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Mission u Scholarships

Seeking Applicants   By Linda  Kotschevar         The Minnesota Conference of United Women in Faith provides interested women an opportunity to attend Mission u through our Mission u Scholarship Fund. Getting women interested in mission at an early age and at new life stages is one way to insure the vitality and growth of an educational, mission-minded membership.        The Mission u Scholarship Committee is seeking women who want to attend Mission u but cannot afford the cost and encouraging them to apply for a Mission u scholarship.         The scholarship would cover partial or full cost of Mission u; however, the study book and transportation are not covered. The amount of the scholarship will be based on individual need, funds available, and the number of applicants.         Look for additional information and an application form in the Mission u  Fresh Connection  coming out in May. In the meantime, consider women you can encourage to attend Mission u and let them know scholarsh
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Conference Annual Fall Gathering

October 5, 2024 • Centennial UMC in Roseville       You are invited to join United Women in Faith from across the state for an enjoyable day of education, spiritual growth, fellowship and fun! The women of the Twin Cities District will be hosting the 2024 Conference Annual Fall Gathering on Saturday, October 5, at Centennial UMC in Roseville.         Our theme will focus on Climate Justice, along with updates on the Minnesota Conference's redistricting and how it will affect United Women in Faith. Be sure to mark your calendars for October 5 and plan to attend!         The Leadership Development Retreat (LDR) will be held the same weekend as the Annual Gathering - October 5 and 6 at Centennial UMC. Conference and District officers will receive further information in August. 
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Mission Opportunity

Gathering Kits for UMCOR Can your UWFaith local unit or District collect supplies for the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)? Supplies can be brought to any UWFaith gathering or meeting for assembly. Several Districts are doing so at their Spring Gatherings. You can also assemble kits with your local unit or District. Supplies and kits will be collected at Annual Conference and taken to the Midwest Mission Distribution Center. From there they will be distributed around the world where they are needed most. You can also find instructions for assembling kits and descriptions of supplies on either   the UMCOR website  or  the Midwest Mission  website.
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Fundraising as Ministry

“as spiritual as giving a sermon,  entering a time of prayer, visiting the sick, feeding the hungry” By Catherine Williams, MN Conference UWFaith MNO   United Women in Faith is an organization focused on mission that provides educational and monetary resources for the marginalized and those yearning to gain skills aimed at developing a life centered on God.   For over 150 years we have been asking others to send their pennies for women, children, and youth learning to support their own families and communities.   To continue our work, we have to gain the courage to put ourselves in front of others and ask for gifts to meet the needs of God’s kin-dom. We can look to Henri Nouwen, a special person that spent his life supporting God’s work.   “Henri Nouwen was never content to observe life from the sidelines,” writes Sue Moesteller, “He looked at the world convinced that right in the midst of life he would find the God who loves us without conditions. …   “Generosity begets generosity – e
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District Spring Gatherings

April 29: Big Water Spring Gathering You are invited to  "Healing of the Nations”  at  Park UMC in Brainerd  on  Saturday,   April 29, 2023, 9am-2:30pm. Guest Speaker will be Rev. Dawn Houser, Pastor at Atkin UMC & Chair of MN Conference Committee on Native American Ministry (CONAM). Registration Fee is $20 with walk-ins $25.  Email  to request a registration form. April 29: River Valley Spring Gathering River Valley will hold its Spring Gathering at Northfield United Methodist Church on April 29. Morning speaker, Gina Washburn from Northfield, will talk about issues facing migrants, based on her own knowledge and six-year experiences focused on issues facing the local migrant community. Last fall she traveled to the US/Mexican border to “bear witness to the conditions at our border.” Rev. Pamela Ngunjiri, Co-Director of Racial Justice for the Minnesota Council of Churches, will speak in the afternoon on Truth Telling and Reparations. Her eight years of experience pastoring hi
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Annual Gathering and Leadership Development Retreat

Living the Charter:   Looking Through a Racial Equity Lens Saturday, October 7, 2023 •  Resurrection UMC, Hastings, MN   By Linda Kotschevar, Program Coordinato r You are invited to join United Women in Faith from across the state for an enjoyable day of education, spiritual growth, fellowship, and fun! Learn about racial equity and how we can bring an equity lens to everything we do in our organization, our churches, and our communities. Keynote speaker plans are still in the process of being finalized. However, we can tell you that Shannon Priddy, past UWFaith President and current Executive Director for Development and Donor Relations, will be joining us from National with updates on The Legacy Endowment Fund.   Be sure to mark your calendars for October 7 th     in Hastings! 
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