We are preparing the slate of nominees for our upcoming Annual Meeting on September 26, 2026, and invite you to prayerfully consider women in our faith community who may be called to serve. Below is a list of open offices. At this time, no nominees have been confirmed, and we welcome your submissions.
Scroll to read all job descriptions, or click an office to jump to that section.
| Office | Nominee | Current Church |
| Communication Co-Coordinators | To be nominated | |
| Education And Interpretation | To be nominated | |
| Social Action | To be nominated | |
| Program Coordinator/Vice President | To be nominated | |
| Member of Nominations Committee Class of 2027 | To be nominated | |
| Member of Nominations Committee Class of 2029 | To be nominated |
To submit a nominee, please email Lillian C. Rogers Martin, Chairperson of the Nominations Committee at: admin@tumchtx.org on or before September 18, 2026.
Important Note
No nominations will be accepted from the floor during the Annual Meeting on September 26, 2026.
Rationale: In the spirit of thoughtful discernment and respectful preparation, we ask that all nominations be submitted in advance. This allows the Nominations Committee to:
- Prayerfully consider each candidate’s gifts and calling
- Ensure nominees meet eligibility requirements and are willing to serve
- Prepare a complete and transparent slate for review
- Honor the time and process of our Annual Meeting with clarity and unity
This approach reflects our commitment to intentional leadership and fosters a spirit of collaboration and trust. We thank you for your understanding and support.
Job Descriptions
Communications Co-Coordinator
The Communication Co-Coordinator shall:
- Work with elected leadership in promoting the organization and PURPOSE and publicizing activities of United Women in Faith.
- Provide training for the local unit mission team to develop skills and techniques in publicity; provide training for the local unit mission team to develop skills and techniques in publicity.
- Establish contact with church and secular press; establish contact with church and secular press.
- Serve as editor or cooperate with the editor of the Conference United Women in Faith’s newsletter, newspaper or column.
- Serve on the Executive Committee and, where they exist, the Committees on Program, Finance, and Membership Nurture and Outreach. serve on the Executive Committee, and, where they exist.
Mission Coordinators
Education and Interpretation Coordinator (E&I) Coordinator
Leader holds primary responsibility for interpreting the impact and importance of Mission Giving as an act of faith and commitment. Leader empowers women to understand, interpret, and participate in United Women in Faith’s mission with women, children, and youth, and outreach of the church, as well as engage in raising funds for mission and outreach.
She will:
- Understand and interpret United Women in Faith mission projects and concepts of mission, working closely with the finance and program committees to ensure that members are well-informed about what happens to their gifts, and what ministries are made possible through their Mission Giving.
- Promote and interpret the need for Mission Giving to fund the total mission program of United Women in Faith, including ministries with women, children, and youth, leadership development, spiritual growth, service and advocacy, and transformative education.
- Develop and promote strategies for engaging in and growing Mission Giving at all levels of United Women in Faith, including promotion of the Five Channels of Mission Giving
- Inform United Women in Faith members of transformative education and leadership development opportunities such as Mission u and Leadership Development Days.
- Promote mission studies, local mission opportunities, Mission u, leadership development events, spiritual growth retreats, Assembly, Ubuntu Days of Service, annual meetings, and other events underwritten by Mission Giving.
- Promote and utilize United Women in Faith print, online, and audiovisual resources to tell the mission story, and ensure these resources are available for mission programs and projects.
- Work with district/local mission coordinators for education and interpretation, provide resources, and conduct training at least annually.
- Serve on the conference Board of Global Ministries, or equivalent body, and work with the conference secretary of Global Ministries on mission education and interpretation (The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church 2016, ¶633.2).
- Serve on the following committees: leadership team, Program, Finance, Membership, and Mission u.
Social Action Coordinator
Leader works with the leadership team to engage members in advocacy for justice as it is rooted in our biblical tradition. She encourages work on the current national issue priorities (climate justice and ending mass incarceration of communities of color) of United Women in Faith National Office for the greatest potential impact for change. Visit uwfaith.org/what-we-do/serve-and-advocate for these priorities.
