s article in The

Advocate, pick up the May issue and do so—nice picture of Willie Jo and Zella, too.

If you didn’t get to go to this year’s Spiritual Growth Retreat, you missed a great week-

end. The weather at Lake Junaluska was perfect! Our retreat leader, Yvette Richards, was dynamic, the music

was uplifting, and the communion service was inspirational. We left the retreat filled with hope for the future of

United Methodist Women. The Greenwood District was represented by 63 women, 11 of whom were first-

timers.

As we approach the summer season, it is time to think about attending Mission u. Mission u will be July 23-25 at

Spartanburg Methodist College. This year’s theme is Created for Happiness. The studies will be Latin America

People and Faith, The Church and People with Disabilities, and Created for Happiness: Understanding Your

Life in God. I hope we will have a large representation from the Greenwood District this year. Registration

forms are due by June 30.

Summer is also a good time to evaluate the work of your unit, making sure to include and plan activities and pro-

jects that fulfill the purpose of United Methodist Women. Included in this issue is your President’s Report. This

is how you report the things your unit has done in the past year to promote the work of United Methodist Women.

Please try to get these in to me by August 15.

Our District Annual Meeting will be September 26 at Republican United Methodist Church in McCormick. Start

making your plans now to attend. Joyce Crouch, District Vice-President, and the women at Republican are plan-

ning the event, and it is sure to be worth your while.

Keep in mind what United Methodist Women is all about, and continue to work to make great things happen for

women, families, children, and young people all around the world.

Stay cool, be blessed, and put God’s love into action every day!

— Harriet

Participants at the District Day Apart Meal Packaging Event Shed Their Caps in Celebration!


Attention All Unit

Treasurers

All Units of United Methodist Women will need to pre-

sent their Pledge for year 2016 at our Annual Meeting on

September 26. Treasurers need to send your 3rd quarter

reports by August 15 in order for your church to receive

your 5-Star and Mission Certificates. Please call me at 864

-992-0215 if you have any questions.

— Sarah Deal

Greenwood District

Treasurer

Mission Echo

Mission Echo, newsletter of the SC Conference

UMW, is sent to all churches. If your church is not

receiving one, please check with Tina Waters, Con-

ference Communications Coordinator, to verify the

mailing address. The Echo is also available on the

SC UMC Conference website and on Facebook.

News from District Vice-President

By Joyce Crouch, Greenwood District UMW Vice-President

FILL MY CUP LORD WITH FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE ---

Can you believe June is here already with summertime fast approaching? It

seems like the New Year just started.

Some of us have just returned from the Spiritual Growth Retreat at Lake Ju-

naluska. If you did not attend the retreat this year, you missed a very spiritual and up-

lifting event. I do encourage each of you to try to attend the retreat next year and, I

promise, you will receive a blessing.

As we move forward throughout the year, let’s try to find more ways to fulfill our PURPOSE and

to encourage attendance at our meetings and events. Also, let’s continue to try to find ways to bring our

younger women into United Methodist Women.

If you missed our 2015 Day Apart meal packing event at St. Mark UMC, you really missed out on

a great time of fun and fellowship. It was very inspiring to see everyone working together to pack the

meals, which were distributed locally.

I hope some of you will be able to attend the Mission U at Spartanburg Methodist College July 23-

25, 2015. The theme for the event is “Created for Happiness.”

Our next District event will be our District Annual Meeting which will be held on Saturday, Sep-

tember 26, 2015 at Republican UMC in McCormick. We welcome as our guest speaker, Rev. James Fri-

day, Greenwood District Superintendent. Please remember to get your reports in for the annual meeting

no later than August 15, 2015. There should be more information in this issue of News-A-Plenty.

“. . . You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:39

— Joyce

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Annual Meeting

Welcomed By God, Welcoming All

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Republican United Methodist Church

407 Chamberlains Ferry Road, McCormick, SC

Directions: From downtown McCormick, take Highway 378 west toward Lincolnton,

GA—after 3 miles, take left onto State Road S-33-124—go .8 mile—church is on right.

