Yadkin Valley District United Methodist Women 2018 Leadership Training. Saturday, November 3rd

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1 UNITED METHODIST WOMEN YADKIN VALLEY DISTRICT Newsletter Fourth Quarter 2018, Volume 6, Issue 4 Yadkin Valley District United Methodist Women 2018 Leadership Training Saturday, November 3rd Concord United Methodist Church Mocksville, NC

2 President: Martha Isenberg Fall greetings to all United Methodist Women! We have had a busy year in our district and I want to thank you for all you have done reaching out to those in your communities and around the world. I look forward to reading all about the accomplishments of your unit in your year end reports that are due December 15. Now is the time to evaluate whether your unit has met the criteria for a Mission Today Unit. If you haven t reached it yet, there is still time. Thanks to Mary Jo Brewer, our vice president, and her committee for planning an excellent Annual Meeting which was held at Trinity UMC in King. We were privileged to have Julia Willis, our conference president, to share highlights of our 150 year legacy. It was wonderful to see 7 more units recognized for being Mission Today Units than in the past year and to see many recognized for being Justice Today Units, giving in all Five Channels of Giving, and participating in the Reading Program. One of the most important meetings of the year is our Leadership Development Day on November 3 at Concord UMC in Mocksville. This is a day for training all new and continuing officers for For the past few years, this has been the district event which had the lowest attendance. I d like to see that changed this year. If you are a president, this is the meeting that you will receive the report forms for the year plus new information that will help you do your job more easily and effectively. If a president is not able to attend, please ask one of your members to pick up your information pack so we won t have the expense of mailing those. More information about Leadership Development Day is in Ruth Hoyle s article. I look forward to seeing you there! Martha Bethlehem Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Did you know that there is a new building addition to the Bethlehem Center that will add 4 new classrooms and additional parking space? Construction is moving along and you are invited to a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, November 13 at 9am at the center at 520 North Cleveland Avenue, Winston-Salem. Mayor Allen Joines will be there to cut the ribbon and celebrate the grand opening of the new addition. The Center has provided Five-Star Early Childhood Education to the Winston-Salem community for over 95 years and this expansion will allow them to serve even more children and families. United Methodist Women owns the building and the center is one of our mission institutions, so come and celebrate this expansion and tour the facility after the ceremony. 2

3 Vice President: Mary Jo Brewer This year is just racing by. I can t believe that it is fall already. It was a busy summer for United Methodist Women, with our Spiritual Growth Retreat at Lake Junaluska, Mission u at Pfeiffer University and our Yadkin Valley District Annual Meeting. This fall is busy also with Conference Annual Celebration, Conference Leadership Development and our Yadkin Valley District Leadership Development/Officer Training. Thanks to all who attended the Yadkin Valley Annual Meeting and to all who helped in any way with it. And a special thanks to the Trinity UMC United Methodist Women for hosting the meeting and for the delicious refreshments. Debra Lawson, Trinity UMW President, was a joy to work with. Conference President Julia Willis had a good message for us. We had good music and the Legacy Fund skit proved that we have some good actresses/comediennes in our district. Through our Hands-On project, we collected $ for the Legacy Fund. Thank you for your contributions. The annual meeting is the time for us to conduct the business of the district and to share reports. There is a lot to do at the meeting and we try to do it all in the least amount of time possible. Thanks again to all who attended and to all who helped with the annual meeting. I hope that you learned something and enjoyed it. It is a privilege to serve as your Vice President. Let us continue to support the work of the United Methodist Women in our local units/churches, in our Yadkin Valley District and in our Western North Carolina Conference. I look forward to seeing you at our next event, district and conference. Love and Peace to All, Mary Jo Leadership and Development : Ruth Hoyle The year is passing quickly. Thank you to those who have been serving as local officers, those who are stepping into a local office, and those who are continuing to serve. We will join together for our 2018 Leadership Training on Saturday, November 3, at Concord United Methodist Church in Davie County (please note this is the Concord UMC at 161 Cherry Hill Rd, Mocksville, NC 27028). I remember going to the wrong church for a district meeting because I did not pay attention to the address. I try to learn from my mistakes! This will be a time to learn more about your office and UMW. It is also a great opportunity to share successes and concerns. Registration will start at 1:30. The gathering will start at 2:00 with a brief presentation about the State Employees Credit Union (SECU) Family House in Winston-Salem. The hands-on project is items for this special place There will be an offering for undesignated giving. We are blessed to be part of a mission-based group of women and the amazing things done in God s name by our giving. See page 4 for details. Some classes will end earlier than others. Refreshments will be served as classes end for a time of fellowship. Program Resources will be available. You may be in touch with me by calling my cell: ; with Barbara Crotts (host church): The number for Concord UMC is I look forward to seeing you! Ruth 3

