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HOW WE ORGANIZE

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

MAKING IT HAPPEN

Annual Report 2014

TIMELINE AT ASSEMBLY 2014 IN LOUISVILLELynn Picolo of Florida surveys photos and descriptions on a timeline of Methodist women leaders at the United Methodist Women Assembly in the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville on April 25, 2014. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.

More than 6,000 United Methodist Women members and friends from around the world attended Assembly 2014, which was held at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville from April 25–27. The theme was “Make It Happen,” inspired by the scriptural focus of Assembly, Mark 6:30–44. This passage recounts how Jesus blessed five loaves and two fish, turning it into enough to feed 5,000-plus followers—and an invitation to us to take what little we have and give it to God so that it can be blessed and shared and something amazing can happen!

The much-anticipated event, which takes place just once every four years, was an opportunity for United Methodist Women members to refresh, refo-cus and shape our future together. We launched a maternal health initiative with the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and began looking forward to our 150th anniversary in 2019 with a five-year plan of celebration and the Legacy Fund.

Assembly happenings included worship, performances, workshops, social gatherings, world-renowned speakers, a fair-trade market and a march for economic justice—as well as an optional pre-event Ubuntu Day of Service, a reunion for the young women who attended the Limitless: Redefine Tomorrow event in 2012 and more.

Make It Happen was a theme that not only characterized the Assembly, but the year 2014 in general. Our commitment to mission for women, children and youth around the world and our capacity to join in God’s work and respond to God’s call was strengthened. And, despite still challenging eco-nomic times, we are making it happen on the financial front as well. United Methodist Women members, for the first time since the national recession in 2008, came within 99 percent of their prior year national pledge—and a grand total of 28 conferences exceeded their pledges!

Your contributions, personal and financial, make the work of United Methodist Women possible. You help raise up and inspire leaders, advocate for people who live on the margins of society, speak out against injustice, protect the environment and share God’s love.

Thank you.

General Secretary’s Report General Secretary Report 4Harriett Jane Olson, General Secretary and CEO

Table of ContentsGeneral Secretary’s Report 4Harriett Jane Olson, General Secretary and CEO

President’s Reflection 6 Yvette Kim Richards, National President

2014 Highlights 9

Treasurer’s Report 2014 28Martha S. Knight, Treasurer and CFO

2015 Budget 30Martha S. Knight, Treasurer and CFO

Get Involved 32

Online Resources 33

Cover photos by Paul Jeffrey.

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General Secretary’s Report

HARRIETT OLSON ADDRESSES VIGIL PARTICIPANTS United Methodist Women General Secretary and CEO Harriett Jane Olson speaks at the International Women’s Day Vigil. Photo by Kristina Krug.


2014 was another great year for United Methodist Women. We gathered for a wonderful Assembly, where we also heard reports from the Limitless teams of young women and their mentors from across the United States. Througout the year we also continued building our new leadership development processes and worked with the transfor-mational learning offered through Mission u. And, there is good news in the Treasurer’s Report about faithful women meeting their pledge goals and keeping at our core work throughout the church.

Make It Happen! The theme of the 2014 Assembly seemed like a fitting one for United Methodist Women during another momentous period: Working on branding and a new tag line in 2010 laid the groundwork for thinking deeply about the organization’s direction as we began chart-ing a new course for our relationship with the General Board of Global Ministries and the denomination in 2012. What does it mean to turn faith into action, hope into action and love into action in a way that focuses on the needs, gifts and calling of women, children and youth in the United States and around the world?

Part of the answer to this question is to consider what United Methodist Women has always been. One of our defining characteristics is to be women who are deeply rooted and always growing in faith. Faith in Jesus Christ is the lens through which we look at ourselves, our organization, the church and the world.

What does it mean to have the eyes of faith? To love the world in a way that echoes Jesus’ self-giving love and that opens us up beyond our immediate circle?

It takes us to the other four outcomes in our strategic planning— beginning with spiritual growth, we engage in transformative education and experience leadership development, with direct service and advocacy as part of our contribution to God’s mission in the world. This all com-bines in a commitment to building and strengthening United Methodist

Women as an organization connected to other Methodist Uniting Church and United Methodist women around the world.

In some ways, they “make it happen” is something that others say about us. United Methodist Women has the ability to plan and persist and make it happen on issues affecting the church or the world. In other ways, Make It Happen is a challenge to us as we look back over our almost 150-year history and consider the work that still needs to be done. Butperhaps, in some of the most important ways, the Make It Happen themeserves as a word of encouragement and commitment from one UnitedMethodist Women member to another, from the women in one confer-ence to the women in another.

In addition to focusing on our grounding in Christ and receiving encouragement from each other, Assembly was also a great time to connect with our sisters from around the world. Not only did Assembly leadership come from around the world, but we also engaged in a significant session called “At the Table” with United Methodist Women leaders from many nations (including the United States) who helped us to deepen our thinking about the issues that are of common concern to women globally. This sort of connection helps to shape our work and the projects we support. It also reminds us of the depth of expertise and commitment that exists in our organization. Because we are connected, there is so much that we can offer. It’s a great time for us to renew our commitment and refocus on efforts on behalf of God’s good work in the world.

So members and friends, read on to see a report of how United Methodist Women worked to Make It Happen in 2014.

Harriett Jane Olson General Secretary and CEO United Methodist Women

Planning, Persisting and Making It Happen


President’s Reflection

UBUNTU DAY OF SERVICE AT UNITED METHODIST WOMEN ASSEMBLYYvette Richards (left), president of the United Methodist Women Board of Directors, helps prepare food at the Fourth Avenue United Methodist Church in Louisville, Ky., on April 24, 2014, the Ubuntu Day of Service before the United Methodist Women Assembly in Louisville. The church provides food to homeless and underemployed people. With her is Andrew Thomas, the lead chef. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.


Three words—“joy,” “witness” and “celebration”—come to mind when I reflect on the year 2014 in the life of United Methodist Women.

The Program Advisory Group and Board meetings nurture the ideas, imagination and exchange of information behind the programming that helps United Methodist Women live out our vision. Mega-thanks to all who worked behind the scenes to ensure that our Assembly was a top-notch experience, both for the people who attended in person and all the others who joined in via our amazing technology.