Registration: 9 – 9:45 A.M.

Assembly: 10 A.M.

Guest Speaker: Rev. James Friday

Greenwood District Superintendent

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Special Note: Republican UMW will be prepared to serve a salad plate lunch to

those who would like to eat at the conclusion of the meeting. Cost for the meal and

drink will be $5. If you and/or members of your unit plan to stay to eat, please complete

the information below and send to Nan Goff, 615 Washington Street, McCormick, SC

29835 by September 15—or you may contact Nan by phone at 864-852-2968 or 864-

602-3211.

Name:_______________________________ Church:___________________________

Number for Lunch:__________________

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Calendar of Events/Meetings—2015-2016

June 7—11 —SCCUMC Annual Conference—Civic Center, Florence, SC

July—Special Emphasis Month—Rural Missions, John’s Island

July 23—25 —Mission U—Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg, SC

August 9- Greenwood District Executive Committee Mtg.—McCormick UMC, McCormick, SC

September—Special Emphasis Month—Killingsworth Home

Sept. 26 —Greenwood Dist. UMW Annual Meeting—Republican UMC, McCormick, SC

October 23—24 —SCCUMW Annual Meeting— Bethesda UMC, Easley, SC

November—Special Emphasis Month—Bethlehem Center, Spartanburg

January 23, 2016—Local UMW Unit Officers Training, Langley UMC, Langley, SC

March 5, 2016—Greenwood District Day Apart—Belvedere UMC, Belvedere, SC

Greenwood Main Street United Methodist Women’s Project Linus

Project Linus volunteers, known as “blanketeers,” at Main Street UMC are (left to right) Georgia Sherard, Frances

Garren, Sue Maloney, Marian Adams, Lou Walters, Zella Williams, Mary Lynn Polk, Betty Staples, Ruth

Breazeale, Marla Stewart, Elaine Dukes, Evelyn Rambo, and Ruby Minor. The ladies are shown creating blankets

to be given as gifts to seriously ill and traumatized children. The mission of Project Linus is to provide love, a

sense of security, warmth and comfort to these children while providing a rewarding and fun service opportunity

for participants.


Charter for Racial Justice Diamond Unit Award In order to receive a Diamond Unit Certificate, a minimum of three activities must be completed. At least one of

the three MUST be from the diamond group (first four activities listed below). Units MUST choose one new activ-

ity (i.e. different from those credited in the prior year) each year. Certificates will be presented at your District

Annual Meeting.

Please return this form to Cathy Trevino, District Social Action Coordinator by August 15.

.ONE OPPORTUNITY IS REQUIRED

◊ Provide each member with a copy of the Charter for Racial Justice

◊ Watch a video relating to concerns addressed by the Charter for Racial Justice (Visit the

Conference Resouce Center’s online catalog for several titles –

http://www.umcsc.org/resourcecenter/frameset.htm. Select an appropriate age group. In the

block labeled: “description” enter “racism” or “justice” for titles under each subject).

◊ Share articles from Response and New World Outlook relating to racism

◊ Give a book report on a UMW Reading Program book that relates to minority group

_____ Have a program on racial justice or human rights from the UMW Program Book (past or

present).

_____ Give a Unit report about an experience; i.e. attendance at a music or theatrical performance by

persons of a different culture, race, or ethnic background.

_____ Send at least one UMW member (District or Conference officer) to the annual Legislative Day

event.

_____ Participate in post card writing to support legislation on behalf of women, children, and youth on

social justice issues.

_____ Have two or more members from your Unit participate in Church Women United activities.

_____ Participate in a Bible study on racism. A helpful source: UMW website:

www.gbgm-umc.org/umw/resources/racialjustice/.

_____ Celebrate one or more of the following months: African-American Month (February), Asian

Pacific American Heritage Month (May), Hispanic Heritage Month (September) or American

Indian Heritage Month (November). A helpful resource is the UMW website.

_____ Plan a pulpit/pastor exchange with a pastor of another race.

_____ Plan an event with a Unit of a different race/ethnic background (a celebration, vacation Bible

school, worship service), and give a Unit report.

