Our New Quadrennial Theme!

The Leadership Team of the NCCUWFaith met and as part of their full agenda, selected the theme for the new Quadrennial! The theme Finding Joy in a New Day was submitted by Martha Caves with help from Kim Smith on the logo design. You can read the full proposal by clicking the button below. Thank you to everyone who submitted wonderful ideas, dreams, and visions for our journey forward as United Women in Faith!

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Winter K.E.D.E. is Here!

In the News!

Gateway District Soul Care Retreat-Mini Spiritual Day Apart

On May 24, 2025 our Soul Care Retreat was held at First Church in Pembroke, NC.  Our new Spiritual Growth Coordinator, Panthia Locklear was the facilitator.  “Tending to the Heart:  A Bible Study Series on Faith, Trauma, and COVID - 19” by Tabatha Holley was our resource for the retreat.  We had 30dedicated UWFaith in attendance.  Lunch, fellowship, and Christian love was served.

Matthew 11:28 NLT states: “Come to me, all of you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”  This Bible Study was centered around dealing with our reaction to the trauma(s) in our lives.  So often we do not admit that we are hurt emotionally, overworked, overwhelmed, overextended and totally exhausted.  To maintain our mental and physical health, we must stop and take a moment to admit to ourselves (super women) that we cannot do it alone.  We need our faith, our family, and our community to find that inner peace.  The hurt may never go away; however, we must find a healthy way to deal with it.

During our wonderful time together, we studied scripture, shared individual and group reflections, listened to traditional songs, wrote out a haiku (a Japanese poem), and practiced breathing exercises by participating in “A Prayer to Breathe” by Sarah Bessey. We ended our time together with a meal and “Soul-Filling” fellowship.  I would like to say a special “Thank you” to First Church Pembroke and our awesome Spiritual Growth Coordinator, Panthia  Locklear.  Submitted by:  Daisy Dye, Gateway District President

Annual Mother-Child Retreat

Read about this wonderful event in the NCCUMC Connections!

Conference Calendar    2025

2025 NC Conference UWFaith Calendar

March

07 World Day of Prayer

10 Book Club:  The Bookwoman’s Daughter, Kim Michelle Richardson, (Education for Mission)

11 7pm Annual Meeting Committee, virtual

23 National UWFaith Legacy Fund Day of Giving

30 Reading Conference Book Deadline; The Girl with The Louding Voice

April  

07 KEDE Deadline  

08 7 pm Annual Meeting Committee, virtual

12 10 am Leadership Team Meeting, virtual  

14 Book Club: All That is Secret, Patricia Raybon (Nurture for Community)

15 Final Deadline Book of Reports to Secretary

TBD Nominating Committee Meeting

May

01 National Day of Prayer

02 Church Women United Friendship Day

12 Book Club: Our Missing Hearts, Celeste NG, (Social Action)  

13 7 pm Annual Meeting Committee, virtual

TBD Higher Education Scholarship Committee

June

09 Book Club My Body is Not a Prayer Request, Amy Kenny (Leadership Development)

10 7 pm Annual Meeting Committee, virtual

11-14 Annual Conference of the NC Conference United Methodist Church; Greenville, NC

TBD Standing Rules Committee meeting

July

08 7 pm Annual Meeting Committee, virtual

TBD Mission u (location TBD)

TBD Mission u Nominating Committee

TBD Mission u Committee Meeting  

August  

11 Book Club: Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora (Social Action)  

12 7 pm Annual Meeting Committee, virtual  

12 KEDE Deadline  

16 10 am Finance Committee Meeting, virtual

TBD Mother/Child registration deadline

September

01 All reports due to Coordinators & President

5-7 Mother-Child Retreat, Camp Don Lee, Arapahoe, NC

09 7 pm Annual Meeting Committee, virtual

13 10 am Leadership Team Meeting, TBD

October  

10 4 pm Mission u Committee  

11 9:30 am Conference UWF Annual Meeting, TBD  

15 2026 District Officers Slate of Officers due to Conference Secretary

November

01 Church Women United World Community Day  08 KEDE Deadline (Mission u Studies, 2026 calendar)  

15 Conference UWF DO-IT-DAY, virtual  

National Leadership Development Days, TBD

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