United Methodist Women, South Georgia Conference

01/01/2024

12/20/2023

Hope each of you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

05/29/2023

United Women in Faith Board of Directors have elected Sally Vonner as General Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, United Women in Faith, effective June 1, 2023. Ms. Vonner joined the organization's national staff in 2010 as Assistant General Secretary of Membership and Leadership Development.

The South GA Conference United Women in Faith was honored to have Ms. Vonner address via zoom our Annual Meeting in October.

There will be a more detailed article in our upcoming Spring edition of Tel-A-Woman.

05/12/2023

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

04/27/2023

Just a couple of pictures from the fantastic Spiritual Growth Retreat held at Epworth by the Sea March 24-26, 2023. What a fantastic study leader Sue Owens was. She used humor to get the message across - Fully Relying on God (Frog). You missed a treat. We had a great silent auction, and the music was exceptional.

04/27/2023

Mark your calendars! Mission u 2023 will be held July 14-16, 2023 at Epworth by the Sea. Watch for more details in the next couple of days.

09/11/2022

Twenty-one years ago on September 11, 2001, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners and carried out su***de attacks against the World Trade Towers, the Pentagon, and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, PA. Almost 3,000 people were killed during the attacks.

Today is a day I will never forget, and I hope you will not forget it also. To say the least, it changed our lives forever. I was working at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC; and the fear and uncertainty I felt that day was unbelievable as to what was occurring and what location was the next target. Communications in the National Capitol area was almost non-existent because all the lines were overloaded because they were being used to relay emergency messages. I vividly remember the next day when Members of Congress stood arm-in-arm on the Capitol steps in a show of unity. Our leaders were united, and our citizens showed so much patriotism. US Flags were flying everywhere. Now, twenty-one years later, that unity is almost non-existent. Our country is so divided.

I invite you to reflect on September 11, 2001, and remember the service and sacrifice of all the individuals impacted by the attacks and the attacks’ aftereffects. Each time I see a picture of the gaping hole in the side of the Pentagon where the airline hit it, it brings tears to my eyes. Let’s all work to rekindle the spirit of unity that arose in America in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attack.

08/09/2022

What a great Social Action Workshop we had on Saturday, Aug 6th at Centerville UMC. The subject was the Cost of Poverty and the two ladies from Open Door in Columbus did a fantastic job running the workshop. The role playing certainly made it a lot more realistic and hopefully, all of the attendees now have a better understanding of some of the issues that people in poverty face each day. Approximately 40 United Women in Faith Ladies and one gentleman attended the workshop.