_____ Participate in a UMW Social Action Mission Study

_____ Invite a minority person or group to speak about their country of origin.

Church Name: Church Address:

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Nominations Committee

By Carol Marse, Nominations Committee Chair

I would like to paraphrase John 12: 26 when Jesus spoke: If any woman

serve me, let her follow me, and where I am, there my servant will be; if any wom-

an serve me, my Father will honor her. So many of you are actively serving our

Lord in your individual churches, and that is a wonderful endeavor! I hope that

many of you will seek to serve beyond your local churches as officers in the Greenwood District UMW.

Pray about it, and when the telephone rings, please answer the call! We have vitally important offices to

fill.

Or you may contact me at [email protected] or phone me at 803-364-2320. - Carol

http://www.umcsc.org/resourcecenter/frameset.htm

http://www.gbgm-umc.org/umw/resources/racialjustice/


PRESIDENT’S REPORT FOR 2015 (for September 1, 2014—August 31, 2015)

Unit (Church or group of churches) ____________________________________________

President ______________________________________

President’ E-Mail________________________________

I. Membership totals:

Total number of members in unit ______

Total deceased this year ______

II. Pledges and contributions:

Actual amounts sent in to District Treasurer:

Pledge to Missions _______ World Thank Offering _______

Gift in Memory $5/card_______ Gift to Missions $5/card_______

Special Mission Recognition (at least $40) ______ Call to Prayer & Self Denial _______

Rainbow Woman ________ Killingsworth ________

Wallace Family Life Center ________ Bethlehem Center, Spartanburg______

Bethlehem Center, Columbia _________ Rural Mission ________

III. Participation: (since September 1, 2014)

District Events (Number of people from your unit attending each event):

Annual meeting 2014 (at St. Mark Rivers Street)_______ Day Apart 2015 (Meal-packing event

at St. Mark) _______

Officers’ Training (at St. Paul, Ninety Six) _______

Conference Events (Number of people from your unit attending each event):

Annual Meeting 2014 (at Beaufort) ______

Officers’ Training (at Chapin) _______

Legislative Day, 2015 _______

Spiritual Growth Retreat (at Lake Junaluska) _______

Come Together, Be Together (at St. Mark’s, Taylors) _______

Other Conference Events (like Killingsworth Gala) ________

(Continued on Next Page—Page 8)


PRESIDENT’S REPORT FOR 2015 (for September 1, 2014—August 31, 2015)

(Continued From Previous Page—Page 7)

IV. Mission Education/Mission Today:

Total Number of Reading Participants:_______

Total Number of subscriptions to Response ________

Use of Program Books (yes/no) ________

Use of Prayer Calendar (yes/no) _______ How used?

___________________________________________________________

Racial Justice Diamond Unit (yes/no)_______

In what public school system is your unit located? __________________________

Did your unit complete activities to support Campaign for Children? __________

What other projects or activities would you like others to know about?

_____________________________________________________________________________________

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Send this report (Pages 7 & 8) to:

Harriet Creswell

4324 McCormick Hwy

Bradley, SC 29819

By August 31, 2015


MISSION TODAY ACTION FORM

Unit President: Date:

Unit Name: Number of Members in Unit:

Units, which include all circles, must complete at least 10 of the following items. All units must complete #1.

Check if your unit:

_____ 1. Made and met its Pledge to Mission.

_____ 2. Used the Prayer Calendar at each General Membership Meeting of the unit to pray for people in mission and for our mis

sion work with women, children and youth.

_____ 3. Added at least one or more members to its roll.

_____ 4. Had at least one member who subscribes to Response Magazine.

_____ 5. Had at least one member (other than a conference or district officer) attend Mission u and/or a district or local mission

study.

_____ 6. Had at least one member (other than a conference or district officer) attend the District Annual Meeting.

_____ 7. Had at least one member (other than a conference or district officer) attend the Conference Annual Meeting.

_____ 8. Had at least two members who wrote to at least five people listed in the Prayer Calendar – at least once during the year.