Assembly 2014 gathered more than 6,000 like-minded members and friends from all over the world to worship, celebrate and Make It Happen. We were excited to have nearly 3,000 online watching as well. The all-female band was a crowd favorite. It also was a pleasure to observe young women gather in a reunion at the Limitless Lounge—they are the future of this organization and the world! Our guests were all welcomed with open arms, but the bright and shiny fac-es that arrived early for the Ubuntu Day of Service were much appreciat-ed; they left Louisville, Ky., just a little better than when they arrived.

Attendees participated in inspiring and informative workshops that address our four priority issues: human trafficking, domestic violence, immigration reform and climate justice. New priority areas for 2017–2020 were announced. These priority areas include climate justice, maternal and child health, racial and gender justice and economic justice.

We also took an Economic Justice March through Louisville neighbor-hoods. This was not a new undertaking for United Methodist Women, but when a resident applauded us for spotlighting the injustice plaguing their community we experienced an all-new high.

With summer came the much-anticipated conference-wide Mission u’s, a wonderful chance to gain knowledge, bring awareness and share our passion for learning. This year, topics included a spiritual growth study, How Is It with Your Soul?; an issue study, The Church and People with Disabilities; and a geographic study, The Roma of Europe.

We are so excited to be planning United Methodist Women’s 150th anni-versary and to honor it with the Legacy Fund—this milestone is coming up in 2019! We will work hard with our steering team to ensure that the celebration is a worthy reflection of our 1869 foundation and all the years of worship and work that have followed. Each conference has a point person who will lead the way in planning these festivities over the next five years. We also rejoiced in the 125-year anniversary of our Deacon-ess and Home Missioner Ministry and celebrate their love, justice and service.

At this year’s Leadership Development Days, local, district and confer-ence women joined together in multiple locations to learn new concepts and skills that helped transform our love for doing God’s work into action and demonstrate that all lives matter. Members also were able to show that love and compassion through our daily support and generosity toward our Regional Missionaries and National Mission Institutions. Our individual souls are renewed by the love we share through God’s great sisterhood—United Methodist Women.

2014 was a year of making it happen, and 2015 is another opportunity to realize our vision. Let’s do it together!

Blessings and appreciation,

Yvette Kim Richards National President United Methodist Women

A Year of Joy, Witness and Celebration


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Spiritual Growth

MUSICIANS AT ASSEMBLY 2014 IN LOUISVILLEThe Assembly Band leads worship singing during the 2014 United Methodist Women’s Assembly in Lousiville, Kentucky. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.


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Read how United Methodist Women experienced spiritual renewal through music:

MAKING MUSIC HAPPEN AT ASSEMBLY 2014By Mary Beth Coudal

Amanda Powell started prepping for her work as Assembly music director by asking trusted friends about women musicians from across the United States. With those references, she pulled together the first all-woman Assembly band that was diverse not only in terms of race and ethnicity, but also in musical style and age—the musicians ranged from their twenties to their sixties.

“We [had] a lot of flavors in the pot,” Ms. Powell said. “I’m really interested in music that connects, that has the potential to speak to a lot of different people: jazz, folk, world music, hymns, and since this is Kentucky, bluegrass.”

Months before the event, Ms. Powell sent every member of the band a binder full of music to learn on their own. A few days before they took the Assembly stage, group members met and rehearsed.

Ms. Powell chose the songs by paying close attention to the liturgy. She advises song leaders to “connect with the scriptures and choose music to take people more deeply into worship.”

After studying the answers to the Assembly registration questionnaire, “What’s your favorite hymn?” Ms. Powell took the top eight favorites and wove them into the plenary worship services.

“We, as a transforming church, try to find music that will speak to you,” Ms. Powell said. “As you plan worship, if the song speaks to you it has the potential to reach others, too.”

As for global music, Ms. Powell advises United Methodist Women members, “Be open to what’s bubbling up in different communities.”

Ms. Powell, whose history with United Methodist Women goes back 13 years, hopes that Assembly participants were inspired to take some of the music home for worship in their local groups, districts and conferences.

Adapted from the Fall 2014 issue of United Methodist Women News.

United Methodist Women created a spiritual advocates network to shareencouragement, resources and opportunities for spiritual development.

The Prayer Calendar was used by members to pray and connect with thework of the missionaries worldwide.

United Methodist Women members across the United States observedA Call to Prayer and Self-Denial by giving sacrificially to provide for buildingand property needs of United Methodist Women-related institutions.

Advent and Lenten resources explored the seasons by employing thepattern of our spiritual growth study, How Is It with Your Soul? usingJohn Wesley’s categories of Pray, Learn, Mentor and Transform.

In October, the Office of Spiritual Growth and the Office of MissionEducation jointly represented United Methodist Women at the ChristianEducators Fellowship National Conference in Nashville, TN.

Organized for Growth

LIMITLESS: REDEFINE TOMORROW Orientation at the United Methodist Women’s Limitless weekend at Duke University in Durham, NC. Photo by Sarah Davis.

Spiritual Growth

MUSICIANS AT ASSEMBLY 2014 IN LOUISVILLEThe Assembly Band leads worship singing during the 2014 United Methodist Women’s Assembly in Lousiville, Kentucky. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.

Organized for Growth

LIMITLESS: REDEFINE TOMORROW Orientation at the United Methodist Women’s Limitless weekend at Duke University in Durham, NC. Photo by Sarah Davis.


2014 H IGHL IGHTSTEEN CIRCLE FORMED IN INDIANABy Mary Thomason-Smith

Arlington United Methodist Church in Bloomington, Ind., celebrated the birth of a teen circle of United Methodist Women this past year. One afternoon four teens and two adult leaders gathered to make prayer shawls for Assembly 2014, and during our time together the adult leaders shared that United Methodist Women embraces women of all ages as members. We read through the United Methodist Women brochure “We Are United Methodist Wom-en,” and the teens learned the United Methodist Women Purpose and of the support that membership provides them to pursue their individual calls to mission. The brochure offered a ready-made tool to introduce the multicultural and multigenerational faces of United Methodist Women. Through reading it they learned who is welcomed in membership, how United Methodist Women is supported and how to connect with United Methodist Women through social networks.