4 Yadkin Valley District United Methodist Women 2018 Leadership Training New and returning officers Saturday, November 3rd 2:00pm 4:00pm Registration begins at 1:30pm Concord United Methodist Church 161 Cherry Hill Rd, Mocksville, NC Hands on Project: items for the SECU Family House. Suggested items: breakfast items, single serve snacks, coffee and creamer, disposable plates/bowls/cups/utensils, Kleenex, paper towels, puzzle books, foil/plastic wrap Undesignated giving. Make checks out to YVD UMW Directions: From north via Hwy 601 S: take 601 S to Mocksville; turn right to stay on 601 S to 801 N; turn left onto 801N; go 2.15 mi to Cherry Hill Rd on the right. Church is on the left. From East via I40-W: take exit 180A (801 S) toward Bermuda Run; go 16 mi on 801 S; turn left on Cherry Hill Rd. Church is on the left. From East via 64 W: take 64 W to 801 S; turn left onto 801 S and go 5.04 mi; turn left on Cherry Hill Rd. Church is on the left. 4

5 Treasurer: Jamie Smith The Power of Bold, our theme for Annual Celebration, continuing with our Assembly theme in May. While reflecting on the program and sessions I attended at Assembly, I think there is no better time than the present to be more BOLD. As our Conference President, Julia Willis wrote in her most recent Conference Gram article We can feel helpless or take action, take a stand, and be BOLD! Many local units are feeling the crunch, saying member numbers are down, members are getting older, their giving is decreasing All these things, to me, indicate that they are feeling helpless. I wonder how helpless those eight women in Boston felt in 1869? Instead of feeling helpless and hopeless they put their faith into action, stepped up to be BOLD organizing the Women s Foreign Missionary Society. Without their BOLDness where would we be today? Think of how many lives the UMW have touched through our many missions! Be strong and bold; have no fear or dread of them, because it is the Lord your God who goes with you, he will not fail you or forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6 I encourage you to be BOLD, keep the faith, take action, take a stand. Read response magazine and check the UMW website to see where our mission dollars go. It takes all of us working together to help those in need locally, nationally and globally. We may not be large in number in some local units but For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am among them. Matthew 18:20. Jesus will be with us when we meet, just as he was with the eight in Boston. At our Annual Meeting in August, we collected $3, for our Hands On project The Legacy Fund! Our undesignated love offering was $1,191.83; program resource sales were $ and Gift to Mission and in Memory card sales were $230. Do you doubt Jesus was with us? Let us remember the pennies those eight women in Boston saved to send the first two Women s Foreign Missionary Society mission ladies to India. If they could take action, take a stand, be that BOLD in 1869, just think of what we can do in 2018! Continue the work they started! Be BOLD! In Christ, Jamie Because of the necessary rescheduling of Annual Celebration, and Leadership Development Day for District Officers, our Ubuntu Day of Service originally scheduled for October 20th has been CANCELLED. See you next year on October 12, 2019! 5

