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I give thanks to God for you! 
Together we met & exceeded our 2025 Mission Project goal -- and are changing lives. Together we have enriched each others lives with fellowship, soul care and mission education. Together we have made a difference in our local communities by volunteering and putting Love into Action.

I pray you will feel love surrounding you this holiday!

-- Wendy Campbell, HTC UWFaith President

ASSEMBLY 2026 in Indianapolis

May 15 - 17, 2026 
DO IT NOW! Price increase on 12/1 
www.uwfaith.org/assembly

Register online now for this quadrennial event!

The keynote speakers will be: 

• Stacey Abrams (voting rights advocate, political leader, and bestselling author)
• Rev. Carolyn Abrams (Stacey's mom & retired United Methodist clergywoman)

Then reserve your hotel room in our CONFERENCE BLOCK at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown with an enclosed walkway to the convention center. Deadline for Hotel Block rooms: Dec. 1st, 2025. Book by phone (317.262.8191) or online.

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

2025 MISSION PROJECT CELEBRATON


Click to watch the video of our Nov. 1st interactive virtual celebration with the girls at the Jerri Savuto Center. The girls living at the Center in Kenya offered prayer, scripture, testimony and a clever "Newscast" telling us about recent developments and how they are grateful for our support! Your HTC UWFaith officers greeted the girls and shared your messages of encouragement, prayers and love for them. It is a rare opportunity to hear thanks from the beneficiaries of our international mission project!

2025 MISSION PROJECT UPDATE
Nov. 1st Celebration Video Highlight: 
The Jerri Savuto Center News

In this 7 minute clip, the girls give a newscast full of gratitude and fun. This was written and performed just for us in the Horizon TX Conference! Click to watch the news now from news anchor, Divora, and her reporters Orian, Monica, Joy, Linda, Massie and Faith. Their gratitude is genuine and you'll be enjoy how clever they are!

Thanks to all 2025 Mission Project Donors!

Your donations are changing lives! The funds have been sent to Kenya for building the new security stone wall. The wall will help protect them in 'FGM season' (December) when many girls get "the cut."

One of the ways you can honor or memorialize someone special to you, your group, or congregation is to Burn the Candle. Each minute the candle burns represents the cost of all United Women in Faith missions for 1 minute of the year. Your honorariums will help fund UWFaith's vital, transformative mission work with women, children and youth in the US and around the world. 

This year we're asking for $25 per minute. We will Burn the Candle at our annual meeting in March, and hope to burn the candle for 400 minutes. Make this a part of your year-end traditions! Use the form online at UWFaithHTC.org/candle-25

Perspective from Karen Kaigler-Walker, HTC UWFaith Spiritual Growth Coordinator


Do you know that the Fruit of the Spirit, Goodness, includes gratitude? As we extend goodness to others and ourselves, we should be equally grateful for the goodness God and others extend to us. Like the other eight Fruits, gratefulness costs us nothing except, changing from our self-centered ego to other-centered.

I love author Daphne Simpkins’s humorous series on Mildred Budge, a crotchety, opinionated older woman who has a heck of a time trying to be a good Christian. After an encounter that tested Mildred's limits she says. . . read more.

What book(s) do you recommend? What book made an impact on you? 
Readers are asking for reviews and recommendations -- and we KNOW you have a favorite! Please share! Please send a short review or recommendation of a book on the UWFaith Reading Program list to news@uwfaithhtc.org.

By the way, you have until 12/31/25 for this year's Reading Program. Remember to check out our virtual HTC UWFaith bookclubs here and discuss with other Horizon TX women.

2026 Texas Legislative Event

If you are committed to justice, freedom, and opportunity for all people, especially women and children, then this is for you! Presented in partnership with UWFaith from across Texas and Texas Impact, the event includes two days of speakers, inspiration, and workshops where you learn about the issues. On the third day of the event, attendees will visit the Capitol and meet with lawmakers.

You'll connect with women like you, who are ready to put their faith into action! Click to register NOW! Early Bird Pricing ends 12/15

2026 Resources Ready To Order

Deepen your faith and community with United Women in Faith! A great way to do this is by using the 2026 Daily Prayer Guide and Program Resource. Both are great UWFaith resources. The Daily Prayer Guide is a devotional companion that includes daily lectionary Scripture reading, advocacy day reminders, prayers and mission personnel reflections as well as pictures from mission personnel.  

The Program Resource contains monthly programs for your unit or circle and also includes Scripture study, and activities.

Order them separately or get both for a discounted Bundle price of $28.00 (Full retail value is $34.98). This price is only good through December, so order now!

Adopt-a-Girl at the Center now and send her Christmas greetings! When one adopts a girl, it's for $50 a month or $600 for a year to provide the basic needs for each girl. This includes room & board, school fees, medical care, and insurance. Sponsors are needed for 16 of the 74 girls. The Jerri Savuto Center for Girls is now a 501(c)3 so your gift will be tax deductible. Contact Joyce Whiteley to handle an adoption today!

New Photo Albums have been added!

• Fall District Gatherings

• UWFaith Sundays

• Local Events

Share your event photos by emailing them to us at photos@uwfaithhtc.org . 
Be sure to include caption info including your local group, event description, and names of those in the photos!

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Promote your local group events. Share information and graphics for your local fundraisers and celebrations so your UWFaith Sisters can enjoy your efforts - and support your group! Click for how to submit your events.

Click for details about these events on our website calendar

December 6 • A Not-So-Grinchy Christmas Tea & Silent Auction You are invited by First Plano UWFaith to join this special event. 1 - 3 pm Tickets $5 / $15

December 31 • End of current Reporting Period for local units & the UWFaith Reading Program

January 10 - Local Officer Training - Virtual sessions for each UWFaith role; mark your calendars now; details coming soon

January 15 • Local Unit Annual Reports due - forms are all available online

January 25-27, 2026 • Texas Legislative Event "Hope: Action & Accountability" in Austin; see above

March 7, 2026 • HTC UWFaith Annual Meeting, Plan to be in Dallas that Saturday!

May 15-17, 2026 - Assembly 2026 in Indianapolis. Visit uwfaith.org/assembly

Click for how to submit your events.

• New resources for November -- Honoring Native American Heritage Month: A call to listen, learn, and build relationships

• ANNUAL REPORT FORMS - They aren't due until January 15, 2026, but now is a good time to familiarize yourself with the questions.

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

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

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

• 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!

• Officer Training Handouts are available on our website under Resources. Watch for videos of the recent Officer Training sessions to be posted there soon.

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.