Conference social action leaders shall promote and interpret the biblical basis for social action and the position of The United Methodist Church on social issues, using the Social Principles, The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church 2020/2024, and The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church 2020/2024.
Essential Responsibilities
The social action coordinator shall:
- Serve as a member (or members) of the leadership team.
- Work with the leadership team and United Women in Faith National Office to integrate national issue priorities into the work of the local United Women in Faith conference; set a goal for a concrete “win” on one or more of the national issues priorities; and create a plan of action on one or more of the national issue priorities.
- Actively center the voices, leadership, and experiences of individuals—especially women, children, and youth—from communities most harmed around the national issue priorities.
- Train district or local social action counterparts for their role and skills required to advance United Women in Faith social action priority issues; support district social action leaders who plan ongoing district-level work on the issues; and serve as a contact to catalyze local and district work on social action to enable districts to learn from each other and help them to locate resources from United Women in Faith and other relevant organizations.
- Provide the conference communicator with social action content for conference communications and encourage district counterparts to do so at the district level (e.g. website, newsletters, or emails).
- Identify and connect with national, state, and local level organizations that are aligned with United Women in Faith social action priority issues to build relationships and opportunities for support, solidarity, and, as appropriate, collaboration.
- Identify and connect with other justice leaders within and across conferences. Seek to build alliances, share resources, and events with other committees and caucuses, such as Religion and Race, Status and Role of Women, racial/ethnic caucuses, and others.
- Consider how such alliances can advance work around the issue priorities (e.g., collaboration on resolutions to one’s annual conference, education, and strategy development on one or more issue priorities, etc.) and advance conference goals.
Aspirational Responsibilities
She will, as she is able:
- Work with the leadership team and district/local social action leaders to plan an annual or bi-annual state legislative event on United Women in Faith social action priority issues or other issues; this may be with ecumenical partners.
- Collaborate with the United Women in Faith counterpart spiritual growth coordinator to integrate biblical and theological focus into all social action work.
- Collaborate with the United Women in Faith membership coordinator to explore ways to engage new and current members of United Women in Faith through social action.
- Perform other duties as assigned,
- Serve on the following conference United Women in Faith committees: Charter for Racial Justice, Program Committees, and others as assigned.
- If serving at the conference level, represent United Women in Faith on your conference Church and Society committee (may have another name) bringing the priorities and concerns of United Women in Faith and explore areas for collaboration.
Program Coordinator/Vice President
In this role, she will work cooperatively with the president and assist the conference in fulfilling the Purpose.
She will:
- Guide the leadership team in its responsibility for planning and implementing program and events to strengthen mission and fulfill the Purpose.
- To the extent possible, actively observe and promote good environmental practices during gatherings.
- Serve as contact person for district/local program coordination designee or vice presidents, provide resources, and conduct training at least annually, as determined by the leadership team.
- Serve as chairperson of the Committee on Program.
- Serve on the following committees: Leadership Team, Program, Finance, and others as assigned.
- Perform other duties, if assigned, such as: promoting ecumenical relations in the conference or equivalent (e.g., interpret and promote Church Women United and the World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women and encourage attendance at their events).
- Perform the duties of the president in her absence.
Committee on Nominations
The chairperson of the committee on nominations and other members are responsible for the nomination of all elected leaders of the conference organization. This requires a clear understanding of the duties of each elected leader.
She will:
- Develop plans to help members of the committee see their task as an ongoing one.
- Provide information to the committee concerning vacancies that need to be filled.
- Work with chairpersons of district committees on nominations to identify and promote new leadership.
- Present an annual written report of term and tenure to the leadership team.
- Serve as the contact person for chairpersons of district committees on nominations, provide resources, and conduct training as determined by the leadership team and based on ongoing assessment and evaluation.
The chairperson of the committee on nominations will serve on the leadership team and other committees as necessary.