The adult leaders gave each teen a pledge to mission card and offered them an invitation: Would they consider becoming members and forming a circle of their own? They gra-ciously agreed. As with any birth, naming was a meaningful next step. “Esther Circle” was suggested by one teen and chosen by all. With this new identity these brave young women are stepping out in mission. We United Methodist Women members anticipate the joy of our other circles partnering collaboratively with Esther Circle and the fruit of intergenerational bonds, and we look forward to fellowship together as an expanding community of United Methodist Women. We accept a call to nurture their growth through education: at Mission u, through the Reading Program and through response magazine. We are privileged to support them, partner with them and witness their legacy of new beginnings.

Adapted from the June 2014 issue of response magazine

Read how United Methodist Women members organized for growth in their conferences:

New United Methodist Women units were added and organized throughoutthe year and existing members were nurtured through leadership develop-ment and ongoing support.

Efforts to connect with young women were made by hosting a Limitlessreunion at Assembly, April 24, in Louisville, Ky. More than 50 young womenand mentors attended.

New women were engaged through pilot websites and the release of a newresource Welcome! United Methodist Women Welcoming Event Toolkit andan accompanying video.

Leadership Development

HELPING WIDOWS LIVE POSITIVELY Elmira Sellu (left) and members of Operation Hope, a support group of HIV+ widows in Nairobi who have received organizational and microcredit support from United Methodist Women. The women make detergent in bulk, package it and sell it in Nairobi. Sellu is a United Methodist Women regional missionary for West and East Africa. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.

United Methodist Women members continued to develop their skills through Leadership Development Days (LDD) and Voices: A Transformative Leadership Event.

More than 600 United Methodist Women leaders representing conference,district and local levels attended LDD in Lake Junaluska, N.C., St. Louis, Mo.,and Tempe, Ariz.

Over 30 language coordinators participated in the Voices event, which tookplace onsite at Assembly, April 24, in Louisville, Ky.

National Mission Institutions supported by United Methodist Women giving provided the following training:

Neighborhood Center’s Light Leadership Academy, a transformative afterschoolprogram established to address the high crime rate among teens in Camden, N.J.

Moore Community House’s Women in Construction Program, designed to trainlow-income women in Biloxi, Miss., and across the Mississippi Gulf Coast forcareers in the construction trades.

Westside Community House’s Summer of Sisterhood Program, an intensive eight-week art program in Cleveland, Ohio, for girls ages 10 to 18 years, launchedthrough a Learning for Life grant from United Methodist Women.

United Methodist Women’s giving supports international leadership development,including the attendance of nine women, five of whom were young women, at theUnited Nations Review on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, in Chile,where they advocated for the active engagement of girls and young women.


2014 H IGHL IGHTSMAKING EVERY WOMAN COUNT IN EAST AFRICABy Rose Martha Musooko

Trainings led by Regional Missionary Elmira Sellu in the East Africa Annual Conference teach women to use their voices and inspire them to live out our United Methodist Women Purpose of experiencing freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ.

These events, held in Uganda and South Sudan, cover social issues such as environmental degradation, HIV and AIDS, infant and maternal reproductive health, poverty and healing and reconciliation in relationships. Leadership trainings on building self-esteem and assertiveness also have been offered. By encouraging each participant to teach one or more women what they have learned at the trainings, they aim to make every woman count.

The main focus of these training events is to empower women to contribute positively to their communities by implementing best practices. Before one such training in Uganda, a number of women acknowledged that they were involved in selling charcoal for fuel. However, after they learned about the negative environ-mental and health impacts of charcoal, many began using energy-saving stoves and making alternative charcoal from banana peels and garbage.

Microfinance programs established at the church level have enabled women to help sustain their families—some women are the breadwinners now! They’ve also helped keep girl children in school, contributing to a reduction in child marriages. “I have been without a job for some time now, but thanks to the Wanyange Centre I am enabled to make a living by making handicrafts,” remarked one Ugandan woman.


Read how United Methodist Women members encourage leadership development:

Transformative Education

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN SUPPORTS EDUCATION IN NEPALWomen in United Mission to Nepal’s education program take a break between sessions. Photo by Nile Sprague.


2014 H IGHL IGHTSEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSTS MISSION UBy Sharyn Bearse

More than 100 members of the Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Women gathered the weekend of July 25–27, 2014, to attend Mission u.

The first night’s worship focused on The Church and People With Disabilities: Awareness, Accessibility and Advocacy, one of three in-depth weekend studies. The worship leader suggested that attendees advocate for a change in church bulletins to say “Rise in spirit or in body” rather than the standard “Rise if you are able.”

The study aimed to increase awareness of issues by discussing attitudinal and architectural barriers encountered by individuals with disabilities. It also hoped to create more advocates to help the church become more welcoming and accessi-ble to those with disabilities. Leaders in studies on disability included Bishop Peggy A. Johnson; the Rev. Kirk VanGilder, assistant professor of religion at GallaudetUniversity in Washington, D.C.; and Deaconess Barbara Skarbowski, chairpersonfor the Disability Concerns Committee of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference andsecretary for the Disability Ministries Committee of The United Methodist Church.

Other weekend studies included How Is It with Your Soul? Two groups, one led by the Rev. Michael Johnson and Deaconess Nancy Van Andtwerp, challenged participants to become more vibrant disciples for Christ.

The weekend’s third study led by Praveena Balasundaram focused on the Roma of Europe, the largest minority group in Europe, which has been enslaved, shut out and shunned; some 2.5 million were exterminated during Hitler’s reign of terror. Attendees learned about Roma lifestyle and spirituality and ways the church is working alongside the Roma.

These studies are available at www.umwmissionresources.org.


Read how United Methodist Women members participated in transformative education:

The Seminar Program designed and facilitated 37 seminars with groups composed of youth, college students, adults and United Methodist Women members. The varied topics included the work that takes place at the Church Center for the United Nations, human trafficking, restorative justice, maternal health and economic justice.