_____ 9. Participated in the Campaign for Children.

_____ 10. Is a Five Star Unit, contributing to all five channels of Mission Giving.

_____ 11. Had at least one person complete one of the plans in the Reading Program.

_____ 12. Invited a district or conference officer, other than a member of the unit, to one unit meeting during the year.

Check if your unit, circle, or subgroup:

_____ 13. Included a Response Moment where an article from Response Magazine was lifted up as a way to tell the mission story in

at least three meetings.

_____ 14. Ha at least two programs from the Program Book.

_____ 15. Implemented the Charter for Racial Justice Policies in at least two ways.

Please Send Completed Form To Jane Price (See Address Below)

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Message from Jane Price, Education/Interpretation Coordinator:

Just a few reminders: (1) Be working on your crafts for this year’s Mission u—funds raised will go to our five mis-

sion projects; (2) Be saving used postage stamps—they will be collected, trimmed, and sent to the Marion Store-

house in Marion, Indiana all during the year; (3) Be sure to complete your Unit’s Mission Today Action checklist

that is found on page 8 of this newsletter and return to me at the following address:

106 Fairway Court

Greenwood, SC 29649


2015 Greenwood District UMW Officers

OFFICE NAME HOME PHONE ADDRESS E-MAIL

President Harriet Creswell (864) 223-9476 4324 McCormick Hwy. harrietcreswell@embarq

Bradley, SC 29819 mail.com

Vice President Joyce Crouch (803) 276-2902 110 Crouch Drive [email protected]

Kinards, SC 29355

Secretary Dodie Conley (864) 227-6063 402 Heritage West Ct. [email protected]

(864) 389-1241 Greenwood, SC 29649

Treasurer Sarah Deal (864) 992-0215 404 Port Royal Drive [email protected]

Ninety Six, SC 29666

Communications Linda Kidd (864) 852-2407 P. O. Box 225 [email protected]

McCormick, SC 29835 [email protected]

Program Resources Carolyn Cantrell (864) 223-0271 534 Circle Dr. cwcantrell@embarqmail

Greenwood, SC 29649 .com

Social Action Cathy Trevino (864) 992-2228 111 Siloam Acres Drive [email protected]

Greenwood, SC 29646

Spiritual Growth Beatrice Ray (864) 833-1691 211 Pinewood Avenue [email protected]

Clinton, SC 29325

Membership Sue Mitchell (864) 852-1023 500 Virginia Street [email protected]

McCormick, SC 29835

Educ/Interpretation Jane Price (864) 227-8992 106 Fairway Court [email protected] Greenwood, SC 29649

Historian Zella Williams (864) 223-3620 112 Yorke Drive [email protected]

Greenwood, SC 29649

Nominations Chair Carol Marse (803) 364-2320 1011 Seagull Lane [email protected]

Prosperity, SC 29127

Nominations Linda Woods (864) 229-5608 109 Ronnie Drive [email protected]

Greenwood, SC 29649

Nominations Betty Swann (864) 443-2389 164 Ellie Drive [email protected]

McCormick, SC 29835

Nominations Willie Jo LaGroone (864) 374-3101 106 Shurlington Lane S.

Hodges, SC 29653

Cluster 1 Leader Wilma Doyle (864) 227-8356 118 Woodhaven Court grewil7@embarqmail.

Greenwood, SC 29649 com

Cluster 2 Leader Carol Struck (864) 391-8494 207 Wolf Den Place [email protected] McCormick, SC 29835

Cluster 3 Leader Carol Marse (803) 364-2320 1011 Seagull Lane [email protected]

Prosperity, SC 29127

Cluster 4 Leader Cassandra Daniels (864) 543-4638 120 Panther Drive [email protected]

Ninety Six, SC 29666

Cluster 5 Leader

Cluster 6 Leader Brenda Bruner (803) 278-2293 216 Border Drive brendabruner100@com

(803) 270-7654 Belvedere, SC 29841 cast.net


Program Resources

By Carolyn Cantrell, Coordinator of Program Resources

Hello Everyone,

If you missed Come Together Be Together you missed a very good day. The music and pro-

gram was outstanding and St. Mark made everyone feel so welcome. I enjoyed the day and

can’t wait to hear our speaker for the State Annual meeting in October. She is the pastor at

St. Mark.

