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HTC UWFaith Special Virtual Event

CELEBRATE!

Saturday, November 7th @ 10 am

Together with members from across our large conference, we'll meet virtually for a quick consent election and celebration. All are welcome and encouraged to participate -- no picture ID required! 


The election is to approve our slate of 2027 officers, our 2027 Budget and some simple changes to our Standing Rules. Then some Lydia Patterson students will join us. We'll learn more about what they are doing in creative arts -- visual arts, music and dance, and the new UWFaith student group will share a devotion with us.

Sign up now to get the zoom link to join the celebration!

Click for the proposed slate of 2027 Officers.
Click for the proposed 2027 Budget.

Click for the proposed changes to our Standing Rules.

The $20,000 goal is close! Let's shatter it!
 Your gifts will help us go beyond that goal and do so much more.
Thank you for your generosity!

Give in one of these three ways:

• Donate online with a credit card or PayPal.
• Mail a check payable to Horizon Texas Conference UWFaith (write Lydia Patterson Inst. on the check's memo line), and mail to our treasurer: Julie B. Noel, 9536 Heatherdale Dr., Dallas, TX 75243
• Bring your Creative Arts Studio donation to your District Fall Gathering

For full explanation of our 2026 Mission Project see our website. Read the "Letters from La Lydia" to learn more about the lives of LPI students. You'll also find a video that explains the project.

Questions? Contact LPI Board member & Metro East Dist President, Barbara Dorff.

Metro East District Gathering
October 17th at Kessler Park UMC in Dallas
9:00 am - 3:00 pm

"Raise Your Voice and Act Justly: 
 Turning Injustice into Action"


Keynote speaker: T. Maxine Woods McMillian 
Voters Rights - Rebecca Mcllwain and 
Gender Based Violence - Debra Nixon-Bowles

We'll start the day with coffee, goodies and fellowship, be inspired by the program, and workshops. The business meeting will be short and lunch is provided. There will be plenty of fellowship! No charge, but please register!
LOCATION: Kessler Park UMC, 1215 Turner Ave., Dallas, TX 75208

Questions? Contact Barbara Dorff, District President

AUTHOR & RETIRED UMC BISHOP 
Peggy A. Johnson Speaking

October 19th at 6:30 pm on Zoom

BOOK: The Ever-Expansive Spirit of God: For All Who Feel Left Out, by Peggy A. Johnson

Everyone is invited to join the Monday evening Book Club for this wonderful opportunity to hear from the author about her memoir, full of honest reflections on her personal Christian journey.

Bishop Johnson tells of her call to become a bishop; her marriage of now forty-four years to her best friend and fellow ordained minister; their life together with their two adult children; and the 'precious secret" that is revealed to her in 2010. Bishop Johnson leaves nary a stone unturned, willing to explore her deepest thoughts, fears, sorrows, triumphs, and mistakes. The book is in our 2026 Reading Program in the spiritual growth category.

To join on Zoom, email Caye Felton, Conference Resource Coordinator, and you will be sent the link.

Mid-South District RACIAL JUSTICE Gathering
Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere

October 24th in Waco 10 am - 1 pm with lunch

The program is focused on Voter Rights and Voting Suppression, followed by buffet lunch and business meeting to elect officers and approve our 2027 Budget. No charge!

Click for Registration and more info.

LOCATION: Revelation UMC, 125 Turner Street Waco, TX 
Questions? Contact Patsy Lampkin, District President

Membership Training for Local Units

Share the Good News Everywhere: Influence

Tuesday, October 27th 6:30 - 8 pm

National UWFaith is leading this virtual training to learn about options to learn, act, and lead to invite more women into the sisterhood of your local unit. We'll look at a new free resource, get ideas from growing unit's leaders. You'll leave with an action plan for the next few months developed for your local group!

Real Faith. Real Women. Real Community. Register now.

Leaven- Mini-Retreat "Be ye yeasty"

Thursday, October 29th 10 am or 6:30 pm

“God’s kingdom is like yeast that a woman works into the dough for dozens of loaves of barley bread—and waits while the dough rises,” (Matt. 13:33, The Messenger).