The Language Ministry continued consulting with Hispanic/Latina women and building United Methodist Church connections with racial-ethnic caucuses.

United Methodist Women’s giving supported international education projects, including:

Building on a long-term partnership between United Methodist Women and UnitedMission to Nepal, poor, rural women have gained increased access to educationand health care and developed income-generating and peace-building skills.

United Methodist Women is partnering with ProLiteracy in India from 2013–2015, toaddress the health and literacy needs of women in southern India. Working with localorganizations, so far nearly 2,000 rural and marginalized women and children havelearned to read and write, and gained other skills to bring livelihood to their families.

United Methodist Women of Mozambique partnered with United States Agencyfor International Development’s (USAID’s) Maternal Health program for a two-dayworkshop to raise awareness of obstetric fistula in Maputo. A total of 50 women,men and youth were trained.

http://www.umwmissionresources.org

Climate Change

PEOPLE’S CLIMATE MARCH United Methodist Women members joined a host of United Methodists—and about 400,000 others—in this historic climate justice event. Photo by Andrew Cheu.


2014 H IGHL IGHTSFAITHFUL LIVING IN A CLIMATE- CHALLENGED WORLDBy Shanta Bryant Gyan

As weather patterns around the globe dramatically shift due to climate change, environmen-talist Bill McKibben, founder of the global climate change movement 350.org, challenged United Methodist Women members to roll up their sleeves and get to work to protect the planet for future generations.

Mr. McKibben spoke via video conference at a town hall meeting titled, “What Are Our Grandchildren Inheriting? Faithful Living in a Climate-Challenged World.” Mr. McKibben, a United Methodist, former Sunday school teacher and longtime friend of United Methodist Women said, “United Methodist Women, UMW, always stood for ‘u must work,’ and that’s what we need to do!”

Affirming the gospel’s call to love our neighbors, Mr. McKibben said activists must take risks and speak truth by pressing policymakers to take urgent action to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Moderated by Pamela Sparr, an economist, and Jacqueline Patterson, director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice program, the lively discussion touched on key issues directly related to climate change including race, class and gender. The 350.org movement, started by Mr. McKibben and seven college students, has evolved into a global network of activists.

Taking a page from the South African divestment movement to create social change, the 350.org movement has encouraged individuals, universities and others to pull their investments from companies that are the worst carbon emitters. Kathleen Stone, United Methodist Women executive for environmental and economic justice, urged attendees to look at climate change through a justice lens, saying impoverished communities worldwide are the most impacted by climate change.


Read how United Methodist Women members are battling climate change:

United Methodist Women launched 13 Steps to Sustainability, whichincludes a principled approach to sustainability and a practical and greenevent-planning guide:www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/environment.

United Methodist Women launched the Women’s Carbon Fund, the first fundestablished by a women’s organization that is dedicated to carbon issues.

United Methodist Women members gathered and joined 10,000 peopleparticipating in the People’s Climate March to influence world leadersattending the United Nations climate summit in September.

“Made it Happen! Assembly 2014 Event Sustainability Report”prepared byMeetGreen® was published showing how conscious planning created anenvironmentally responsible event.

http://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/environment

Service and Advocacy

UNITED METHODIST SEMINAR 2014 Collegiate Heights United Methodist Church youth build a greenhouse for a community garden during the seminar on environmental justice. Photo by Jennifer McCallum.


2014 H IGHL IGHTSUBUNTU DAY OF SERVICE AT ASSEMBLY 2014By Tara Barnes

More than 600 United Methodist Women members and friends got acquainted with neighbors in Louisville, Kentucky, during the pre-Assembly Ubuntu Day of Service on April 24. At almost 40 sites throughout the Louisville area, including two in Indiana, Ubuntuparticipants gardened, sorted, served, landscaped, cleaned, painted and organized, andmost importantly, they learned about the local community.

The day began with an orientation, followed by a worship and commissioning service. “Today is not about you,” said Marva Usher-Kerr, United Methodist Women executive for membership, as she addressed the volunteers. “It is about service.”

Ubuntu is a Zulu/Xhosa word for an African philosophy built on respect for humanity. It cap-tures the concept, “I am human because you are human.” I am because you are. This un-derstanding of mutuality forms the base of an Ubuntu Day of Service in which participants not only serve, but also learn about systemic injustices that cause the need for service.

“Ubuntu captures the essence of being in mission, whereas a day of service tends to be more ‘doing’ mission,” said Barbara Dugger, Program Advisory Group member and on-site liaison for the Ubuntu Day. “Ubuntu allows us to connect with the communities we are serving. When we work in the community, we’re putting feet to our purpose as we build relationships.”

After the commissioning, volunteers boarded buses and traveled to community centers, churches, child care centers, parks and food pantries to help as needed and to learn more about one another and the folks of Louisville..

Adapted from the Spring 2014 issue of United Methodist Women News.

Read how United Methodist Women members participated in service and advocacy at Assembly:

United Methodist Women members engaged with their local conferencesand communities to respond to the recent “New Jim Crow” crisis in thenation by addressing systemic racism using the church’s mandate of theCharter for Racial Justice Policies.

A United Methodist Women National Mission Institution for 101 years,Loving the Neighborhood of Camden helps women, children and familiesin Camden, N.J. (a city where 38.6 percent of the city’s 76,903 residentslived below the poverty line from 2008 to 2012).

United Methodist Women-related National Mission Institutions providedirect service to communities, and many also engage in action for justice.Institutions such as Tacoma Community House in Washington and SusannahWesley Center in Hawaii are deeply engaged in advocacy on immigration andhuman trafficking—concerns emerging from the communities they serve.

Regional Missionaries work around the world to build relationships withMethodist, United Methodist, ecumenical and grassroots programs that focuson issues of health (particularly primary health care and HIV/AIDS), genderequality and elimination of violence among women, and support for theuprooted and marginalized.