On Page 32 of the Reading Program section are the different plans for the Reading Program. I hope that by

now you have chosen which plan you want to participate in. Selections can be from 2011-2015 reading list if

not included in previous reports. Regular reading of Response and New World Outlook

Bonus Books Count as 2 books – either as 2 books in one category or as one book in 2 categories.

Faith and Struggle on Smokey Mountain and What’s So Blessed About Being Poor count as one book in

Education for Mission and one book in Social Action. Good God, Lousy World and Me counts as 2 Books in

Education for Mission . Behind the Kitchen Door and Ecoliterate count as 2 books in Social Action.

UMW Mission studies can be read for credit in the following categories:

Spiritual Growth study for Spiritual Growth, Geographic study for Education for Mission, Issue study for So-

cial Action

Join the Reading program on-line Community at umwonline.org/groups/readingprogram. The address for mis-

sion resources is umwmissionresources.org. Response is essential reading for understanding the mission of

UMW, it is part of all four reading plans.

If you need any help with any resources please contact me at 864-223-0271 or [email protected]

— Carolyn

Membership-Nurture-Outreach

By Sue Mitchell, Membership-Nurture-Outreach Coordinator

A big THANK YOU is going out to all units who turned in a report for the

2014 census report. We were able to count some units that did not respond

last year. Unfortunately, we still have units that did not respond and again

our numbers have dropped.

We have dropped 37 counted members as a district.

I am encouraged by the number of new cluster units this year. If you belong to a small unit that is having dif-

ficulties due to number of members, I encourage your unit to join with another church's unit. You will enjoy

meeting some new ladies and you will be able to continue your UMW affiliation.

Blessings,

Sue

News From Coordinators & Chairs


Social Action

By Cathy Trevino, Social Action Coordinator

Wow!!! What an awesome month March was. First we had the Feeding Children Everywhere

meal packing event held at St. Mark’s River Street campus for our District Day Apart on

March 7. We raised more than enough to pack 15,000 meals and to support several of our lo-

cal Food Banks. The meals packed that day went to 96 Food Bank and the Salvation Army.

We had so much fun. I want to take this time to thank everyone for their donations and to

thank the United Methodist Men for coming out to help set up and take down and for those

that came out on a Saturday to help pack the meals. Several Youth groups came out and mem-

bers of a local Presbyterian Church as well as some of the guys from Faith Home. Be sure to check out the photos on

page _____ .For more information on how you can host an event check out their website at

www.feedingchildreneverywhere.com.

I was able to participate in the Proverbs 226 Forgive Me Dear event at Leath Correctional Facility for Women on

March 28. What a heartwarming experience it was. To see the looks on the kids faces as they saw their moms come

out was unforgettable. We had several ice breakers and a picnic lunch on blankets made by the inmates followed by a

birthday celebration complete with cake and singing to commemorate all of the missed birthdays of the mothers and the

children. More family time and then they held the foot washing ceremony where the ladies washed their children’s feet

and asked them for forgiveness. Each mom wrote a letter to her child/children asking them for forgiveness in not being

there for them when they needed them. After she washed their feet she put on a new pair of socks and tennis shoes that

were donated by Sketchers. At the end of the day, the children were given balloons and we all went outside. They

were told that if they forgave their moms to release the balloons. When almost 50 balloons went flying into the sky you

knew that something wonderful happened that day. This is a wonderful ministry to be a part of. The Proverbs 226

ministry is being done in all of the prisons in South Carolina. They need both male and female volunteers inside and

outside of the prisons. Your commitment would be about three times a year with the Forgive Me Dear event being in

March, a back pack packing event before school starts and a dance in late fall. Volunteers are also needed to stay be-

hind with the caregivers when the children are taken into the prison. Something for every comfort zone. Check out the

Proverbs 226 website and see when they will be conducting events in a prison near you. www.proverbs226.org .

