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Annual Conference Talking Points:

Additional information on the ratification topic is needed:

United Women in Faith supports the ratification of constitutional amendments passed by the 2024 General Conference to promote gender and racial equity within The United Methodist Church. These amendments, requiring approval by two-thirds of annual conference voters worldwide, include worldwide regionalization for a more inclusive church structure, the addition of “gender” and “ability” as protected categories against discrimination, and a strengthened commitment to being an antiracist institution. An additional amendment helps ensure denominational education standards are met by those voting for General Conference delegates.

Vote yes on constitutional amendments.

The 2024 General Conference overwhelmingly passed amendments to the church’s constitution to move the United Methodist Church toward more structural, gender, and racial equity. Now, they need to be ratified by members of the annual conferences.

United Women in Faith supports ratifying these amendments as a faithful way forward for our church. The text of the four ballots we’ll be voting on is available now, so be sure to review them and encourage others to support them.

United Women in Faith is hosting an information session on Thursday, May 15, at 8 p.m. (ET) focused on the upcoming United Methodist annual conferences this spring. The session will include information on what to expect at the meeting and the constitutional amendments up for ratification. Plan for an hour-long Zoom gathering, and we’ll save some extra time for Q&A just in case.

This gathering is open to anyone who wants to learn more about how decisions are made in the church, whether you’re attending the annual conference or not!

Register here.

Did you know that any woman can become a United Women in Faith member, even without a local United Women in Faith unit in their church?

Sisters, if you haven’t already joined, we invite you to join! We’d love to have you as part of our community.

The United Women in Faith Video is accessible in two ways:

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Find out more about Assembely 2026

Short Survey

At United Women in Faith, we want to connect you with transformative education like Mission u, leadership opportunities for women in your congregation and communities, and actionable ways to advocate for racial justice and climate justice. We first want to learn more about you and if you have a United Women in Faith group in your church. Please hit the camera icon on your phone and click on the QR code on the screen to answer this one-question survey, or click on the button below. Do you have a United Women in Faith group in your church? Enter your church’s contact details and hit submit.

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Regionalization

What is regionalization? Regionalization allows United Methodists throughout our connection to best serve their unique communities as they share the love of God, make disciples, and transform the world.

National Resource Quick Links

Disaffiliation FAQs

As of today, just under 7,000 churches have disaffiliated from The United Methodist Church, with more expected to follow before the cutoff date of Dec. 31, 2023. This often-heartbreaking season will hopefully be coming to an end, but United Women in Faith members will still have questions and will be looking to you for answers.

You can share and access a regularly updated, frequently asked questions resource on United Women in Faith and Disaffiliation at tinyurl.com/UWFaithFAQs.

Please do reach out to me at any time if you have questions or need clarity. You can also contact membership@uwfaith.org.

Despite—or maybe even because of—this contentious season, now is the perfect time to invite women to United Women in Faith. This time of discernment has given us a body of people who have searched their hearts and souls and come out the other side with a new understanding of and commitment to being United Methodist and United Women in Faith. There’s a new energy and pride and rootedness.

Don’t miss this chance to let the women who need us know our doors are open.

New National Address

Due to recent issues with receiving mail at 475 Riverside Drive and potential postal fraud, United Women in Faith is using our alternate office address at the Church Center for the United Nations for regular mail. That address is:

United Women in Faith Church Center for the United Nations
777 United Nations Plaza,
11th Floor New York, NY 10017

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