Domestic Violence

SAFE HOUSING FOR WOMEN IN SAN FRANCISCOHeavenly Alpha Centauri, 53, sits in the window of her room at the Verona Hotel. A project of the Mary Elizabeth Inn, the Verona provides safe and permanent housing in San Francisco for women who were formerly homeless or survivors of domestic violence. The Verona Hotel and the Mary Elizabeth Inn are supported by United Methodist Women. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.


2014 H IGHL IGHTSRESPONDING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCEBy Mollie Vickery

In the fall of 2014 a string of high-profile domestic violence cases garnered lots of media attention, illustrating that no segment of society is left untouched by this problem. But we don’t need the stories of famous football players and the women who have suffered at their hands to know that this is a problem of epidemic proportions. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. Each year 1.3 million women will be physically assaulted by an intimate partner. Perhaps the most sobering statistic of all, according to the Department of Justice, each day in this country, four women die as a result of domestic abuse.

Domestic violence is one of United Methodist Women’s priority areas. It is also the focus of the Inelda González Domestic Violence Initiative, which provides awareness and training events designed to help shape our response as a community of faith and build partnerships to work toward ending abuse and responding to the needs of survivors.

Conferences can arrange to partner with the national office, United Methodist Men, and FaithTrust Institute to offer comprehensive trainings for teams from churches on how to respond to domestic violence in their communities.

Take the time to listen to the stories of survivors of domestic violence as they find the strength and courage to share. Remember those who didn’t make it out, precious children of God who died at the hands of those who promised to love them. Let us continue this work in their honor and in their memory not just during domestic violence month but every day, with our prayers, our time, our talents and our resources.

Adapted from the October 2014 issue of response magazine.

Read how United Methodist Women is addressing domestic violence:

United Methodist Women engaged in education and advocacy arounddomestic violence, including training for conferences in partnership withUnited Methodist Men to address domestic violence.

Navajo United Methodist’s New Beginnings Program in Farmington, N.M., isa mission institute designed to help women and their children in transitionthat is supported by United Methodist Women. Domestic violence occurs inSan Juan County at three times the national average. By giving women asafe place to stay, New Beginnings is literally saving lives.

United Methodist Women’s giving supported international efforts to con-front domestic violence, including the development of a Lenten devotionalbooklet on the subject, spearheaded by United Methodist Women RegionalMissionary for the Caribbean Rev. Serna Samuel, in conjunction with maleand female leadership of the Methodist Church of the Caribbean and theAmericas (MCCA).

Human Trafficking

INTERCEPT IN ARIZONA! United Methodist Women Leadership Development participants and leaders at United Methodist Women Huddle Against Human Trafficking. Photo courtesy of United Methodist Women.


2014 H IGHL IGHTSALABAMA WOMEN HOST ANTI-TRAFFICKING SEMINARBy Kay West

The Northeast District of the North Alabama Conference United Methodist Women organized a seminar in 2014 to raise awareness about human trafficking. Held at Trinity United Methodist Church in Huntsville, Ala., the event was cosponsored by the church and the District Superintendent of Northeast District the Rev. Dale Cohen. The event focused on the severity of human trafficking around the world, in the state of Alabama and in Huntsville itself.

Pat McCay, chair of the Huntsville-Madison County Human Trafficking Task Force, spoke to attendees. She is a member of the Madison County Coordinated Community Response Task Force Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and of the Interfaith Mission Service’s Social Justice Committee. Lacy Henson Tolar, cofounder of Rescue1 Global and Tajuan McCarty, founder and director of The WellHouse, were also speakers.

A former missionary in Asia, Ms. Tolar shared her firsthand experience of the conditions that cause and perpetuate child trafficking and how her organization is working to end such trafficking and help those who have been trafficked, including establishing a safe house in Tennessee. Ms. McCarty shared her personal story of surviving sexual exploitation and how The WellHouse is working to help women escape similar situations.

About 350 people attended the seminar, including nurses, counselors, teachers, law enforcement officers and ministers from Tennessee, Georgia and Mississippi, in addition to Alabama. Many professionals were able to receive continuing education credits.

United Methodist Women members can help educate their churches and their communities on the issue of human trafficking, and we can all work together to end it.

Adapted from the Summer 2014 issue of United Methodist Women News.

Read how United Methodist Women members are educating others about human trafficking:

United Methodist Women across the country joined in Super Bowl SundayHuman Trafficking Campaign and participated in huddles to bring awarenessto the issue of human trafficking.

United Methodist Women supported National Mission Institution SusannahWesley Community Center (SWCC) in Honolulu, Hawaii, provides socialservices to victims of human trafficking as they transition back into a“normal” life. Working with minors who have been coerced into sex traffick-ing is a current emphasis of the SWCC, which is a member of the HawaiiCoalition Against Human Trafficking.

United Methodist Women published, “Human Trafficking: Preventing,Protecting, Prosecuting,” to increase education and awareness of the issuessurrounding human trafficking.

Immigration Global Migration

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE FOR IMMIGRANT CHILDREN Three rows of civil disobedience activists at the White House. United Methodist Women member Janice Gintzler seated on far left; deaconess Cindy Johnson seated on far right. Photo by Tequila Minsky.


2014 H IGHL IGHTSPROPHETIC WITNESS AT THE WHITE HOUSEBy Tequila Minsky

United Methodist Women members joined a day of advocacy that included civil disobedience in Washington, D.C., on July 31. Among those arrested in the action were Deaconess Cindy Andrade Johnston of Brownsville, Texas; Rita Carter, social action coordinator for Iowa Conference United Methodist Women; and Janice Gintzler, social action coordinator for Illinois Conference United Methodist Women.

The day started early with civil disobedience training at the United Methodist Building, just steps from the Capitol. By the end of the day, 112 had been arrested outside the White House in a peaceful action protesting President Obama’s depor-tation policies and calling for just immigration reform.

Ms. Johnson, a second-generation American whose family is from Mexico, participated in the action after witnessing the impact of U.S. immigration policies in her work. “I was a teacher for 30 years,” Ms. Johnson said. “A lot of my students were undocumented or part of their family was undocumented. I witnessed the hardships that families endured from their status.” She currently assists immigrants and asylum seekers along the border.

Ms. Carter came to the event with her retired husband, the Rev. Brian Carter, in response to a call from the General Board of Church and Society. “I believe the time is now to speak up for immigrants.”

