| 1. PURPOSE (MISSION GIVING) |
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1a. Make and meet a Pledge to Mission Giving. |
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1b. Include the UWF Purpose at every meeting, in-person or virtual. |
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1c. Increase the local organization's Pledge to Mission this year. |
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1d. Qualify as a Five- or Six-Star organization by contributing to Five or Six Channels of Mission Giving:
https://www.umwmissionresources.org/downloads/UWF_Mission%20Giving_2022.pdf
□ Pledge to Mission □ Special Mission Recognition
□ Mission Giving Cards □ Gift in Memory
□ World Thank Offering □ Candle burning |
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1e. Have one member become a Rainbow Giver.
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1f. Participate in the United Women in Faith 150th Legacy Fund.
https://uwfaith.org/give/legacy-fund/ |
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1g. Observe “A Call to Prayer and Self Denial” with program and offering.
Found in Program Resource Manual and at https://www.umwmissionresources.org/downloads/ProgResource2022-23_CalltoPrayer.pdf |
| 2. KNOW GOD (FAITH) |
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2a. Encourage the practice of spiritual disciplines (e.g., Scripture, prayer, fasting) |
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2b. Have at least one Prayer Guide, which can be used at each local organization meeting, in-person or virtual, to pray for mission workers and mission projects for women, children and youth. |
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2c. Have at least one member attend a District or Conference Spiritual Life Event, in-person or virtually. (District or Conference officers who have paid their own way may count toward this item)
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2d. Host or participate in a Children’s Sabbath Service highlighting the needs of the children. (Resource: www.childrensdefense.org.) |
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2e. Use at least two programs from the Program Resource. https://www.umwmissionresources.org/shopping_product_list.asp?catID=13937
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| 3. EXPERIENCE FREEDOM AS WHOLE PERSONS (HOPE) |
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3a. Choose one District or Conference Social Action Priority to work on.
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3b. Present a program or initiate a project based on a District or Conference Social Action Priority.
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3c. Have at least one member attend United Methodist Day at General Assembly in February, if held.
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3d. Have at least one member participate in a webinar addressing a District or Conference Social Action Priority and share the information with the local organization.
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3e. Have at least one member sign-up to receive the UWF Action Alerts to learn more about justice issues and share the information with the local organization.
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3f. Have at least one member visit the UMC Church and Society website to obtain What You Can Do – Take Action suggestions on justice issues and share with the local organization. https://www.umcjustice.org
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3g. Have at least one member sign up to receive Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy alerts (http://www.virginiainterfaithcenter.org) and use ideas to advocate for justice.
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3h. Implement or continue the Charter for Racial Justice policies by having a racial justice program, participating in a District racial justice program, or attending a Conference racial justice event, in-person or virtually.
Resources include: https://uwfaith.org/what-we-do/serve-and-advocate/racial-justice/
https://www.umc.org/en/how-we-serve/advocating-for-justice/racial-justice; https://vaumc.org/reconciliation;
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3i. Participate in the United Women in Faith climate justice issues with “Be Just. Be Green. 13 Steps To Sustainability” principles.
Found at https://www.umwmissionresources.org/content.asp?tid=1387 under Brochures.
Describe what you did:
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| 4. DEVELOP A CREATIVE/SUPPORTIVE FELLOWSHIP (LOVE) |
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4a. Add at least two new members to the roll for local circles/units with more than 15 members), or one new member for local circles/units with 15 or fewer members.
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4b. Have at least two members, other than a District or Conference Officer, attend a District or Conference Annual Meeting, in-person or virtual. (If ≤ 15 members – you may include one District or Conference Officer).
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4c. Sponsor a young woman (age 18 - 40) to attend a District or Conference Young Women’s Event, if held, in-person or virtually. (Note: Check for available District or Conference scholarships.)
Name of attendee(s): (for your archives) |
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4d. Invite a District or Conference Officer, other than one of your own members, to one of your local organization meetings during the year and/or your United Women in Faith’s Sunday, in-person or virtual.
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4e. Write to at least five mission workers, active or retired, listed in the Prayer Guide.
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4f. Have at least one member attend UWF Day at Ferrum College, if held.
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4g. Submit names of deceased members to District M,N&O Coordinator or President by deadline set by the District. (Note: Not later than Sept. 10) |
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4h. Submit unit survey/census online at www.uwfaith.org by date requested by national office. Use membership numbers for the previous calendar year.
Also, please advise District by August 31 or as requested by the district of those same numbers (i.e. previous calendar year):
Number of members at January 1 ______ (not required for online report to National UWF)
Number of new members added _______
Number of members lost by death or other reasons _________
Number of members at December 31 _______ |
| 5. EXPAND CONCEPTS OF MISSION (LOVE) |
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5a. Have at least one subscription to response magazine within the organization to help members stay informed of world missions and for help in planning programs. Include a “response moment” where an item from response magazine is lifted up as a way to tell a mission story. https://uwfaith.org/resources/response-magazine/ |
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5b. Have at least one member, other than a District or Conference officer, attend Conference Mission Encounter (nationally called Mission u) or District Mission Celebration/Mission Encounter, if held, in-person or virtually.
(If in-person event, District or Conference officers who have paid their own way may count toward this item.) (VA Conference: https://vaumc.org/me/;
National: https://uwfaith.org/events/mission-u/)
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5c. Select a mission institution or project which is supported (1) by funds from United Women in Faith (https://uwfaith.org/what-we-do/what-we-fund/ )(Note: Wesley Community Service Center in Portsmouth and Justice for Our Neighbors in Annandale are National Institutions in Virginia);
or (2) by funds through the Ministry Grants of Virginia (listed in the Annual Report). Visit and/or contribute needed resources.
Name of institution or project:
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5d. Have or participate in, in-person or virtually, at least one current mission study during the year, sponsored by a local unit/organization.
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5e. Have at least two members complete Plan I or higher of the Reading Program.
https://uwfaith.org/resources/reading-program/
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| 6. PARTICIPATE IN GLOBAL MINISTRIES (IN ACTION) |
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6a. Have one or more members participate in hands-on mission such as gleaning, working at a food pantry or clothes closet, Rise Against Hunger event, bagging potatoes, etc.
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6b. Participate in the Campaign for Children (Children’s Sabbath Sunday, public education, mentoring or tutoring programs, visit and support local schools, etc.)
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6c. Provide at least 10 UMCOR mission kits and funds for shipping for the Virginia Annual Conference (Kits for Conference) |
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6d. Make a donation of goods (stamps for inmates, etc.), money (to support a prison chaplain) or service (Bible study, bell choir) to prison ministries. |
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Qualify for a bronze, silver or gold recognition? |
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