6 Greetings UMW Sisters, Social Action: Joyce Irby I know that units are doing what we are all about helping those in need in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. As we seek Social Justice, let s keep an eye on the aid that comes now and in the long term. There are some communities that still did not get help from our government agencies from just a few years ago. Economic inequality exists today but also the effects from the past are still with us now. Communities of color were restricted by laws, regulations and city planning zones as to where they could live. Those areas were across the railroad track, swamp lands and undesirable properties. SHOUT OUT TO: UMW at Trinity in King! I enjoyed my visit with them. We had group discussions with presentations on Mass Incarceration, Climate Justice, School to Prison Pipeline and a few other topics. The ladies brought such insight and concern about these issues and what we can do. This unit has a lot going on such as: supporting two missionaries; providing Bingo prizes for a nursing home; providing classroom supplies throughout the year; and supporting the King Outreach Ministry. KUDOS, ladies! In Peace, Joyce Communications Coordinator: Deborah Brooks I hope you were minimally impacted by this devastating hurricane. Maybe took advantage of a rainy day to catch up on the Reading Program. My husband and I travelled to various towns in the eastern part of the state during Labor Day weekend. In the news, I recognized towns and highways mentioned that we visited/travelled and could not imagine that they are now under water. Prayers to all who were impacted. Don t forget to send us your 2019 unit officer information. Forms should be available at Leadership training and I plan to send an electronic version to your presidents and/or officers on behalf of Pam Myers, your new Communications Coordinator. My tenure is up as Communications Coordinator and I have enjoyed all four years! Seriously! I found it interesting to read all the various names of members and addresses. Some common some quirky. I have learned a lot and I appreciate everyone working with me to get the newsletter out. Thank you to the YVD UMW district team for all their contributions. Thank you to all who submitted pictures and all of you who were patient with me as I took pictures. Please continue to send us pictures either to the Historian and or Communications as we want to see what our units have accomplished. And thank you to PIP/Sir Speedy for their friendship and skills in getting the newsletter out. Many blessings to you. Deb 6

7 Secretary of Program Resource: Donna Ireland Greetings to my UMW sisters! I hope you have had an enjoyable summer and have read at least one book. Fall is approaching and before you know it this year will be over. There are lots of books on the reading program that you can read in the next few months so you can complete Plan 1(5 books and one from each category) and many of these are not long. I encourage you to read so you can become educated on the issues that UMW focuses on. I have read another book that I want to share with you. It is called Across Many Mountains: A Tibetan Family's Epic Journey From Oppression to Freedom. In this memoir, Yangzom Brauen tells the story of her now 90-yearold grandmother Kunsang (a nun) and grandfather's (a monk) daring decision to flee from Chinese controlled Tibet to India with her mother, then 6 years old. With little money and no idea of what they would meet along the way, they began their journey to cross the Himalayas on foot. It is another book that I learned so much from and it was really good. There is the possibility of changes coming to how Program Resources will be handled in the future. As soon as I know more about it, I will share the info with you. I know many of us do not like change because we are comfortable with how things have always been done. But sometimes change is for the better. I guess if it does change I might not find it too hard since I m still pretty new at this job and still learning. Just giving you a heads up. I am happy to come and visit with your unit and will be glad to share info with you about the reading program. I always enjoy visiting with my UMW sisters. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions and if I don t know the answer, I will find someone who does. Blessings, Donna Parlimentarian: Brenda Wills DID YOU KNOW? One of the questions often asked is as follows: Isn't it necessary to summarize matters discussed at a meeting in the minutes of that meeting in order for the minutes to be complete? Answer: Not only is it not necessary to summarize matters discussed at a meeting in the minutes of that meeting, it is improper to do so. Minutes are a record of what was done at a meeting, not a record of what was said. [RONR (11th ed.), p. 468, ll ; Brenda 7

8 The Legacy Fund: Rhita Newcomb Dear Sisters in Christ, What will be your Legacy? In a little over 6 months we will be celebrating 150 years in mission, what an accomplishment!! It s a story I never tire of hearing two cents and a prayer, women seeing a need and fulfilled that need. I am so honored to be part of an organization that is constantly looking at the needs of the world and helps to fulfill those needs by making us aware and educating us on the needs and the ways we may be able to help. What is your two cents and what is your prayer for United Methodist Women and the future? What will be your Legacy? The United Methodist Women know the legacy they want to leave for the future members a legacy that will continue to support and help women, children, and youth around the world with their many missional organizations and programs, they are too numerous to list in this article, I hope you have discussed these programs at your circle meetings and have read about them in response magazine and have been involved in working with these programs but it cannot continue without your support Please pray about how you can help this Legacy to move forward and continue the work that started on two cents and a prayer. The Legacy Fund is a great way to remember the women that have changed your life through United Methodist Women and the lives of others. It is also a great way to thank the women that have been your mentor, encourager, friend, and sister in Christ by making a donation in their honor. What a great way to honor or remember their legacy as a United Methodist Woman!! Blessings, Rhita Secretary: Cathy Smith UMW Secretaries Please bring your questions and tips about secretarial duties to our Leadership Training meeting. We'll discuss best practices at that time. Looking forward to seeing you there. Cathy 8

