United Methodist Women

United Methodist Women is 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. Quarterly meetings are held at St. Paul’s with connected small groups meeting at various times.

2022 Upcoming Events:

February 24 at 6:30pm UMW Book Club Discussion Group

March 17 at 6:30pm UMW Meeting, Flowers of the Bible

April 28 at 6:30pm UMW Book Club Discussion Group

June 16 at 6:30pm UMW Meeting, Pledge Service

June 23 at 6:30pm UMW Book Club Discussion Group

August 25 at 6:30pm UMW Book Club Discussion Group

September 15 at 6:30pm UMW Meeting

November 27 at 3:00pm 10th Annual Advent Tea

What do the UMW Do?

UMW organizes many activities focused on need and missions in connection with the national UMW program. Following is a list of events to share our participation of ministry in the global church.
UMW ladies worked together to plan and serve salad luncheons in September, October, and November 2019. Proceeds from the salad luncheons were given to local, national, and international missions including: Anti Human Trafficking Organization here in Monroe, Haiti Hot Lunch, Water for Life, Red Bird Christian School, New Beginnings Mercy House Ministries in Ida, and United Methodist Community House in Grand Rapids. Salad luncheons will not be held for 2021 due to the pandemic, and Monroe County, Michigan area classified as High Risk.

The 2021 Fall Silent Auction featured new, handcrafted and goodie baskets items for donation including a quilt by the Mary Martha Circle Quilt Ministry. The proceeds for 2021 Auction, was $1,600 that will be split between three missions: UMYF Mission Trip, Children’s Methodist Village in Redmond Michigan, and Dulac Community Center, Dulac, Louisiana. The auction in 2018 proceeds were given to St. Paul’s youth for the mission trip to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. 

During our June meetings we make cards to give to our elderly saints and from that we have created a card ministry where we send thinking of you, birthday, and holiday cards throughout the year to that person. 

We enjoy wonderful fellowship during our Annual Advent Tea on the First Sunday of Advent.

In the summer of 2021 UMW with the assistance of the Christian Education area, held Community Enrichment Classes in order to invite the Monroe community into the St. Paul’s community. There was an average of 30 attendees each month. We partnered with organizations, businesses and St. Paul’s members to provide classes FREE to the public. Even our youth provided a soccer class for kids! We held an encore event, Brain League Trivia Night in September where 5 teams competed for movie tickets and trivia game prizes. We plan to do again in 2022.

We are excited for what the next year will bring and would love to have you be a part of United Methodist Women!  

Book Group new for 2021-2022

Books from the United Methodist Women (UMW) Reading Program will be used for a Book Group discussion held every other month. Join us by obtaining the book through public libraries, independent book stores, bookstore chains, Kindle and table options, or of course Amazon.com. If you do order through Amazon, please remember to visit smile.amazon.com, Amazon’s charitable giving page, and select “United Methodist Women” as your charitable organization. For all eligible purchases made on smile.amazon.com, Amazon will donate 0.5% to UMW, the national organization supporting mission institutions for women, children and youth.

November-December 2021: Dinner by Candlelight: Comfort and Joy for Advent by Kevin Louise Schaner (Xulon Press 2017). Book Group Discussion date December 16, 2021 at 6:30pm at St. Paul’s. 

January-February 2022: Girl Gone Missing: A Cash Blackbear Mystery by Marcie R. Rendon (Cinco Puntos Press 2019). Book Group Discussion date February 24, 2022 at 6:30pm at St. Paul’s.

March-April 2022: Women Rise Up: Sacred Stories of Resistance For Today's Revolution by Katey Zeh (The Far Press 2019) Book Group Discussion April 28.

May-June 2022: The Journey Between Us: My Faith Walk: Overcoming Grief to Finding Joy in the Journey by Lisa McGrath (Westbow Press 2018) Book Group Discussion June 23.