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HORIZON TX CONFERENCE
1st ANNUAL MEETING & CELEBRATION!

Saturday, March 7th in Dallas
9 am Check-in & Fellowship 
10 - 3 pm Program, Lunch & Workshops 


Celebrate all we've done together with awards and updates. Leave inspired for Love in Action in 2026!

Let us not love in word or speech, but in action and in truth" - 1 John 3:18

Our keynote speaker will be Rev. Mara Bim, a Justice & Advocacy Fellow, who is also a writer on the intersection of religion and politics, and active with Clergy League for Emergency Action and Response.

Learn more: Enjoy a lovely lunch and fellowship, learn about our 2026 Conference Mission Project and different ways to put Love into Action. Give yourself time for the mission displays, Resource Room, coffee and goodies at 9 am. Bring friends who want to know more about UWFaith and what makes us different.


$30 Registration Download new flyer here. Share one with a friend!

LOCATION: Lovers Lane UMC, 9200 Inwood Rd. at Northwest Highway, Dallas

Register Here! Request Childcare by 3/4/26

LAST CHANCE: Dedicate a Minute in honor or memory of someone special to be included in the Annual Meeting Program & Resource book.

Each minute you donate represents the cost of 1 minute of all UWFaith global mission services in the past year. The candle will burn at our 1st Annual Meeting on March 7th.

Our goal is 400 minutes. Use the form online at UWFaithHTC.org/candle-26.

Your honorariums will help fund UWFaith's vital, transformative mission work with women, children and youth in the US and around the world.

Karen Kaigler-Walker, HTC Spiritual Growth Coordinator

Last year I read a book that shifted my perspective on how I will celebrate Lent this year and maybe from now on. In his own words, Dr. Moore says:

 “For years I gave up something for Lent as a spiritual discipline. I would make a commitment to sacrificially give up something that was important to me as an exercise in self-denial. It was usually something I liked to eat such as desserts or hamburgers or pizza. One year I gave up. . . read more

METRO NORTH & MID-NORTH DISTRICT 

"Justice & Righteousness in 2026"

Annual Meeting: February 21st 9 am - 1 pm

Join us to hear from speaker, Deb Hughey, on what justice and righteousness look like in 2026. We'll spend time in joy and learning together!

Please register now for this Saturday!

$15 box lunch optional. Download flyer on our webpage. 


Location: FUMC Denton, 201 S. Locust St., Denton, TX

Questions? Email Karen Anderson-Lain, 2026 Metro North District President

METRO EAST DISTRICT

Inaugural Celebration & Annual Meeting
February 21st 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Feed My Lambs: Tend & Feed My Sheep
Please join with us to begin the new year, 2026, and celebrate our missions and ministries of 2025! We will gather in our traditional way for the Annual District Meeting and celebrate!

Click for full info and register now for Saturday!

Location: Munger Place UMC, 5200 Bryan St., Dallas, TX 75206

Questions? Email Barbara Dorff, 2026 Metro East District President

MID-SOUTH DISTRICT (Waco, Red Oak, Waxahachie, and Mexia)
February 21st 10 am. - 12:30 pm


Annual Gathering & Luncheon

Wear Red and bring your friends. Special Speaker: Katherine Clendenneen. Heart of TX Suicide Prevention Coalition LOSS Team. We're serving lunch and you'll be our guest. Childcare available. 
Register now for Saturday! No charge.
Location: Central UMC, 5740 Bagby Ave., Waco, TX

Questions? Email Lynne Grandstaff, DIstrict Advisor & National Director

SOUTH DISTRICT

Annual Mtg. & Spiritual Growth Retreat February 21st 8:30 am - 11:30 am

"Using Your Gifts to Serve Others"

Join us to celebrate the local units of South District in 2025 recharge with a focus on spiritual growth. Our special guest speaker will be Katie Pryor from UWFaith national staff, Executive Membership, Nurture + Development. 
 Register NOW for Saturday!

Location: First UMC - Killeen, 3501 E. Elms Rd.,Killeen, TX 
Questions? Email Donna Jensen, 2026 South District President

a Member Musing from Ruth Bowen

My Mother provided the tinder that ignited my interest in learning about and supporting Native American communities. The flames were fanned when I was asked to help our local unit with a program about Native American history, culture and the church.


Listening, learning and showing up are tools I use to broaden my knowledge and understanding about Native American communities. Reading books and watching documentaries are great learning tool, but to really understand and experience life is like, you need to visit where they live, listen to their stories. Join me in March for this meaningful experience read more . . .

ASSEMBLY 2026 in Indianapolis

May 15 - 17, 2026

The keynote speakers for this quadrennial event will be: 

• Stacey Abrams (voting rights advocate, political leader, and bestselling author)

• Rev. Carolyn Abrams (Stacey's mom & retired United Methodist clergywoman)

Register online: www.uwfaith.org/assembly

Then reserve your hotel room at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown with an enclosed walkway to the convention center by phone (317.262.8191) or online.

QUESTIONS?  Click to Contact: Julie Noel, our Conference Assembly Liaison 

MISSION TRIP SEEKING TEAM MEMBERS
Want to Go See Jerri's Girls in Kenya?

June 20 - July 3, 2026

See the girls who have a “chance and a choice” at the Jerri Savuto Center in Kenya. Your group will help with an Alternative Rite of Passage program for the girls in the community, providing an alternative to female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage. The program has six modules consisting different classes and exercises for the girls.

Cost of the 14-day trip will be $3500-$4000 per person which includes: round trip airfare, all accommodations (dual occupancy), in country transportation, meals, and a two-day photo safari.

Deadline soon: Contact Cynthia Rives by email or call her 254-592-1510.

Click for details about these events & more on our website calendar

February 21 • Metro East District Annual Mtg see info above
February 21 • Metro North District Annual Mtg. see info above

February 21 • Mid-South District Annual Mtg 9 am see info above

February 21 • South District Annual Mtg in Killeen @ 9 am see info above


March 7 • HTC UWFaith Annual Meeting in Dallas more info coming soon

March 14 • Mid-Central/West District Annual Mtg in Granbury info soon
March 21 • Northwest Dist. Day Apart @ Mercy Retreat Ctr. in Slaton, TX

March 28 • Dallas Bethlehem Center Easter Extravaganza volunteers needed

May 15-17 • UWFaith Assembly 2026 in Indianapolis see above

Click for how to submit your events.

• Click for a good Black History Month resource: Early Methodists were anti-slavery. Over time, we were segregated by race, only to join back together again in 1939 with a new form of segregation that was ultimately removed in 1968 with the merger of the Evangelical United Brethren and the Methodist Church. Today, we continue this journey as we seek to become anti-racist in our ministry. 

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

• 2025 / 2026 Conference Calendar explained - see FAQ's

• Soul Care blogs - read Karen's thoughtful messages anytime

• Member Musings blog - send your thoughts/perspectives to news@uwfaithhtc.org

• 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!

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

• District information - each District has a webpage that lists District officers, their contact information, District events and updates. Local officers: ask for support as needed from your District counterparts and keep in touch!

• 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.