{"id":2485,"date":"2023-08-02T03:28:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T03:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/uwfaith\/?page_id=2485"},"modified":"2025-02-01T22:10:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T22:10:09","slug":"national-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/uwfaith\/get-involved\/national-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"National United Women in Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Turning faith, hope, and love into action on behalf of women, children, and youth around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>United Women in Faith seeks to connect and nurture women through Christian spiritual formation, leadership development, creative fellowship, and education so that they can inspire, influence, and impact local and global communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Local Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To be a community of women whose purpose is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ, to develop a creative, supportive fellowship, and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We believe love in action can change the world.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We have opportunities for membership both within our local churches and individual membership \u201call access\u201d as a way to help women connect with other women around areas of justice, soul care, and spiritual growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Through our partnership with Faith Action Network, Legislative Advocacy events, our ongoing work addressing our Charter for Racial Justice, and our focus on justice issues such as breaking the school-to-prison pipeline, maternal health, food insecurity, climate care and more, we continue to be challenged to ask the \u201chard questions\u201d and take action individually, locally and globally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We support our ministry with women and children through pledged \u201cMission Giving\u201d throughout the year. Additionally, we promote \u201cLegacy Giving\u201d as an endowment that will assure that leadership development within this organization, which has been vital to the entire church for over 154 years, will continue to make a difference in the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Leadership Development and Education for the Transformation of our world at the local, district, conference, and national level is ongoing through an ever-increasing array of opportunities such as Annual Gatherings, Spiritual Growth Retreats, participation in the Reading Program, Faith Talk Webinars, Response Magazine, Daily Prayer Guide, Mighty Networks, Assembly and Jurisdiction Gatherings every four years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Our role in supporting our annual \u201cMission u\u201d in a cooperative manner with our Conference Board of Global Ministries provides a transformative educational opportunity for all adults, children, and youth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We have members actively participating on the boards of both of our National Mission Institutions within our own conference\u2026Atlantic Street Center and Tacoma Community House. In this way, we are kept up to date on the services and needs of these organizations \u201cclose to home.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We encourage you to explore United Women in Faith and the many opportunities for making a difference through the following sites:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join United Women in Faith Digital!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Join our community online at United Women in Faith Digital on your computer or phone through the Mighty app. You\u2019ll find a place to get new ideas, share questions, and find sisterhood. National offers regular Digital open houses to help you get started, so please go to <a href=\"https:\/\/uwfaith.org\"><strong>UWFaith.org<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>and create an account. Once there, you\u2019ll also get access to all sorts of resources, including a calendar with upcoming events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get Your United Women in Faith <br>Handbook 2025-2028<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwfaithresources.org\/prodDetail.cfm?productID=11784&amp;catid=2526\"><strong>Order Your 2025\u20132028 United Women in Faith Handbook!<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>This comprehensive guide contains a wealth of information and resources essential to all organization members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This handbook is a valuable resource and overview of the opportunities available through United Women in Faith. You\u2019ll find practical tips, mission funding guidelines, program and resource descriptions, and best practices for elected leaders and members. Discover our mission and vision, driven by a shared commitment to spiritual growth, creative fellowship, education, and advocacy, putting love into action on behalf of women, children, and youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/uwfaith\/get-involved\/national-resources\/national-united-methodist-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Resource Quick links<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New National Address<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>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:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United Women in Faith Church Center for the United Nations<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/777+United+Nations+Plaza,+11th+Floor+%0D%0A+New+York,+NY+10017?entry=gmail&amp;source=g\">777 United Nations Plaza,<br>11th Floor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/777+United+Nations+Plaza,+11th+Floor+%0D%0A+New+York,+NY+10017?entry=gmail&amp;source=g\">New York, NY 10017<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/uwfaith\/resources\/national-united-methodist-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More National Resources<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwfaith.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turning faith, hope, and love into action on behalf of women, children, and youth around the world. Our Mission United Women in Faith seeks to connect and nurture women through Christian spiritual formation, leadership development, creative fellowship, and education so that they can inspire, influence, and impact local and global communities. 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