Women's Ministry

Ministry by, with and for women supports spiritual growth individually and in community, encourages them to be leaders and advocates and recognizes the unique needs that come with life stages. To find more practical resources for women's ministry visit the United Women in Faith page. You can also learn about the ways The UMC strive for full and equal participation of women in all levels of ministry by visiting the General Commission on the Status and Role of Women page.

United Women in Faith Status & Role of Women
70th Anniversary of Women's Ordination logo provided by GCSRW.

Seventy years after women were first granted full clergy rights in The UMC, GCSRW, in collaboration with UM general agency partners and ministry leaders worldwide, is marking the milestone with a new downloadable worship resource.

Jerrie E. Lindsey (center) is consecrated as deaconesses in the United Methodist Church by Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey (left), Deaconess Becky Louter (right) and Yvette Richards of United Methodist Women during the United Methodist Women's Assembly at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Ky. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Women have long shaped the history of Methodism, beginning with Susanna Wesley, the mother of Methodism's founders. Across the centuries, women have been vital to the denomination's growth as leaders, teachers, missionaries and organizers.

Ministry with Women

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