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General Commission on the Status and Role of Women

Challenging The UMC for the full and equal participation of women in the total life and mission of the Church.
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GCSRW welcomes three new staff members

GCSRW welcomes three new staff members as the agency celebrates Becky Posey Williams’ retirement and Rev. Dr. Denise Smartt Sears’ new appointment.

GCSRW gender and ethnic demographic report of board members from general agencies for the 2024–2028 quadrennium.

This report presents gender and ethnic demographic data of voting board members from reporting general agencies for the 2024–2028 quadrennium.

The Rev. Birgitte French (second from right) of the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference addresses a class at the Mama Lynn Center in Kindu, Congo. The center provides training to vulnerable women and girls. During a visit with other members of a United Methodist delegation from the U.S. in September, French expressed her joy at strengthening the conference’s partnership with eastern Congo. Photo by Chadrack Tambwe Londe, UM News.

The Mama Lynn Center, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, provides training and spiritual support to women who have suffered sexual violence, helping them regain their dignity and become economically independent.

The General Commission on the Status and Role of Women advocates for full participation of women in the total life of The United Methodist Church. We’re helping the church recognize every person – clergy and lay, women and men, adults and children - as full and equal parts of God’s human family. We believe that a fully engaged and empowered membership is vital to The United Methodist Church’s mission "to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world."

We provide resources for how to respond to and prevent sexual misconduct in The United Methodist Church through education, policies and support.

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Monitoring

We monitor annual conferences, jurisdictional conferences, and the General Conference for inclusiveness and report this information to the UMC.

Education

We educate on inclusiveness, expansive language and women's issues in support of both the Church and the world.

Leadership

We nurture clergy and lay leaders in the church, both women and men, to recognize every person – as full and equal parts of God’s human family.

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Alabama West Florida AC COSROW members speak to congregation.

For more than 50 years, GCSRW and leaders across The UMC have labored to eradicate sexism in the church. Discover resources available for your Annual Conference's journey.

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A guide to identifying, understanding and responding to sexual misconduct.

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Wisdom Talks is our monthly e-newsletter designed to communicate information to facilitate the advancement of women at all levels of The United Methodist Church, presented by The General Commission on the Status and Role of Women.

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General Commission on Status and Role of Women Equal Pay Resource

UMC Clergywomen are Still Significantly Undercompensated.

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General Commission on Status and Role of Women - Way of Integrity Project
The Way of Integrity 

A small group study encouraging living in right relationship with self and others.

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