Update on Hopewood Haven: They are currently serving 3 women at the home. The ladies are going to school and

volunteers are needed to take them to school and pick them up. Daytime help is also needed on Wednesdays. They

also need volunteers on Friday and Saturday evenings from 5pm until 10pm. They are still accepting donations of

paper products, paper towels, toilet paper, paper plates and cups etc. and feminine hygiene products. Monetary dona-

tions can be mailed to Hopewood Haven Ministries, Inc., P.O. Box 49566, Greenwood SC 29649. Checks should be

made payable to Hopewood Haven. Contact the Home if you wish to volunteer for the date and time of the next train-

ing at [email protected]. Unless you have been through the training you will not be able to deliver your

donations to the Home. Contact them at the above email address to arrange to meet someone to pick up your items. I

am hoping to go through the next training and will be glad to act as the go between for collecting items. Thank you to

all the Units that are already supporting this project. – Cathy

http://www.feedingchildreneverywhere.com

http://www.proverbs226.org

mailto:[email protected]


43rd Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Conference United Methodist Women October 23-24, 2015

Bethesda United Methodist Church 516 Piedmont Road, Easley, SC 29642 For Registration Information contact Snooky Forgue, Registrar at (864) 414-1714 or email: [email protected]

Send Registration along with $25 fee (payable to SCCUMW) to: Snooky Forgue, 114 Cambridge Court, Easley, SC 29642

Theme: ‘Welcomed by God, Welcoming All”

Name: (please provide name as you wish for it to appear on name tag)

Address: City: Zip:

Best Contact Phone number: District: Church:

E-Mail Address: Dietary Restrictions:

Check all of the following that apply:

___ FIRST TIME ____ CONFERENCE OFFICER ____ PAST CONFERNCE PRESIDENT ____CLERGY

____ UNDER 40 ____ DISTRICT OFFICER ____UNIT PRESIDENT ____ MISSION DIRECTOR

____ AGE14-30 LIMITLESS ____VOTING DELEGATE ____MISSIONARY/DEACONESS

____ NURSERY NEEDED-NUMBER OF CHILDREN/AGES_____________________________/_______________________________________

In case of emergency please contact Phone:

_ _ _ _ _ cut here and return top portion to Registrar listed below _ _ _

~ ~ Friday, October 23 ~ ~ Registration: 12:00noon – 3:00pm in the Parlor of the church

(Anyone arriving after 3pm may still register prior to Communion Service. No meal tickets will be available unless pre-registered)

Optional Pre-conference Activities and a Tour of The Dream Center will be available during registration. The Tour bus will depart from the church parking lot at 12:30pm and return at 2:30pm.

Session 1

3:00pm Opening Ceremonies/Bible Study

4:10PM Workshops

5:30pm Dinner MEAL TICKET REQUIRED

7:00pm Evening Worship and Communion

8:00pm Afterglow Fellowship in the Gymnasium

~ ~ Saturday, October 24 ~ ~ Registration: 8:00am – 9:00am in the Parlor of the church (for those attending only Saturday sessions) Session 2

9:00am – 10:30am General Business in Sanctuary

10:45am – 12:15pm General Business continued/Keynote Address

12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch MEAL TICKET REQUIRED

Session 3

1:45 - 3:00 pm General Business in Sanctuary/Election and Installation of Officers/Closing

**Workshops**

Please select your first (1) and second(2) choice for Friday afternoon workshops. You will be assigned to one of your selections.

___Homelessness/Family Promise ___Latin America ___Leadership and Mission ___Limitless Team

___Prayer Shawl Project ___Diverse Spiritual Worship ___Women’s Heath

Will you be at Dinner on Friday night 5:30-6:30pm?_______ Will you be at lunch on Saturday?________

Please note: Meals require a meal ticket from your registration packet

Registration Deadline Oct. 9, 2015

Registrations postmarked after Oct. 10 and on-site


United Methodist Women Mission u 2015:

“Created for Happiness”

Happiness is the word at Mission u 2015 where Spartanburg Methodist College will be filled with signs of “Happiness” everywhere.

