All women are invited to join us for the Texas Conference Annual Meeting to be held at Lakeview Methodist Conference Center in Palestine, TX on September 26-27, 2025. Download the Program Guide here.
Registration
Registration should be completed by September 12. If you are registering by mail, the treasurer should receive your check by September 12.
Registration – Great Hall Dinner – Sparling Cafeteria Gather in Song & Ice Cream Social – Great Hall
Through the Lens of Faith: Stories That Shape Us Join us for an evening of reflection, storytelling, and sweet fellowship. This special event invites you to bring a photo, keepsake, or treasured item that represents a moment of faith, transformation, or spiritual heritage.
Saturday
7:15 – 7:45 am 8:00 am 8:15 am 8:45 am 9:00 am 12:00 noon 1:15 pm 2:45 pm 3:15 pm
Greet the Day Breakfast Registration for those arriving after breakfast Gather in Song Program/Annual Meeting Lunch Focus Group Closing Plenary/Communion Depart
Housing
There are two options for housing this year.
Dorm Housing – Many people to a room. You’ll need to bring your own linens for bed and bath, pillows and a flashlight.
1st Class Housing – Single or double occupancy. Linens & pillows are provided.
Food
There will be three meals available–a Friday meal, a Saturday breakfast, and a Saturday lunch. Your registration can include meals or you can bring your own food.
Speakers
Bee Moorhead
Bee is the Executive Director of Texas Impact and its sister organization, the Texas Impact Foundation. Since taking on this role in 2000, she has led Texas Impact to become one of the most respected interfaith advocacy networks in the country.
Under her leadership, the organization mobilizes tens of thousands of Texans from diverse faith traditions to advocate for policies that support vulnerable communities, local development, and environmental sustainability.
Bee’s expertise spans a wide range of policy areas, including health and human services, climate change, immigration, public budgets, and civic engagement. She has served on numerous state agency working groups and task forces, addressing issues from nursing home care to hurricane response. Additionally, she is a credentialed observer to the United Nations climate policy negotiations, attending the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’s annual Conference of the Parties since 2015.
Bee Moorhead has played a pivotal role in Texas Impact’s partnership with the Texas United Women in Faith for their annual Legislative Event. This long-standing collaboration brings together women of faith and conscience from across Texas to engage in policy advocacy, leadership development, and community building. The event provides a platform for participants to meet with lawmakers, attend workshops on key social issues, and explore ways to put their faith into action through legislative engagement.
Under Bee’s leadership, Texas Impact has worked closely with Texas United Women in Faith to ensure that the event remains a powerful force for justice, freedom, and opportunity, particularly for women and children. The partnership has strengthened faith-based advocacy efforts, equipping attendees with the tools and knowledge to influence public policy in meaningful ways.
Bee Moorhead and her husband, Robert Moorhead, share a life filled with purpose, advocacy, and community engagement. They are proud parents to three adult children and two grandchildren. As a former professional costumer, Bee loves sewing and knitting, as well as cooking, gardening, reading, singing, and travel. She is an ordained ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church USA, and a member of University Presbyterian Church in Austin since 1983.
Kathleen Spangler
Kathleen Spangler works for a technology company helping to address the social issues that affect health. She attends Klein UMC and is currently in her third year of seminary at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. She is a certified candidate for deacon in the United Methodist Church.
Rev. Thea Curry-Fuson
Rev. Thea Curry-Fuson is an Ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church. After growing up unchurched, Thea had a relational experience with God overseas that sparked her call towards pastoral ministry, eager to be a part of the Jesus mission. She is passionate about having authentic conversations about Jesus and hearing how God is moving in others. Thea has an MDiv from Southern Methodist University and a previous career in nonprofit management before entering ministry. She and her husband, Wayne, live in Pearland TX.
Voting
On Saturday, we will be voting to approve our 2026 budget.
We will also be voting on some new officers. Note that all women are invited to join us at our Fall Meeting (invite your friends!); however, non-members will not be able to vote.
Hands-on Mission Kits
We will be collecting our hands-on mission kits at Lakeview, so don’t forget to bring them. You can read more details here.
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