United Methodist Women Palatine

08/29/2026

07/22/2026

On this feast day of Mary Magdalene, an Easter hymn from Charles Wesley —

More courageous than the men,
when Christ his breath resign'd,
Women first the grace obtain
Their living Lord to find,
Women first the news proclaim,
Know his resurrection's power
Teach th' Apostles of the Lamb
who lives to die no more.~ Charles Wesley

07/11/2026

Eleven United Methodists embarked on a Civil Rights Pilgrimage across Michigan, learning the histories of marginalized communities and uncovering stories of resilience along the way.

JAMES DEATON
Content Editor

Who are we as Michiganders? What is our history, and who has shaped it? Whose stories do we tell, and whose voices have we silenced? Which communities have risen to new life despite exclusion and violence, and how do we, as people of faith, allow their stories to transform us?

Eleven Michigan United Methodists traveled together April 15-22, 2026, on the Michigan Conference’s first-ever Civil Rights Pilgrimage to grapple with these questions and learn about the struggle for justice among marginalized communities in our state.

Read the full article: https://michiganumc.org/hearts-ablaze-for-justice/

06/10/2026

06/01/2026

Shoutout to First United Methodist Church of Palatine for the amazing donation of childcare supplies for the children in our programs! Check out all of the diapers they donated to ensure our children are growing up happy and healthy.

Thank you FUMC Palatine!

05/28/2026

In the Loop learns more about ways that communities across Chicagoland are creating dementia-friendly spaces that lessen the isolation some families experience.

05/20/2026

Church women urged to resist authoritarianism: United Methodists Stacey Abrams and her mother, the Rev. Carolyn Abrams, challenged United Women in Faith to disrupt rollbacks to voting rights. Elizabeth Eckford, one of the Little Rock Nine, also shared her story of bravery in the face of brutality.

https://www.umnews.org/en/news/church-women-urged-to-resist-authoritarianism

05/18/2026