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We had a great time Experiencing Emmanuel at the Mission u Retreat!! 
It was wonderful to be in fellowship with sisters and new friends from across the conference. It was a good study. We learned new things looking at familiar Bible stories from new perpectives and connecting our own faith journeys.

A highlight was getting to know more about the life of Lydia Patterson students from our 2 guests, Rubi and Itzel, LPI graduates and current college students.

There are a lot of us squeezed into that picture! Click to see more pictures from our time together - class time, worship time, and lots of fellowship time!! See photos.

Karen Kaigler-Walker, 
 HTC Spiritual Growth & Soul Care Coordinator

Soul Care Mini-Retreat: Leaven

Thursday, July 30th
10 am OR 6:30 pm


In his book, The Kingdom of the Poor: My Journey Home, Fr. Charlie Strobel highlights,

"Blessed are those who break bread together, for they shall find God in their midst.” 
Well, yeah! Don’t we know this? Haven’t we always known that this the reason we practice Holy Communion? Surprisingly, the answer isn’t a simple yes or no, but a both/and. Some of us know this, but some think the symbolic bread is only a reminder of Jesus death and resurrection. This, in itself, is beautiful, but it’s only honoring half the rich symbolism of the communal loaf. 

The bread is both a commemoration of God/Jesus in us and a commemoration of us in God/Jesus—a two-way street that navigates us in the Christian life. Jesus shares the bread of His life, and we take and become yeasty bread ourselves. Then we share it with the world.  

Jesus as the “Bread of Life” represents the essential, soul-sustaining nourishment believers receive through a relationship with Him. Asking us to be “yeast” means He empowers us to absorb His nature and actively permeate the world, spreading His Kin-dom quietly but powerfully from the inside out.

Join us via Zoom on July 30 at either 10:00am or 6:30pm as we discuss what it means to be yeasty in God. Register here to get zoom link & reading ahead.

All women are welcome, 
not just UWFaith members or members of the UMC. Everyone!

Children as Young as 10

A Crisis of Arrests In Texas Schools!

A groundbreaking data analysis shows how districts across the state of Texas are arresting and citing children for common misbehavior. Of course, this leaves children with lasting trauma. The Texas Legislature has rejected bills to raise the age of criminal responsibility and sends schools even more police. Click to read the report and please consider mobilizing your group on one of the UWFaith ongoing legislative advocacy campaigns to interrupt the school-to-prison pipeline. Start with signing your name:

• Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools

• Tell Congress to Support the Ending PUSHOUT Act

2026 Mission u: 
Experiencing Emmanuel

VIRTUAL PM: Tues/Thurs, 7 - 9 pm, Aug. 4-13

VIRTUAL AM: Tues/Thurs, 10 am - noon, Aug. 18 - 27

"Experience Emmanuel" in August Virtually!

• How do “God is with us,” stories in the Bible help shape our faith, hope, and love in action?
• How do we experience God in times of joy and in challenging times of sadness, fear, or anxiety?

Register for 4 two-hour sessions in this transformative mission education event and feed your soul! Featuring young clergywomen as our Study Leaders. 
Questions? Contact Becca Bilz Davis, Dean

United Community Centers in Fort Worth

Bethlehem Center • Polytechnic Center • Wesley Center

‘Christmas in July at Bethlehem’ 
Saturday, July 25th 10-11:30 am

This mini Christmas celebration will include food, music, fun, and crafts! Children from all three centers will attend. This is a special opportunity for UWFaith members to visit the center, help with crafts, have fun and show the children some love! Support UCC by bringing paper products (paper towels, toilet paper, paper napkins, paper plates) and canned goods. Register here.

The United Community Centers are a National Mission Institution of UWFaith.

In loving Memory of Ruth E. Robinson - former North TX Conf UMW President. Funeral will be Saturday morning, at 11 am on July 25th at Hamilton Park UMC, 11881 Schroeder Rd, Dallas, TX 75243. Please wear shades of Blue for Ruth. Send cards to Robinson-Medlock Family, 9707 Arborhill Dr. Dallas, 75243

NORTH TEXAS FAITH VOTES

READY . . . SET . . . GO!
August 1st in Denton, August 2nd in Dallas


Join faith leaders and community members from across NorthTexas for learning, connection and civic renewal, with a panel discussion on immigration, public education and the impacts of H.R.1 on our communities. Also: breakout sessions, lunch keynote speaker and a celebration of our election officials and volunteers who support our elections.

