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Six Women Who Impacted Our ‘Herstory’
Discover the life journeys of women who made significant impact in the world through their faith and call. ... Continue Reading→
Timeline for Women’s Suffrage
The next two years will see the commemoration of significant milestones in women's journey toward securing the right to vote in the United States. A timeline of this history is presented by NC ... Continue Reading→
The Way of Integrity: Living in right relationship with self, others, and God
Inspired by The Integrity Project at Emory University, this curriculum was developed to encourage living in right relationship with self and others within the faith communities of our local UM ... Continue Reading→
Women by the Numbers: Geographic trends associated with gender composition and compensation for UMC clergy
The General Commission on the Status and Role of Women is charged with the responsibility of "fostering an awareness of issues, problems, and concerns related to the status and role of women, with ... Continue Reading→
Women in the Civil Rights Movement
Here are some resources for stories of courageous activism recommended by Dr. Christena Cleveland of the Center for Justice and Renewal. "Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts by Women in ... Continue Reading→
Churches bring #MeToo to the pulpit
Sojourners has launched an interactive website of 100 sermons dealing with sexual and domestic violence. During 2018 they hoped they could gather 100 sermons but by July they had 150 and the number ... Continue Reading→
UMNews Commentary: In service of God, men and woman are equal
This commentary from Rev. Eunice Iliya of Jalingo, Nigeria comes in the series, "Many Voices, One Faith." ... Continue Reading→
#MeToo Toolkit
The National Sexual Assault Hotline reports an "unprecedented" increase in the number of calls they have recently received. The Social Principles of The United Methodist Church state: "sexual ... Continue Reading→
Hidden in Plain Sight: A Call to End Domestic Violence
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Church and Society has created a study to help congregations reflect on what the Bible and The United Methodist Church have to say about domestic ... Continue Reading→
Statistics on Victims of Sexual Violence
Every 98 seconds an American is sexually assaulted and persons between the ages of 12 and 34 are at highest risk. That data, and much more, is available from RAINN (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National ... Continue Reading→
Sexual misconduct at church: what every member should know
https://nccumc.org/cosrow/sexual-misconduct-at-church-what-every-member-should-know/ ... Continue Reading→