Mission u 2015 is worship, 4 in-depth mission studies, music, prayer, sharing, exploring, and fellowship. Mission u starts Thursday,

July 23 with registration, hospitality, and hands-on-missions at 1:00. Gathering music led by Laurel Jean Walden for opening plenary

is at 4:00. Mission u 2015 ends July 25 about 3:30 with door prizes and closing communion you don’t want to miss.

We are happy to announce that teen women ages twelve to eighteen will be on campus, where they will learn

about what United Methodist Women really is. The Youth study on Latin America will help them increase their

understanding of what life is like for Latin American youth, and will include hands-on mission activities, fellow-

ship, and fun. The youth study leaders are Selena Ruth Smith and Deborah Edwards. Youth and chaperone regis-

tration forms are at www.umcsc.org/umw . These must be mailed together. Consider sponsoring a youth and her

mother, or two youth.

Thursday evening adults will begin either the geographic study, “Latin America: People and Faith” or the social

issues study, “The Church and People with Disabilities.” IMPORTANT: You must register by June 15 to guaran-

tee your choice of these studies. Geographic study leaders are Barbara “Barb’ Brooks, Susan Brooks, Jane Hallum,

Rev. Marty Nason, and Patsy Whitaker. In the study of Latin America we learn about the culture, the people, their

faith, and their challenges. Social Issues study leaders are Rev. Pattie Gordon, Nettie Greene, Audrey Gunter, Lau-

rel Jean Walden, and Ernestine Wright. This repeat study leads us to discover how we can increase awareness of

gifts and challenges of those with visible and invisible disabilities and help the church to be more welcoming and

accessible to those with disabilities. We encourage persons with disabilities to attend Mission u and all UMW

events. We are working to make everyone feel welcome by providing needs’ specific accessibility. IMPORTANT:

Specific needs must be requested on the registration form for us to provide them. Don’t assume we know to

place you close to the speaker, or that you are vegetarian, or need to be close to an exit, or need meds refrigerated,

etc.

Friday offers a fiesta-type celebration of missions, the completion of the Latin America and the Church and Peo-

ple with Disabilities studies and will launch the spiritual growth study, “Created for Happiness: Understanding

Your Life in God,” led by Rev. Ken Nelson. All adult participants will take this study on the Biblical and Method-

ist tradition of the language of happiness. Books will be available for $10 each at Mission u or they can be ordered

online at www.umwmissionresources.org

Mission u participants visiting the Resource Room purchase current study books or books from the UMW Reading Program. They

enjoy buying donated handmade crafts which abound in the Craft Room. Funds raised go to the five SC missions supported by

SCCUMW. A “hands-on mission” station is just outside the craft room. Friday’s fiesta-type celebration will include multiple displays

throughout the hallways including some crafts, some dancing and service provider/mission information/sales. Everyone is invited to

wear ethnic clothing if you like. C.E.U.‘s. Lay Servant Recertification and scholarships are available. For information and registra-

tion visit www.umcsc.org/umw or contact Rebecca Rochester, Mission u 2015 Dean, at 864-466-6981. We’ll share happiness as we

learn how God is calling us to join in the transformation of the world.


July 23-25-Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg, South Carolina

Theme: Created For Happiness

Please print clearly

Name:___________________________________________Suitemate_______________________________

Address:_________________________________________________________________________________

District:____________________________________________Phone:____________________________

Please provide email address if you wish for confirmation to be sent electronically:

________________________________________________________________________________________

**Please Check All That Apply**

____Under 40 ____Youth ____Attending first time ____Conference Officer ____District Officer

____Clergy ____Missionary ____Day Participant _____Youth Chaperone

Special Needs: Please help us address and meet your needs by listing them on the back of this form (If

you have a physical condition that requires our consideration for classroom, campus, or dorm; also please

indicate dietary needs.