9 Spiritual Growth Coordinator: Barbara Crotts Hello fellow U.MW Sisters. I have been reading a book from our Reading Program, and would like to share something about one of the books "50 Women all Christians Should Know...Learning From Heroines of the Faith." All of the women written about are interesting, but the one that I would like to focus on is Clara Swain. Clara was born in Elmira, New York in 1834, the youngest of ten children. At the age of eight she officially joined the Methodist Church in Castile, N.Y. and declared herself a Christian. She discovered her gift of nursing at a young age when, as a teenager, she cared for a Presbyterian minister and his family as they suffered through the ravages of typhoid fever. After the minister and two of the children died she stayed with the widow and surviving children for many months as they recovered from their loss By 1859, she was teaching school, where she taught for three years, but did not enjoy her role and looked for any other opportunity, which came when she was asked to train with Dr.Cornelia Greene at the Castile Sanitarium. Three years later she was admitted to the Women's Medical College in Philadelphia. She graduated in The Women's Union Missionary Society of America invited her to serve as a medical missionary in India. She departed from N.Y. on November 3, 1869 and arrived in India Jan. 20, On her first morning of duty, she stepped outside her humble dwelling to be greeted by a group of Indian women in need of her medical services. She treated 14 patients that day, despite the fact that her medical supplies and medicines had not yet arrived from America. By the end of her first year in India, Clara treated more than 1025 patients and made 250 home visits. She often included Bible study with her medical visits. Scripture passages were often included on the back of her prescriptions. By 1874, construction of the Women's Hospital and Medical School was completed...the first of its kind in all of Asia. Clara spent 27 years of her life as a medical missionary, visiting America only twice to restore her health. Today Clara Swain is honored with the distinction of being the first woman physician in India, and the first fully accredited female physician sent out by any missionary society into any part of the non- Christian world. Her impact on the people of India, particularly the women and children, was tremendous.. Clara loved India and its people, and she considered India her true home. "This is my country, the land to which my Father has called me", she wrote. It's clear that when God called Clara to offer her services to the Indian people, she didn't give them only her medical expertise, Clara Swain gave the people of India her whole heart. I have only briefly touched on her life in this article, and highly recommend that you read this book, and enjoy all the chapters of the 50 women included. It will help to grow spiritually to know and experience how these women's lives have made an impact on so many. I truly hope that all of you have been safe during the stormy time we have experienced from Florence. I look forward to our time together at Lake Junaluska and the next events of our Yadkin Valley District and Conference. Blessings to all Barbara 9

10 RED BIRD MISSION On Thursday evening, August 2, Valerie Prim, Polly Caudle, Rev Marilyn Weiler, Glenda and Tony Beauchamp loaded up the Sharon UMC trailer with household items, baby items, school supplies, office supplies, and medical supplies. We had a heavy load. Early on Friday morning, August 3rd, with Tony Beauchamp driving his truck, we had breakfast and headed to the Red Bird Center in Kentucky to deliver all those goodies. It was raining when we left and there were some flooding in places, but when we crossed the state line into Tennessee, the sun came out and was a beautiful day. We got there around noon time and unloaded the supplies at different places. We enjoyed a tour of the facility and all of us hopes to return again. They do so much for the community with the stores, gardens, medical help, and schools. We enjoyed going into the store to see the crafts that the people in the area make to sell. We would like to thank all the Yadkin Valley District for collecting all those supplies as many were collected from our District Mission Study back in March. For Sharon UMC for the use of the trailer. For Pine Grove UMC for keeping them safe until we could go to Kentucky's Red Bird Conference Center and school. The trip was an education for all of us. Polly Caudle, Historian 10