For Ms. Gintzler, participating in the Capitol Hill action meant a 24-hour bus ride to Washington, D.C. More than two dozen of those arrested alongside her were un-documented. “This takes extreme bravery for someone undocumented and those temporarily documented to participate in civil disobedience and get arrested,” Ms. Gintzler said.


Read how United Methodist Women members are advocating for immigrants:

United Methodist Women worked with The United Methodist Church’s immigration team and Justice for Our Neighbors on a campaign to end family detention that included a national letter-writing effort urging the White House and Congress to end family detention.

National Mission Institutions that United Methodist Women support provided compassionate service and relief:

Holding Institute Community Center, a once-dormant community center inLaredo, Texas, housed in a property owned by United Methodist Women hasbecome Laredo’s go to place for humanitarian relief in the Central Americanborder immigration crisis.

Tacoma Community House provides high-quality, low-cost immigration assis-tance for aspiring citizens in Tacoma, Wash., and the Puget Sound region. Teammembers speak Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.


The giving year of 2014 was an impressive one. Collectively, United Methodist Women members came closer to meeting theirnational pledge than in any year since 2008, at the beginning of the recession. The total Mission Giving received was 99.2 percent of the amount of the pledge—and the 28 conferences listed on the next page exceeded their pledges. Compared to the prior year, Mission Giving in 2014 was 99.71 percent of the amount received in 2013. This is a notable improvement over the past few years. We are grateful for these gifts to mission!

Through the generosity of our members, the vision of United Methodist Women continued to be fulfilled this year:

Women received opportunities to grow as disciples of Christ through spiritual growth programs and resources.

Direct advocacy and service was extended through the National Mission Institutions and international projects and the work ofour regional missionaries, persons in mission, deaconesses and home missioners.

Mission education resources and events provided for greater understanding of mission.

Leadership training was offered to equip members for service and action.

Women organized with greater flexibility so that women can engage in more mission and outreach to young women throughevents and social media.

At the same time, United Methodist Women members continued to support local mission, membership development and outreach and administration of their groups. For more information about how your money is being used, please talk to your treasurer or visit our website: www.unitedmethodistwomen.org. Let us live out our vision in God’s mission with the help of the Holy Spirit.

The members of United Methodist Women are a great source of inspiration. They are a force made strong by their very definition: “A community of women, whose purpose is to know God.” A force made strong by their tireless work in mission with women, children and youth. This community of women made strong by the Holy Spirit follows the example of Jesus Christ, serving and growing in their love for all humankind. They stand up for those who cannot stand; they walk for those who cannot walk, give voice to those who do not speak. They write their stories of mission in the hearts of all who know them, all those who experience their mission first or second or even third hand. They serve with faith, hope and love. We serve with faith, hope and love.

Treasurer’s Report 2014

Martha S. Knight Treasurer and CFO United Methodist Women

Martha S. Knight at Board and Program Advisory Group Meeting 2014. Photo by Kristina Krug.

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Conferences That Exceeded Their Pledges in 2014

Alabama-West Florida Alaska Baltimore-Washington California-Nevada California-Pacific Dakotas Desert Southwest East Ohio Eastern Pennsylvania Florida Great Plains Kentucky Mississippi New England New York North Georgia Oklahoma Oklahoma Indian Missionary Pacific Northwest Peninsula-Delaware Red Bird Missionary Rio Grande Tennessee Texas Upper New York West Virginia Western Pennsylvania Yellowstone

E F F E C T O N N E T A S S E T S * N E T A S S E T S *

O P E R A T I N G R E V E N U E S * (*All figures shown quoted in millions of dollars U.S.)

CONFERENCE GIVING 2014 2013 2012 2011Mission Giving ..........................................................13.05 ..... 13.08 ...... 14.10 ......14.19 Supplementary Giving ........................................... 0.09 ........ 0.10 ........0.06 ....... 0.20 Designated Giving .................................................... 0.79 ........0.80 ........0.86 ........0.91

Total Conference Giving 13.93 13.98 15.02 15.30

INTEREST INCOME Interest Income from Cash Equivalents .......... 0.00 ........0.01 ........ 0.01 ....... 0.03 Investment Income (Net of Fees) ....................... 1.36 ........1.40 ........ 1.63 ........0.72 Bequest, Trusts and Other Long-term Gifts .. 0.58 ........0.94 ........0.86 ....... 0.68 Distribution from Endowments.......................... 0.00 ........0.00 ........ 1.46 ....... 0.57

Total Interest Income 1.94 2.35 3.96 2.00

PUBLICATIONSResponse Magazine ................................................. 0.50 ........0.39 ........ 0.73 ....... 0.50 PBD/MRC ....................................................................... 1.26 ........1.33 ........ 1.66 ........1.83

Total Publication 1.76 1.72 2.39 2.33

RENTAL AND SERVICE FEE INCOME 2014 2013 2012 2011

Brooks Howell Home .............................................. 3.56 ........3.36 ........ 3.07 ....... 3.09

Church Center

for the United Nations (CCUN) ............................2.44 ........2.55 ........2.46 ........2.41

Alma Mathews ............................................................ 0.35 ........0.32 ........0.33 ....... 0.33

Total Rental and Service Fee Income 6.35 6.23 5.86 5.83

OTHER INCOME

Events, Seminars, Meetings .................................. 0.02 ........0.02 ........ 0.02 .....(0.00)

AGI .................................................................................... 0.00 ........0.00 .........0.18 ........0.18

Benefit Trust ................................................................. 0.70 ........0.44 ........ 0.43 ........0.19

Miscellaneous Income ............................................ 1.89 ........0.71 ........ 0.81 ........ 1.16

Total Other Income 2.61 1.17 1.44 1.53

TOTAL OPERATING INCOME 26.59 25.44 28.67 26.99

O P E R A T I N G E X P E N D I T U R E S *PROGRAM SERVICES 2014 2013 2012 2011Programs Administered by United Methodist Women