Emergency Contact:____________________________________Contact Number_______________________

All Adult Participants will take the Spiritual Growth study “Created for Happiness: Understanding Your Life in

God” and will also take either of the following courses. Please indicate your choice below. (Registrations received

by June 15 will guarantee your choice.)

___Geographic Study: Latin America People and Faith __Issue Study: The Church and People with Disabilities

___ Please indicate here if you took The Church and People with Disabilities study last year.

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For Youth Only: Youth Study: Latin America: Places, Culture, and Faith

_______Age ______________Date of Birth _____________Grade to enter school in the fall

Name of Chaperone:_______________________________Cell phone:________________________________

Youth registration, chaperone registration and additional required forms must be mailed together.

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Are you interested in participating in a plenary? ____Yes Are you interested in driving a golf cart? ____Yes

Mail completed form with payment to: Betty Swinton - SCCUMW Mission u - P. O. Box 723 - Dillon, SC 29536

Adult Resident: $140.00 * Day Student: $80.00 * Youth Resident: $100.00 Amount Enclosed:____________

**Registration Deadline is June 30, 2015**

**Suitemate registration forms must be mailed together**

**Please See General Information Sheet for more details about the event**


2015 SC Conference UMW Mission u

Theme: “Created for Happiness”

Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg, SC

Thursday, July 23- Saturday, 25, 2015

Dean: Rebecca Rochester Assistant Dean: Ann Alexander Registrar: Betty Swinton

864-466-6981 803-222-4958 843-845-1971

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

IMPORTANT – GENERAL INFORMATION – (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)

Youth/Chaperone Covenant and Consent Forms: Youth participant must complete registration form, cove-

nant and parental consent form, information and covenant form for adult chaperones. These forms must be

mailed together. Registration is incomplete until all forms are received by the Registrar. Forms are located on

the web at umcsc.org/umw or may be secured from the Registrar.

Registration: Thursday afternoon from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. & 6-6:45p.m. – Ellis Hall Atrium

First-Timers’ Orientation/Ministers’ Orientation: Thursday, 3:00-3:45 p.m. Ellis Hall

Opening Plenary: Thursday 4:10

Offering: An offering for Missions will be received at the Friday evening session.

Housing: Resident participants will be housed in college dormitories. Bring bed and bath linens, bath mat,

soap, warm blanket or spread for a single bed, pillow, coat hangers, alarm clock, comfortable clothes, walking

shoes, hat, flashlight, umbrella, rain gear, Bible, pens, notebooks, trash bags, jacket or sweater, and other items

necessary for your comfort away from home. Classrooms and dorm rooms may be cold–bring appropriate lin-

ens and clothing.

Additional Cost: There will be an extra charge of $50 if you arrive on Wednesday evening.

Refund Policy: Requests must be submitted to the Registrar via email by July 1, 2015. Remember that regis-

trations are transferrable if you need to cancel. NO REFUNDS AFTER July 1, 2015

Keys: The key deposit is $10 and is refundable at checkout. THERE WILL BE A $100.00 CHARGE FOR

LOST KEYS– NO EXCEPTIONS!

Textbooks: You may purchase in advance by ordering toll free from the Mission Resource Center 1-800-305-

9857 or the Resource Room on campus, open during registration. For information about each of the 2015 stud-

ies visit: www.umwmissionresource.org

Craft Room: Please bring handmade crafts to be sold in Ellis Hall as soon as you get to campus. Proceeds

will be divided among the five South Carolina Mission Projects.

Walking Problems? Don’t Worry! Golf carts will be available to get you from place to place on campus. The

drivers are fun, experienced, willing and ready!

Child Care: No childcare will be offered. Insurance does not cover children less than 12 years of age.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2015 – After June 30, 2015, please add a late fee of $10.00.



c/o Linda Kidd, Editor

P. O. Box 225

McCormick, SC 29835

The organized unit of United Methodist Women shall be a communi-

ty of women whose PURPOSE IS TO KNOW GOD and to experi-

ence freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a

creative, supportive, fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission

through participation in the global ministries of the church.

We’re on the web:

www.umcsc.org/umw

Click on Greenwood

District—A good place to find

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