United Methodist Women is the largest denominational faith organization
for women with approximately 800,000 members whose mission is fostering spiritual growth, developing leaders, and advocating
for justice. Members raise up to $20 million each year for programs
and projects related to women, children, and youth in the United States and in more than 100 countries around the world. The Women's Division of the United Methodist Church is the national policy-making
body of this group.
President
at Deer Park UMC is Lynn Spencer
A community of women of various ages, whose purpose is to establish and maintain
mission work and global ministries for the United Methodist church and to extend themselves in Christian love to all individuals
through support and fellowship in the name of Jesus Christ.
Our officers for the year are Lynn Spencer, President; Wilma
Welling, Vice President; Annette Robertson, Secretary; Ruth Shipley, Treasurer; and Kate Gorsuch, Board of Child Care Contact.
Any woman in the community may join the UMW. If you would like
to join, contact Lynn Spencer, 410-857-9882.
Activities
for the next few months are:
February.........Discovering
Haiti
March..............Self-Denial
April.................Seeking Justice
May..................Program
On Hati
June................Genealogy Dinner
July..................No Meeting
August.............Picnic
September......Book
Reviews
October...........World Thank Offering
November &
December....... TBA
All
meetings are at 1pm at the Church on the 4th Monday of each month.
UMW Missions
In April we had our special mission Sunday for Suzanne Potter. She is our United Methodist missionary in Liberia,
teaching nursing skills to students who want to learn to become nurses, so they can provide health services to their
people.
These students have a problem paying tuition fees and
having enough money for food. We hope you will want to help by sharing financially in their ministry.
Our special mission Sundays will be the 1st Sunday each month.
Ruth Shipley Missions Coordinator