National Mission Institutions Network........ 0.59 ........0.67 ........0.66 ....... 0.53 National Mission Institution Property Management Insurance ................. 1.68 ........ 1.74 ........ 1.83 ........1.38 Repairs and Maintenance.................................. 0.68 ........0.45 ........ 1.07 ........1.20 Property Management ....................................... 0.22 ........0.29 ........0.32 ....... 0.37 International Mission Work Administration .. 0.57 ........0.50 ........ 0.43 ....... 0.54 United Methodist Women Membership and Leadership Development ........................ 1.64 ........1.79 ........ 1.72 ........1.73 Mission Education ................................................ 2.42 ....... 2.54 ........2.60 ........1.95 Response Magazine ............................................. 0.48 ........0.54 ........0.48 ....... 0.53 Mission Resources .................................................1.37 ........1.56 ........2.40 ........1.93 Christian Social Action ........................................ 1.89 ........1.71 ........ 1.67 ........1.72 Deaconesses, Home Missioners Office and Network .............................................. 0.52 ........0.52 ........0.39 ....... 0.40Other Programs Administered by United Methodist Women ................................ 1.46 ........0.00 ........ 1.46 ....... 0.00

Total Programs Administered by United Methodist Women 13.52 12.31 15.03 12.28

PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNITED METHODIST ORGANIZATIONS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL

National Missions ...................................................2.14 ........ 2.12 ........2.25 ....... 2.72 International Missions .........................................1.47 ........1.63 .........1.74 ....... 1.84 Ecumenical Organizations ................................ 0.23 ........0.22 ........0.23 ........0.31 Social Action Organizations ............................. 0.01 ........0.01 ........ 0.01 ........0.01 Grants from Designated Funds ...................... 3.40 ........1.91 ........ 1.62 ........1.65Grants from Funds Held for Others............... 0.00 ........0.05 .........0.10 ....... 0.00

Total Programs Administered by Other Organizations 7.25 5.94 5.95 6.53

PROGRAM SUPPORT 2014 2013 2012 2011

Church Center for

the United Nations (CCUN) ...............................2.29 ........2.58 ........2.02 ....... 2.88

Alma Mathews Hospitality House ................. 0.52 ........0.50 ........0.57 ....... 0.50

Brooks Howell Retirement Center

Retired Deaconess, Missionary

Home Operations ................................................. 3.37 ........3.68 .........3.17 ....... 3.44

Retired Deaconess, Missionary Pension

and Health Benefits..............................................4.54 ........2.29 ........3.34 ....... 5.34

Scarritt-Bennett Education Center ................0.10 ........ 0.10 .........0.10 ....... 0.05

Annuity Fund ...........................................................0.11 ........0.01 .........0.14 ........0.02

Organization-Wide Program Support ......... 0.42 ........0.58 .........1.11 ........ 1.16

Total Program Support 11.35 9.74 10.45 13.39

TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICES 32.12 27.99 31.43 32.20

SUPPORTING SERVICES

Management and General

Leadership and Management ......................... 3.32 ........3.42 ........3.46 ....... 2.64

Total Management and General 3.32 3.42 3.46 2.64

Fundraising

Development Office .............................................0.17 ........0.05 ........ 0.02 ........0.02

Fundraising Programs – (SMRs) .......................0.17 ........0.21 .........0.15 ....... 0.37

Total Fundraising 0.34 0.26 0.17 0.39

TOTAL SUPPORTING SERVICES 3.66 3.68 3.63 3.03

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 35.78 31.67 35.06 35.23

2014 2013 2012 2011

Operating Deficit ......................................................... (9.19) .....(6.22) ..... (6.37) .....(8.22)

Appreciation/(Depreciation)

in Investments .................................................................2.28 ........9.36 ........6.89 .....(0.43)

Endowment/Sale of Properties ............................... 3.21 ........0.20 .........0.13 ........1.57

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS (3.70) 3.34 0.49 (7.08)

2014 2013 2012 2011

General Fund/Undesignated ..................................11.41 ......10.41 ......11.88 ......13.24

Board Designated .......................................................... 6.67 ........9.79 ........ 7.28 ....... 6.99

Total Unrestricted ........................................................18.08 .....20.20 ...... 19.16 .....20.23

Temporarily Restricted ..............................................26.47 ......28.17 ..... 26.09 .....24.46

Permanently Restricted ............................................15.31 ......15.17 ......14.98 .....15.04

TOTAL NET ASSETS 59.86 63.54 60.23 59.73


The presentation of the financial statements of United Methodist Womenis not a dry tale of numbers, it shows how the budget aligns dollars with the organization’s commitment to mission in the 21st century. As we developed the budget plan, we asked ourselves how it reflects member-focused pro-gramming, events and communication and what impact members will see as a result of the plan. Below we share excerpts from each program’s budget narrative.

Membership and Leadership Development The 2015 budget plan reflects our efforts to nurture and support existing members and leaders, engage more women at various life stages, including teens and young women through the Limitless initiative, and equip more laywomen to lead in a multilingual, multicultural and multiracial environment.

In addition to distance learning opportunities, three annual Leadership Development Days events, open to all United Methodist Women members and other interested persons, will offer training and learning to help guide our leaders and emerging leaders toward a more collaborative, visionary and in-clusive style. The Office of Spiritual Growth, the Language Ministries and the Seminar Program will continue to develop resources and form connections that nourish these goals.

National and International MinistriesFinancial gifts from the national office enable United Methodist Women to live out its Purpose through approximately 100 National Mission Institutions across the United States. Financial and technical support enables Mission Institutions to provide everything from direct service, leadership development and educational opportunities to access to the expertise of institution execu-tive directors and board members.

Mission Giving to International Ministries from United Methodist Women members is poured into social action issues, development, compassionate service and advocacy for women, children and youth around the world. In 2015, this budget will support more than 120 projects, scholarships, Bible Women Programs, Ubuntu Journeys, Regional Missionary events and Global Justice Volunteers—all occurring in nearly 110 countries.

Deaconesses, home missioners and missionaries are called by God to a full-time vocation in ministries of love, justice and service. This year, mem-bers will receive even more opportunities to engage with this ministry and to feel supported in their own callings. The 2015 Call to Prayer and Self Denial focuses on retired deaconess and missionaries.