11 Greetings, Membership, Nurture & Outreach: Rhita Newcomb Prayers are with everyone during this difficult time of recovering after the historical hurricane Florence. Our next Membership Nurture and Outreach event will be Monday, October 29, 2018, 6:00pm 8:00pm and our host church will be Memorial United Methodist Church, Thomasville, NC. We will have a light meal with the cost of $5.00 and will continue to make angels for different facilities needing encouragement. Our angels have been well received at the SECU Family House, The Bethlehem Center in Winston-Salem, several nursing homes in the Kernersville area, and have been included in visits to shut-ins. Please join us for a time of fellowship (just think you don t have to worry about what for dinner on Monday, Oct 29 th ) and in spreading God s encouraging word! Please rsvp me before October 20, 2018 by rhitakay@yahoo.com or by phone , please leave a message if I am unavailable to take your call. Thanks and I look forward to seeing you at Memorial UMC, Thomasville!!! Let us continue to invite new members to our circle meetings, there are a 125 Ideas for Recruiting New Members on our website, wnccumw.org, the first one listed is one I know all United Methodist Women have and number one states, smile, be pleasant and positive! Yay! Number one taken care of, let s look at number 12, SHARE YOUR STORY. What blesses you about being a United Methodist Woman and how have you been a blessing to others? These questions may be a program for your next meeting, share your story! Our District Walk for Mission or Rock for Mission has been rescheduled as it is the same time as our Annual Celebration at Lake Junaluska. This district walk is on your own time. Please find forms on pages 18 & 19 and Donna Ireland will have forms with her, if needed, at the Lake. Use this extra time to find more sponsors and donations!! You can do it!! Walk or Rock On at the Lake!! Please continue to invite your LUV partners we enjoy being in fellowship with our sisters in Christ!! Love and Prayers, Rhita Lovely Ladies of YVDUMW, Nomination Chair: Glenda Beauchamp As we look forward to all the joyful things the fall season brings, let us also remember to enjoy the activities still to come for our UMW the rest of the year. As chair of the Nominations Committee, I would like to thank all those who stepped up to fill the vacancies on our Executive Committee. It's a wonderful learning experience and you may even have some fun as well. Give some thought to joining the team next year. May God bless you and yours this fall season. Glenda 11

12 Education & Interpretation: Valerie Prim The District Mission Study will be March 9, 2019, at Pine Grove UMC in Winston-Salem. Our study leader will be Jennifer Lineberry, one of our study leaders from Mission U. The book for the study is "What About Our Money? A Faith Response by Susan K Taylor. So reserve the 2nd Saturday in March now, so you can be truly blessed. Thank you again for all the wonderful response to our hands on mission project for Red Bird Mission. They were truly gifted by your generosity. And a special thank you to Polly Caudle for putting a trip together, twice, to get the supplies up to the Red Bird Mission. See page 10 for details and pictures of our trip. Remember God doesn't expect us to do big things in big ways. But instead, calls us daily to do little things in HIS way, in our corner of the world. May this Fall Blessings to all. Valerie DISTRICT MISSION STUDY March 9, 2019 at Pine Grove UMC UMW IN ACTION: Angels Making Angels Our district Membership, Nurture and Outreach Committee hosted an "Angels Making Angels" workshop on Saturday July 29th at Pine Grove UMC in Kernersville. We enjoyed a good time of fellowship and fun and made 35 butterfly clamp angels, 100+ Hershey angels and 105 little bags with scripture inside. These items will be distributed to SECU House, Kernersville area nursing homes and to shut ins. Thanks to all who helped! 12