Registration is needed, no walk-ins and space is limited.
Presented by Texas Impact & a diverse network of interfaith voices

UWFaith members (l-r) Mary Brown, Cathy Wyman, and Georgianne Hewett deliver advocacy postcards to Congressional Rep John Carter's local office in Georgetown to his District Director. Mary also gave the Rep information from the Social Principals to show the church's stand on immigration.

Almost 2,000 postcards were signed in our Conference - and delivered to our elected officials! Please send pictures of your deliveries to your Congressional Reps and the Governor to photos@uwfaithhtc.org.

Click here to report your efforts to UWFaith national.

Thanks to those who have gathered signatures and those who delivered postcards to their elected officials.

These postcards were advocating for UWFaith's priority issues: Climate Justice & Ending the Criminalization of Communities of Color. As UWFaith we advocate to elected officials serving at all levels of government. We have been at this work for more than 150 years!

Past and Future Partner Day

Tuesday, September 15th 9:30 am - noon

Come with a friend or bring your Circle to West

Dallas to learn about the current and innovative programming that WRCC has for children, youth, adults and their strong Senior community. It will also be a party- we'll join the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration! Register before Tues, Sept.1 No cost.

Learn more about their expansion plans! You'll hear more about Wesley-Rankin's extending their model into Pleasant Grove to reach more families while maintaining their West Dallas mission to give all neighbors equitable access to opportunity.

Have a mission idea? Check out this grant!! 
Application due July 25

Grants shall be given as initial seed money for:

• awareness-raising or education on gender issues,

• literacy, health, violence against women or children, leadership development, and other social issues,

• women's programs promoting justice, peace, & reconciliation,

• enabling women to meet ecumentically

Applications are due July 25 and can only be made every 5 years. The programs should also have local fundraising and donations. The grant is for less than $4,500 and is not recurring.

Click for Guidelines | Application form PDF | Application form in Word

Questions? Contact Julie Noel, our Texas Church Women United President

Mi$$ion takes money! Let's make it happen!
'26 Mission Project Goal: $20,000 


Be creative! Try one of these ideas:

• Host an event for everyone to learn a new craft from one of your talented members

• Have a painting party, a dance party or a music party, a recital, a talent show and collect for the project

• Arrange for a speaker to learn more about Lydia Patterson. Contact LPI Board member & ME Dist President, Barbara Dorff.


Share your ideas and event pictures to inspire the rest of us by emailing info@UWFaithHTC.org and we'll share them in a future issue.
Full information about this mission project is on our website.

For details about these events & more, see our website calendar


July 25 • Christmas in July at Bethlehem UCC mission - see info above
July 25 • Funeral service for Ruth Robinson, former NTC UMW President
July 30 • Soul Care Mini-Retreat, 10 am & 6:30 pm options, info & registration

August 1 & 2 • Ready, Set, GO! Get ready to vote! see info above
August • Virtual Mission u classes - see website calendar for dates 
Sept 15 • Past & Future Partner Day at Wesley-Rankin CC- see info above
Oct 3 • Soul Care In-person Retreat @ FUMC Ft. Worth more info soon

Click for how to submit your events.

• BLOGS - Soul Care and Member Musings - read them anytime. Send your thoughts & perspectives to news@uwfaithhtc.org

• Local Officer Training - Recordings available with guidelines, ideas, best practices

• Our website calendar is kept up-to-date and always available to confirm dates, details, and locations.

• Looking for a program? Need a quick or short program? Check out our Program Ideas in the Resources tab on the website. Send us your ideas too!

• Resources from our 2025 Racial Justice Event are posted on our website with links to watch the plenary session, explanation of the Charter for Racial Justice and more.Look at the RJ Event photo album.

• RESOURCES include an important reminder of the role the church plays in standing for justice and supporting vulnerable communities.

-- Check out the resources for the humane treatment of immigrants and refugees. Provided by the Horizon Texas Conference, immigration resources can be accessed here.

-- Check out the new resources for Creation Care here, including Bible verses, ways you can combat climate change, devotional, FAQ's, podcast and more!

United Women in Faith believe love in action can change the world.

United Women in Faith welcome ALL women of faith, no church membership required. We connect and nurture women through Christian spiritual formation, leadership development, creative fellowship, and education so that they can inspire, influence, and impact communities, locally and globally.