Presbyterian Women of the Missouri River Valley

03/13/2024

Another year at the UN as a delegate for the Commission on the Status of Women. We have a long way to go, much farther than when I was here in person in 2019. We keep going backwards.

03/10/2024

Ecumenical Women Worship Planning Team - Commission on the Status of Women 68 in NYC!!

12/10/2021

Today is Human Rights Day. Please read, sign up for the newsletter, get active!

Today is Human Rights Day, the anniversary of the 1948 adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and a day to celebrate

07/21/2021

We commit ourselves to nurture our faith through prayer and Bible study, to support the mission of the church worldwide, to work for justice and peace, and to build an inclusive, caring community of women that strengthens the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

07/21/2021

Important Details About
PW’s Online Churchwide Gathering Event,
August 5, 2021

Presbyterian Women, we’re gathering online! Let us come together to “Rejoice in Hope” during PW’s Online Churchwide Gathering Event, August 5, 2021.

When, How, What If and What Else?


The Online Churchwide Gathering Event and the Business Meeting will be livestreamed on Facebook and PW's Gathering page.

All are welcome to view both events. Here's what you need to know so you don't miss a thing!

When is the Gathering Online Event? August 5, 2021, 4–6 pm Eastern (3–5 pm Central, 2–4 pm Mountain, 1–3 pm Pacific, 12–2 pm Alaska, 10 am–12 pm Hawaii Standard)

Do I need to register? Nope!

Do I need a Zoom account or link? Not at all! The Gathering Event will be livestreamed! Watch at www.presbyterianwomen.org/gathering (PW’s Gathering web page) or on PW’s page, www.facebook.com/presbyterianwomenpcusa.

Is there a fee to participate? No fee. You are encouraged to participate and support PW’s ministries and programs.

What do I need to bring? A loving heart! Communion will be celebrated, so have worship elements available. The Gathering Offering will be received for PW’s Annual Fund. You can give securely any time between now and the Online Gathering Event at www.presbyterianwomen.org/give. Or, mail a check made payable to Presbyterian Women, Remittance Processing—Giving, PO Box 643652, Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3652. Include “Gathering Offering” in the notes line of the check.

What if I have a question? Your PW staff is an email or phone call away! Or perhaps you can find your answer on PW’s Gathering page, www.presbyterianwomen.org/gathering.

So there’s a Business Meeting too? Yes! Every three years, PW meets to set the course for the next triennium. Want to take a peek at PW at work? If so, tune in to witness PW’s triennial Business Meeting, which will be livestreamed on PW’s page on August 4 from 1 to 3 pm ET and August 5 from 1 to 3 pm ET. Watch at www.presbyterianwomen.org/gathering (PW’s Gathering web page) or on PW’s page, www.facebook.com/presbyterianwomenpcusa. Stated Clerk J. Herbert Nelson II, Nancy Taylor of the Presbyterian Historical Society, current General Assembly (GA) co-moderators Elona Street-Stewart and Gregory Bentley, and past GA co-moderator Vilmarie Citrón-Olivieri will bring greetings too (as will PW’s new moderator team). Observers are most welcome.

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We commit ourselves to nurture our faith through prayer and Bible study, to support the mission of the church worldwide, to work for justice and peace, and to build an inclusive, caring community of women that strengthens the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

01/21/2021

Day Eight

PW’s Racial Equity Committee (REC), invites you to join us for Eight Days of Prayer (Jan 15-22). Today's prayer comes from Thom M. Shuman © 2021. Click to download the prayer for DAY SEVEN: http://ow.ly/WyyL50D860D

01/21/2021

It’s Thursday

Ana Šaćipović is a social worker from Serbia who advocates for the rights of Roma women, fighting prejudice and discrimination. In 2005, she founded the Osvit (Dawn) Roma Association, an NGO which supports and promotes women's interests throughout the community and beyond.

12/02/2020

16 Days of Activism for the elimination of gender-based violence, Day 8. So proud to have been asked to do this!!

The Shadow Pandemic Written by Kathleen Keefer, Presbyterian Women in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Pre-COVID-19, one in three women throughout the world were subjected to intimate partner violence (IPV). With the virus came shutdowns and isolation. Unemployment, money woes, and the possibility o...

11/27/2020

I made the pledge. Will you join me??

Join us in the Thursdays in Black campaign. Make the pledge today.

11/12/2020

Something worthwhile...

‎News · 2020

03/16/2020

The Spring Gathering scheduled for April 25 at Peace Presbyterian Church is canceled due to the COVID-19. We will try to get Danelle at a later date. Spread the word, not the virus!! Blessings.

02/07/2020

So excited!!

American in an Immigrant World
April 25, 2020 at Peace Presbyterian Church, Elkhorn, NE.
9 AM to 2 PM, includes potluck salad luncheon

Danelle is the first Dakota Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Oyate [pronounced oh-YAH-tay] woman ordained in the Presbyterian Church, (USA). Growing up in the nongeographic Presbytery of Dakota, her Native American culture plays an integral role in current social issues facing many American Indigenous people, in particularly Native American Christian young people. Danelle and her husband Ron have spent many years learning cultural traditions, values and customs in order to "bridge the language gap" between what they call mainstream Christianity and Native American spirituality. Danelle is currently working as a Student Rights Specialist at Haskell Indian Nations University and lives with her husband, Ron McKinney, a teaching elder, reside with their three children and two