Christian Social ActionUnited Methodist Women will provide training events, community organizing opportunities and avenues to advocate for the marginalized and work toward environmental, racial and economic justice.

Christian Social Action will continue to educate and advocate about the issues facing children, youth and families, and help members clearly ar-ticulate United Methodist Women positions on these issues. The Office of Community Action will engage members in social justice efforts, including the Immigrant/Civil Rights Initiative, Justice for Our Neighbors and the Welcoming America program.

A primary goal for the Office of Global Justice in 2015 is to serve as a resource on best practices, raise awareness and disseminate knowledge to our membership that will inform programming and events. The Office of Environmental and Economic Justice will support two major program initia-tives: The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and Be Just. Be Green. The Office of Racial Justice will engage all levels of the organization in a deepening conversation about race and racial equity and provide concrete opportunities to take action.

The Office of Public Policy will continue to support member activities through research writing and monthly Action Alerts, and collaborate with other offices around pivotal concerns such as reproductive health. The Washington Office of Public Policy will educate and assist members as they work to transform the political process to achieve social change that affirms women as experts of their own realities.

Martha S. Knight Treasurer and CFO United Methodist Women

2015 Budget


PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

† Mission Giving fully funds programs directly administered by United Methodist Women, programs administered by other organizations as well as supporting services. * The Church Center for the United Nations is self-funding.** The Deaconess and Missionary Pension and Health Plan are paid for with funds designated for that purpose.

United Methodist Women Membership and Leadership Development 20.98%Mission Education 16.54%Christian Social Action 15.56% Insurance (NMI Property Management) 12.00%Mission Resources/Publications 10.66%International Mission Work Management 5.73%National Mission Institution Network 5.05%

PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

National Missions 44.52%International Missions 28.84% Grants from Designated Funds 19.39%Ecumenical Organizations 5.99% Grants from Funds Held for Others 1.03%Social Action Organizations 0.23%

Retired Deaconess, Missionary Home Operations 35.03%Church Center for the United Nations *25.24%Retired Deaconess, Missionary Pension and Health **24.61%Alma Matthews Hospitality House 5.84%Organization-Wide Program Support 5.27%Assembly and National Seminar 2.87%Scarritt Bennett Education Center 1.04%Annuity Fund 0.10%

O P E R A T I N G E X P E N D I T U R E SThe total expenditures budget reflects services provided through programs directly administered by United Methodist Women. The budget also supports programs that reflect our mission focus but are administered by other organizations. † Mission Giving fully funds these. The remaining United Methodist Women-owned operations are self-funding.

TOTAL EXPENDITURES for 2015 are budgeted at $28,871,210.

n † Mission Giving 52.51%

n Interest Income 12.81%

n Publications 6.26%

n Rental and Service Fee Income 23.96%

n Other Income 4.46%

Mission Giving 52.51% : 51.5

Interest Income 12.81% : 12.81

Publication 6.26% : 6.26

Rental and Service Fee Income 7.35% : 23.96

Other Income 7.35% : 7.35

Mission Giving 52.51% Interest Income 12.81% Publication 6.26%Rental and Service Fee Income 7.35% Other Income 7.35%

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UNITED METHODIST WOMEN REVENUE CATEGORIES 2015

O P E R A T I N G R E V E N U EThe total operating revenues comes from †Mission Giving, sale of publications; income from interest, rentals, and service fees; events and other funds.

TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET proposed for 2015 is $25,563,852.

15.47%

33.21%

38.98%

12.34%

n Programs Administered by United Methodist Women 38.98%

n Programs Administered by Other Organizations 15.47%

n Program Support 33.21%

n Supporting Services 12.34% (not listed below)

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN EXPENSE CATEGORIES 2015

Deaconess, Home Missioners Office and Network 4.72%Repairs and Maintenance (NMI Property Management) 3.55%response magazine 3.55%Property Management (NMI Property Management) 1.66%

PROGRAM SUPPORT


Get InvolvedOpportunities to be involved with United Methodist Women are everywhere. Most United Methodist churches have a United Methodist Women’s group where you can personally experience the mission and opportunities that are available to you through this organization.

Learn about opportunities for leadership development, spiritual growth and mission throughyour local United Methodist Women group and at www.unitedmethodistwomen.org.

Subscribe to response magazine, United Methodist Women News and Action Alerts to beinformed, inspired and ready to act on the issues that affect women, children and youth.

Make mission possible by giving to United Methodist Women through a variety of ways.Give online: www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/donate.

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UNITED METHODIST WOMEN WEBSITEwww.unitedmethodistwomen.org

This is our primary website. Here you will find the latest news and information about United Methodist Women members, programs and initiatives. You’ll also find promotional and educational items that can be downloaded, as well as links to our other sites and our Mission Resources e-store.

UMWONLINEwww.umwonline.org

This is the social networking site for United Methodist Women. UMWOnline is more like Facebook and is the place to connect one-on-one with other United Methodist Women members. Visit, set up your account, friend your sisters and begin networking for mission.

FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/UMWomen

If you’re on Facebook, be sure to “like” United Methodist Women so that our regular posts will appear on your home page.

TWITTER www.twitter.com/UMWomen

Do you tweet? So does United Methodist Women! Use the link to find our Twitter account @UMWomen. Follow us, tweet with us and become a part of the continuing conversation around faith, hope and love in action.

YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/UMWomen

Need a video for a presentation? You’ll find it on YouTube. Check out the video resources available by following the link. New videos are posted often!

FLICKR www.flickr.com/UMWomen

Need a photo for your newsletter or PowerPoint? Follow this link and you’ll find terrific images illustrating the work of United Methodist Women.

PINTEREST www.pinterest.com/UMWomen

Pinterest is a pinboard-style photo-sharing website. You can find links to articles and images related to justice priorities, spiritual growth, infographics and more.

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Instagram is a mobile photo-and video-sharing social networking service. Follow UMWomen to see photos of events, inspirational quotes, behind-the-scenes pics of the office and more!

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The organized unit of United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose purpose is to know God and to experience 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.

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