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.
La unidad organizada de Mujeres Metodistas Unidas es una comunidad cuyo PROPÓSITO es conocer a Dios y experimentar libertad en la totalidad de sus vidas mediante Jesucristo; desarrollar un campañerismo creativo y de apoyo; y ampliar los conceptos de misión mediante la participatión en los ministerios globales de la iglesia.
Upcoming Events
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Capital District UMW Annual Meeting
October 1, 2022
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Check in: 9:00 AM
Lunch: 12:00 PM
Violet Crown City Church
1300 Morrow St, Austin, TX 78757
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Río Texas UMW Annual Meeting
Eighth Annual Meeting 2022
Friday and Saturday, October 14 and 15
Drury Plaza Hotel, San Antonio
Keynote speaker: Tara Barnes, editor of response magazine
Host district: Las Misiones
$80 event registration (includes Saturday lunch & afternoon tea; breakfast and dinner included with your hotel)
Download the registration form to mail in.
Download the schedule for the weekend.
Everyone is welcome at Annual Meeting! Hear from Tara Barnes, participate in a workshop, enjoy Saturday afternoon tea, vote on budgets and officers for 2023, celebrate United Women in Faith!
Cutoff date for room reservations at the group price: September 12
Single or double: $130 per night plus
Online: www.druryhotels.com, use group number 2455485
Telephone: 800-325-0720, refer to group number 2455485
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Texas Legislative Event 2022
Date: January 22 – January 25, 2022
Date: January 22 – January 25, 2022
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News
Interested in joining the leadership team? We have a position(s) available and would love to add your name next to it!
Current vacant position(s):
Please email Susan Curtis, if you or someone you know might be interested.
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Tell us what your units are doing!
Send in pictures and tell us what your units are doing. We want to celebrate all local unit accomplishments!
Email information to: capitaltxumwcommunications@gmail.com
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2022 Approved Budget
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2021 Candle Burning
The Candle Burning Program is offered by our Capital District UMW as a channel of Mission Giving. Persons may donate funds in honor of as well as in memory of loved ones. Each year at our annual meeting, a candle is burned for the number of hours funded through this channel of giving, the cost was $20.23 per minute for 2021 and Capital District raised $389.27. The burning of our Mission Candle symbolizes gifts to mission given on behalf of persons we love. In honor and memory of their lives, we burn our Mission Candle.
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In Remembrance of Judith O’Neil
Capital District Treasurer 2017-2018
Capital District Treasurer 2017-2018
October 4, 1941 - April 29, 2021
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/statesman/name/judith-o-neil-obituary?pid=198667571
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District Wide Social Action Event
We want to know your ideas for a district wide social action event!
Please share your ideas by 5/31/2021 so the leadership team can discuss and plan*************************
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Send a message of caring!
and support mission at the same time
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Legacy Fund News
We have exciting news to report. By December 2019, the fund had reached 52% of the projected $60 million goal. Up to June 30, 2020, nearly $500,000 more has been sent in.
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United Methodist Women Census 2019
Census Submission Deadline: Monday, March 30, 2020.
Click Here to Complete Census Survey*************************
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