13 YVD UMW Annual Meeting 2018 Trinity UMC - King NC 13

14 2018 NURTURING PARTNERS Anitoch Belews Creek Antioch Rural Hall Ardmore Baltimore Bethel King Bethel Thomasville Bethel Winston-Salem Bethesda Bethlehem Boonville Brooks Temple Bunker Hill Canaan Centenary Clemmons Centenary W-S Center Mocksville Center Welcome Center Yadkinville Central Mt. Airy Central Thomasville Central Terrace Cherry Street Clemmons Concord Lewisville Concord Mocksville Cooleemee Cornatzer Crews Delta Dobson Dulin East Bend Elbaville Elm Grove Fair Grove Thomasville Fairview Thomasville Fairview Pinnacle Faith Farmington First Mocksville First Pilot Mt First Thomasville Friendship Good Hope Hanes Grove Hardison Harmony Grove Hickory Ridge Johnsontown Kingswood Konnoak Hills Level Cross Lewisville Ginny Martin Debra Lawson Darlene Gardner Valerie Prim Brenda Tuttle Deb Brooks Mary Jo Brewer Faye Everhart Donna Ireland Valerie Prim Cathy Smith Sandy Letchworth Cathy Smith Donna Ireland Mary Jo Brewer Darlene Gardner Florence Greene Sandy Steele Ginny Martin Faye Everhart/Barbara Crotts Joyce Irby Sandy Letchworth Darlene Gardner Polly Caudle Ruth Hoyle Barbara Crotts Barbara Crotts Sandy Letchworth Ginny Martin Jamie Smith Ruth Hoyle Valerie Prim Donna Ireland / Barbara Crotts Brenda Tuttle Faye Everhartt Barbara Crotts Martha Isenberg Brenda Wills Ruth Hoyle Joyce Irby Brenda Wills Joyce Irby Florence Greene Florence Greene Valerie Prim/Sandy Steele Barbara Crotts Rhita Newcomb/Polly Caudle Amy Ridge Deb Brooks Ginny Martin Martha Isenberg Brenda Wills Rhita Newcomb/Polly Caudle Liberty Ruth Hoyle Longtown Valerie Prim Love's Martha Isenberg Main Street Kernersville Sandy Letchworth Maple Springs Darlene Gardner Memorial Kathy Chadwell Midway Cathy Smith Mitchell's Chapel Sandy Steele Mocks Donna Ireland Morris Chapel Carolyn Brown Mt. Carmel Cathy Smith Mt. Pleasant Boonville Valerie Prim/Sandy Steele Mt. Pleasant Thomasville Deb Brooks Mt. Pleasant Tobaccoville Brenda Tuttle Mt. Pleasant Winston Salem Carolyn Brown Mt. Tabor Rhita Newcomb Mt Zion Debra Lawson New Home Amy Johnson Hew Hope Joyce Irby New Mt Vernon Deb Brooks Oak Forest Faye Everhart Oak Grove Ruth Hoyle / Barbara Crotts Palmyra Debra Lawson Pine Grove Kernersville Debra Lawson Pine Grove WS Martha Isenberg Pine Woods Faye Everhart Pinnacle Ginny Martin Pisgah Sandy Letchworth Pleasant Grove Thomasville Deb Brooks Pleasant Hill Brenda Tuttle Prospect Brenda Wills St James Joyce Irby St Mark Carolyn Brown St Marys Carolyn Brown St Paul Kernersville Sandy Letchworth St Paul WS Brenda Wills Saint Andrews Joyce Irby Saints Home Carolyn Payne / Faye Everhart Salem, Mt Airy Jamie Smith Salem, Mocksville Donna Ireland Sedge Garden Sandy Letchworth Shady Grove Deb Brooks Sharon Donna Ireland Shiloh, Germanton Ginny Martin Shiloh, Lexington Florence Greene Shoals Jamie Smith Snow Hill Carolyn Brown Stokesburg Carolyn Brown Stony Knoll Valerie Prim/Sandy Steele Tabernacle Brenda Tuttle 14

15 2018 NURTURING PARTNERS Trinity, King Trinity Thomasville Trinity Winston-Salem Union Union Ridge Wesley Chapel Martha Isenberg Joyce Irby Polly Caudle Ginny Martin Cathy Smith Donna Ireland Wesley Memorial Whitaker's Chapel Withers Chapel Yadkin College Yadkinville Mary Jo Brewer Jamie Smith Faye Everhart Darlene Gardner Barbara Crotts HERE ARE YOUR 2019 UMW DATES.. MARCH 9th DISTRICT MISSION STUDY PINE GROVE UMC MARCH 23RD APRIL 27TH JUNE 14th - 15th 150TH CELEBRATION LEGISLATIVE DAY SPIRITUAL GROWTH RETREAT LAKE JUNALUSKA THEME: THORNS AND ROSES JUNE 19th - 23rd WNCC ANNUAL CONFERENCE LAKE JUNALUSKA JULY 18th - 21st MISSION u PFIEFER UNIVERSITY SEPTEMBER 13th - 15th ANNUAL CELEBRATION LAKE JUNALUSKA OCTOBER 12th UBUNTU DAY 15

