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Food, Faith, and Fellowship Aprons

This year in concert with our Annual Meeting theme of Food, Faith, and Fellowship, we’ll be offering aprons for sale with the UWFaith logo embroidered on them.

The aprons are khaki in a 65/35 Cotton/polyester blend (so not much ironing needed). The cost is $25. Pre-order now, and you can pick yours up at Lakeview.

Important

  • Orders must be placed by Sunday, September 15th, 2024.
  • When paying, the site will ask you for a shipping address, so that we have a way to contact you. There WILL NOT be a shipping option. All aprons must be picked up by someone attending Fall Annual Meeting Lakeview.
  • There will be no guarantee that any will be available at Fall Meeting if you have not pre-ordered.
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Need to send a check? Order here.

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General Secretary Sally Vonner to Keynote 2024 Fall Meeting

Registration is now open for the Texas Conference Fall Annual Meeting to take place at Lakeview Methodist Conference Center outside Palestine, TX on September 27-28. We are excited to announce that the General Secretary and CEO of United Women in Faith, Sally Vonner, will join us as our keynote speaker.

To show our appreciation for all that Sally has done during her first year as General Secretary, the Texas Conference will present her with a Special Mission Recognition Award. During the registration process, individuals are invited to contribute to purchasing the pin Sally will receive. Units can also contribute by contacting treasurer, Kathy Aubin.

Our theme this year is Food, Faith, and Fellowship. You are all invited to wear your best apron and bring a recipe to share during our Friday night fellowship time. Don’t have an apron? We’ll have some for sale with the UWFaith logo! Stay tuned for more details.

Rev. Ellen Thornburg, Associate Pastor at Love UMC, Rev. Eleanor Colvin, Senior Pastor at Westbury UMC, and Rev. Jennifer Hodson, Pastor at Bryan Community Church, round out our list of dynamic speakers and workshop leaders.

Rev. Thornburg
Rev. Colvin
Rev. Hodson
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Schedule

Friday

  • 3-5 pm Registration, Bagley Hall
  • 5:30 pm Dinner, Sparling Cafeteria
  • 7:00 pm Gather in Song, Bagley Hall
    • Speaker – Rev. Ellen Thornburg
    • Fellowship – Bring your recipes and aprons!

Saturday

  • 7:30 am – Greet the Day
  • 8:00 am – Breakfast, Sparling Cafeteria
  • 8:15 am – Registration, Bagley Hall
  • 8:45 am – Gather in Song, Bagley Hall
    • Hands-on Mission Project Dedication
    • Candle Burning Ceremony
    • Presentation of Special Mission Recognition Pin – Sally Vonner
    • Legacy Fund Report
    • Keynote Speaker – Sally Vonner
    • Business Meeting
      • Election of Officers
      • Recognition of Retiring Officers
      • Adoption of 2025 Budget
      • Pledge Service
      • Offering
  • 12 noon – Lunch, Sparling Cafeteria
  • 1:15 pm – Workshops (choose one) – Rev. Jennifer Hodson and Rev. Eleanor Colvin, Bagley Hall
  • 2:15 pm – Closing Plenary/Communion, Bagley Hall
  • 2:30 pm – Depart
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2024 Annual Luncheon Brings Sisters Together from Across the Conference

On June 10, 2024, women from across the Texas Conference met to break bread–cheese bread to be exact–and fellowship with their sisters during the Texas Annual Conference. The Annual Luncheon was held in the Rose Garden Room of the Westchase Marriott, and more than 60 women attended.

President Theresa Graham welcomed all to the table, and Deb Wroblewski, Program Resource Officer, delivered the devotional.

President, Theresa Graham
Deb Wroblewski, Program Resource Officer

Carla Cardoza, President of the Lydia Patterson Institute (LPI) in El Paso, stepped to the podium next to share the story of their school. LPI has a rich history of nurturing academic excellence and spiritual growth, and they are looking to partner with women from the Texas Conference. You can learn more about the great work being done by the Institute in this video. If you would like to contact Ms. Cardoza to discuss ways to collaborate, her email is c.cardoza@lpi-elpaso.org.

Carla Cardoza, President, Lydia Patterson Institute

Following that Theresa introduced the very-deserving recipient of the 2024 Hazel Decker Award, Stacie Hawkins. Stacie currently serves as the Vice-President of the Texas Conference and she recently served as a delegate to the General Conference of the United Methodist Church. In addition, she has been nominated as President of the South Central Jurisdiction of United Women in Faith, with the election coming up at the end of June.

Stacie Hawkins, Hazel Decker Award Recipient with President, Theresa Graham

In her acceptance speech, Stacie spoke of her long association with United Women in Faith and how she was nurtured by the women at Windsor Village UMC.

Keynote speaker, Rev. Romonica Malone-Wardley, who currently serves as Assistant to the Bishop, based her talk on Acts 10. She asked us to consider how Peter and Cornelius might have wanted to “other” each other, but instead, by working with people with whom they might not normally work, they became witnesses to the miraculous power of the Holy Spirit.

Rev. Romonica Malone-Wardley

Theresa closed the meeting by presenting Romonica with a Special Recognition Pin, and Romonica closed us all in prayer.

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Tickets now available for 2024 United Women in Faith luncheon

The Texas Annual Conference will be here before you know it and that means that the United Women in Faith Annual Luncheon is right around the corner. The luncheon will take place on Monday, June 10, at noon at the Marriott Westchase. The cost of a ticket is $50. Click here to purchase tickets..

This year’s speaker is Rev. Romonica Malone-Wardley. Ordained as an Elder in the Texas Annual Conference in 2010, she has served as an associate pastor, senior pastor and district superintendent. Currently, Malone-Wardley is working as Assistant to Bishop. 

Photo courtesy Texas Annual Conference

Malone-Wardley has also held posts as General Conference Delegate, member of the Strategic Mapping Team and the Board of Ordained Ministry in the TAC. In addition, she served on the nominations committee of the South Central Jurisdiction of the Black Methodist for Church Renewal and on the South Central Jurisdiction Mission Council.

United Women in Faith members are encouraged to invite their clergy to join us for the event.

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Officers Meet During 2023 Texas Annual Conference

Texas Conference officers met twice during the 2023 Texas Annual Conference in Houston to plan programming for the next year and to report on the previous year.

President Theresa Graham leads Officer Meeting

During the program meeting on May 29, officers worked on the theme and activities for the upcoming Fall Festival, which will take place Oct 6-7 at Lakeview, our first in person fall meeting in several years.

Officers also decided to hold two Ubuntu Days of Service. The first one will be in August at the Wesley Community Center in Houston, one of the United Women in Faith National Mission Institutes. UWF members from across the Texas Conference will be invited to spend the day volunteering at Wesley. Stay tuned for more details. The second Ubuntu day will be held in the Spring.

District presidents and Conference officers listen to reports

On Tuesday, May 31, District presidents joined Conference officers for a meal and to hear reports from each of the officers.