Consider how "leavening with God’s yeast" helps transform us into being spiritually mature. Guests welcome! No cost for this virtual event. Register now to get the reading and link for virtual event.

NOTE: This is the same event we had to postpone in July when our leader was sick. We're happy to present it at last —please make sure to register again so we can send you the new event details!

NORTHWEST DISTRICT VIRTUAL GATHERING
PARTY LINE: Update on Jerri Savuto Girls

Everyone is welcome to join the conversation!

Our special guests this month:

Cynthia Rives, JS Board chair and UWFaith leader

Pauline Ntombura, Director of the Jerri Savuto Girls's Center in Kenya

Gather with us virtually on zoom for an update us on the girls at Jerri Savuto and progress at the Center in Kenya. Get the Zoom link here.

MISSION TRIP SEEKING TEAM MEMBERS

Cynthia Rives leads team to work with Jerri's Girls in Kenya - June 2027

Join the team helping lead an Alternative Rite of Passage program that will give girls in the community an alternative to female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage. 
Approximate cost: $3,500 including flight.

Email Cynthia at cynrives@yahoo.com for details.

2027 Texas Legislative Event

Our 40th year working together!

If you are committed to justice, freedom, and opportunity for all people, especially women and children, then this is for you! Together we'll explore the issues, be inspired and learn to advocate for public policies that promote the well-being of all Texans. The speakers and workshop leaders will be issue experts. On the third day of the event, attendees visit the Capitol and meet with lawmakers who will be in Austin for the beginning of the next legislative session.

You'll be comfortable advocatinge when you know the issues and the facts. Connect with women like you, who are ready to put their faith into action!

Presented in partnership with Texas Impact.

Click for details & registration with Early Bird Pricing NOW!

Summarized from our first Advocacy Power Hour: Get Out The Vote!

Texas has one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the United States. 

People intend to vote, but fail to do it.

Increase voter turnout by 8 to 9% with a personal, face-to-face conversation. Simply talk to friends & neighbors about voting -- especially those who have recently moved, vote inconsistently or are somehow challenged.

Add another 4 - 9 % points to voter turnout if you talk through a specific plan about when and where they will go to vote! Move past the vague question of "will you vote?" and ask specific questions regarding when (early, by mail, or Election Day), what time, where they will vote, and how they will physically get there.

Click here for resources and the video recording of our Advocacy Power Hour.

Thank you to Jennie Berkholz, HTC UWFaith member and Deaconess candidate, for developing and leading this session.

What are your ideas for our next Advocacy Power Hour?

Let us know. After all, we believe love in action can change the world!

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



October 17 • Metro East Fall Gathering at Kessler Park UMC see info above

October 19 • Author Bishop Peggy Johnson speaks about her book see above

October 24 • Mid-South Fall Gathering see info above

October 27 • Training: UNSTOPPABLE Year of Influence for Units see above

October 29 • Soul Care Mini-retreat: "Leaven" see info above

Nov 7 • HTC UWFaith Election & 2026 Mission Project Celebration see info above

Click for how to submit your events.

• Social Action Resources

• Read the Advocacy Power Hour on Civic Responsibility. article &

• Check out the resources for the humane treatment of immigrants and refugees. Provided by the Horizon Texas Conference, immigration resources can be accessed here. 
• Read the UM Immigration Task Force’s Statement Denouncing the Actions of ICE in Houston and Honoring the Life of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

• From the Texas Bishops: A Pastoral Statement on the Death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

• For conversation and action, read Immigrant Rights Are Under Attack. What Do We Do? Stand Up, Fight Back
• Check out the new resources for Creation Care here, including Bible verses, ways you can combat climate change, devotional, FAQ's, podcast and more!

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

• BLOGS - Soul Care and Member a - read them anytime. 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 and Member Musings on the website. Send us your ideas too!

• Free UWFaith Digital Resources: have moved to UWFaith Digital where you can download them. Click here or log in at uwfaith.org/digital and navigate to "free resources" on the left sidebar to access them, organized by topic. See the collection of Assembly 2026 material that has been prepared to share with units & circles.

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

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.