16 YADKIN VALLEY DISTRICT UMW EXECUTIVE TEAM 2018 President Martha Isenberg 5580 Rozianna Drive Winston-Salem, NC Vice President Mary Jo Brewer 1120 Martin Street Winston-Salem, NC H C mbrewer9@triad.rr.com Secretary Cathy Smith 146 Brencomb Drive Winston Salem NC H C mammacat@mindspring.com Treasurer Jamie Smith 738 Key Road Ararat, NC H C keysmith@triad.rr.com MEI Valerie Prim 1301 Henry Street Ext Yadkinville, NC primswim@yahoo.com Spiritual Growth Barbara Crotts 169 Rag Road Mocksville, NC H C imacrotts@yadtel.net Social Action Joyce Irby 1633 Turfwood Drive Pfafftown, NC joyce.irby60@hotmail.com MNO Rhita Newcomb 5569 Farm House Trail Winston Salem NC rhitakay@yahoo.com Communications Deborah Brooks 598 Shady Grove Church Rd Winston-Salem, NC H: C: dlawsonbrooks@aol.com Program Resources Donna Ireland 223 Brier Creek Rd Advance NC dbireland@bellsouth.net Nominations: Chair (Class 2019) Glenda Beauchamp 6080 Lura Rd Winston Salem NC tonyglenda@aol.com Nominations (Class 2018) Darlene Gardner 5209 Bridge Pointe Drive Clemmons, NC H C gardnerdarlenel@gmail.com Nominations (Class 2018) Sandy Steele 420 E Hemlock St Yadkinville NC survivor528@yahoo.com Nominations (Class 2019) Debbie Norman 1120 Wellesley Place Drive Lewisville NC dpngnd1120@icloud.com Nominations (Class 2020) Ginny Martin 3728 Crestbrook Ln Pfafftown NC H C glm3728@yahoo.com Nominations (Class 2021) Debra Lawson 103 Bracken Lane King, NC H C debra_lawson@windstream.net Nominations (Class 2021) Amy Johnson 4920 Belgrove Dr Tobaccoville NC H C: jdeere620@aol.com, Parliamentarian Brenda Wills 8580 Waterford Village Ct Clemmons NC H C politicalsciencemajor@gmail.com Historian Polly Caudle 2797 Harper Rd Clemmons NC pcaudle26@gmail.com Leadership Development Ruth Hoyle 135 Sterling Drive Mocksville, NC H C rhoyle@yadtel.net 16

17 Missional Network UMW Representatives ADVANCE DAVIDSON COUNTY FORSYTH NORTHEAST FORSYTH NORTHWEST Donna Ireland Florence Greene Arlyn Wilson Brenda Tuttle 223 Brier Creek Rd 190 College Lane 4701 New Walkertown Rd 129 Hickory Lane Advance NC Lexington NC Walkertown NC King NC FORSYTH-WEST KERNERSVILLE MOCKSVILLE SOUTHERN WS North Davidson Polly Caudle Sandy Letchworth Patsy Veach Cathy Smith 797 Harper Rd 721 Dobson St 111 Veach Lane 146 Brencomb Drive Clemmons NC Kernersville NC Mocksville NC Winston Salem NC STOKES SURRY SOUTH THOMASVILLE WINSTON SALEM EAST Carolyn Brown Jamie Smith Faye Everhart Anna Leake 1097 Cherry Lane 738 Key Road 1028 Gales Ave 3628 Northhampton Dr Walnut Cove NC Ararat, NC Winston Salem NC Winston Salem NC H C H C H C: carolynbrown3560@yahoo.com keysmith@triad.rr.com feverhart2@att.net babydollchamp@bellsouth.net WINSTON SALEM YADKIN AREA WEST Brenda Wills Sandy Steele 8580 Waterford Village Ct 420 E Hemlock St Clemmons NC Yadkinville NC H C politicalsciencemajor@gmail.com survivor528@yahoo.com Your Conference Officers from Yadkin Valley District Conference Social Action Carolyn Payne 5761 Styers Ferry Rd Clemmons NC ReginaldTPayne@bellsouth.net Conference Nominations Kathy Chadwell 504 Sullivan Street Thomasville NC H C k.sc2008@hotmail.com 17

