Gateway District United Women in Faith
Quadrennial Theme
2024
Quadrennial Scripture
“And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple—truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.” Matthew10:42 NRSV
Quadrennial Hymn
“Heal Me, Hands of Jesus”
Color: Purple
WISDOM– “Christian wisdom begins with putting our fear in God, followed by increasing our knowledge and understanding of who God is and what God’s intentions are for.”
“For the LORD gives wisdom and from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.” Proverbs 2:6 NRSV
Greetings!
Our President’s “Greetings!” to you.
2024 Calendar
Gateway District UWF Leadership Team
Gateway District UWF presented its Mission u Study entitled 'Welcome Home' on Saturday, July 20, 2024. Daisy Dye, Gateway District UWF President, was the study leader for the event. the event was hosted by Galilee United Methodist Church in Laurinburg, NC.
Welcome Home is an adult curriculum that also includes a couple of sessions that are adaptable for children. The sessions explore how we can know God as an intimate friend who welcomes us. Abiding in God’s safety and dwelling in God’s provision, allows us to open our hearts to a fuller embrace of the power and presence of God so that we may find our home in God. Participants were invited to dig deeper into what it means to live in the kin-dom of God and how this helps us to develop practices for building and existing in healthier communities.
Author Neomi Fletcher leads participants through a journey in eight one-hour explorations that start with examining home and redefining what it means in light of Scripture’s repeated invitations to dwell with God as individuals, community members, and persons of faith.
The explorations lead participants outward so that what starts with our personal homes, expands to welcoming others to join us in our work as co-creators to establish God’s
kin-dom on earth. The sessions include Scripture explorations, discussions, activities to apply what is being learned, and two intergenerational sessions.
A blessed time was had by all.
Pictured: 1. Participants Gather around the altar (pictured left to right: Lynn Clewis (NC Conference Mission u Coordinator), Mary Armstrong, Daisy Dye, Kathy Jones, Jackie Petty, Susan Laudate, and Rosemary Rainer).
2. Daisy Dye, Mission u Study Leader and Gateway District UWF President.
3. Mary Armstrong and Rosemary Rainer.
4. Jackie Petty, Susan Laudate, Kathy Jones.
5. Altar: Daisy set the altar to be warm and welcoming. The color purple was used because it is this year’s color for the NCCUFW Quadrennial Theme. the cross, Bible, and candles were used to remind everyone of the comforts of “Home.”
United Women in Faith
Handbook, Forms, Financial Documents
Gateway Additional Forms
Mission Projects Sheets
For questions, contact the Conference Social Action Coordinator-Sue Morris
United Women in Faith
PURPOSE
The organized unit of United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose purpose is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries.
WHO ARE WE
The United Methodist Women began in 1869 with only six women who attended a rainy night meeting to discuss sending missionaries to India. View our complete history here. We are now the largest denominational faith organization for women with approximately 800,000 members who are committed to the same purpose and have a passion to change the world around them. Any woman who commits herself to the PURPOSE of UMW to engage in personal spiritual study and growth, giving to mission, and taking action by advocating for social justice can be a member
(you do not have to be a United Methodist or meet an age requirement).
The North Carolina Conference has 8 districts and NCCUMW belongs to the Southeastern Jurisdiction (SEJ)
[one of five jurisdictions within the United States].