18 Walk for Mission 2018 Western North Carolina Conference United Methodist Women District Name Unit Name (Please print all information) Walker s Name Office Use Only Do Not Write in These Spaces Address Total Pledge $ City State Zip Home Phone # Of Sponsors Initial Date (Make additional copies of this form as needed) SPONSOR S NAME (Please Print) STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP ADDRESS $ PLEDGED $ PAID Collect your money, and mail your form and sponsor money to your District Treasurer. 18

19 YADKIN VALLEY DISTRICT UNITED METHODIST WOMEN 2018 ROCKER SPONSOR SHEET Rocker s Name SPONSOR S NAME SPONSOR S ADDRESS Amount Pledged Collect your money, and mail your form and sponsor money to your District Treasurer. Paid by Check / Cash 19

20 Yadkin Valley District UMW C/O Deborah Brooks PO Box 342 Wallburg NC Follow UMW: United Methodist Women Faith. Hope. Love in Action We are women with a 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 of the church. 20

21 Happy 150th Anniversary! Let s Celebrate! by Sandy Wilder In just a matter of months, we will celebrate together our 150th year as women organized for mission. In the midst of this busy fall season of conference, district, and unit events and leadership meetings, we don t want to lose sight of the biggest celebration of all! We re fast approaching our anniversary year of How will you celebrate? With whom will you share the story of United Methodist Women in these upcoming months? If you don t already have your celebrations planned, let us offer a few 150th suggestions for you: - March 23, 2019, our actual 150th anniversary date, is a Saturday, so consider organizing a celebration of United Methodist Women that lasts for that entire weekend (March 22-24). Activities might include, on Friday: a service day, a unit program. On Saturday: a 150th birthday party or special event, a women s slumber party, a retreat, a service day, participation in the Day of Giving (March 23). On Sunday: a worship service planned and conducted by United Methodist Women, a festive luncheon, a prayer service. - Plan a Fun-Raiser and announce the amount raised at a 150th birthday party over the March 23 weekend. What is a Fun-Raiser? It is an activity your unit, circle, or conference creates to raise money for the Legacy Fund Endowment Campaign. Details about how to Fun-Raise for the Legacy Fund can be found at the Legacy Fund website: unitedmethodistwomen.org/ Remind your members that because every woman needs to have a valid will, everyone can easily plan for a gift of any size to United Methodist Women in her will. Could we get 150 bequest commitments from each conference in our anniversary year?

22 - Promote the legacy of your United Methodist Women community and global work by sending a story to your local newspaper or pitching a news story to your local news station. - Challenge all your members to stretch during the anniversary year by giving an amount every month during 2019 to the Legacy Fund. For instance, if only 179,000 of us gave only $18.69 twelve times once per month in 2019, we would exceed our entire campaign goal! Could you suggest that each member give $20 per month, or more? - Honor your leaders by presenting them with the special 150th Mission Recognition pin or the 150th necklace. - Continue your 150th celebrations in 2019 at Mission u, Annual Conference, conference and district Annual Meetings, and all conference, district, and local events next year. Where do you find the resources you need for your regular Legacy Fund displays and for your anniversary celebrations? First, contact your conference Legacy Fund Liaison. She can help provide commitment (pledge) envelopes, blank 150 note cards, a one-pager describing the Legacy Fund, a promotional flyer for the special 150th anniversary pin and necklace, and copies of the new fun-raiser, planned giving, and Legacy Fund brochures. If you don t know who your conference Legacy Fund Liaison is, ask the Legacy Fund team by ing: legacy150@unitedmethodistwomen.org. And finally, you ll find further information and resources such as the Legacy Fund toolkit on the Legacy Fund website: unitedmethodistwomen.org/150. You may already have your 150th birthday celebrations planned and, if so, please share your ideas and photos with Anissa New-Walker, awalker@unitedmethodistwomen.org, at the National Office so we can in turn share your creativity with other members. God will make our love fruitful, whether we see that fruitfulness or not. ( Bread for the Journey by Henri Nouwen). What a privilege we have: to be faith, hope and love in action at this time in the history and the future of United Methodist Women. Together, we are building our legacy!