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Celebrate Women’s History Month at our special Lunch & Learn on Thursday, March 12, honoring the 70th Anniversary of Women’s Ordination. These simultaneous gatherings are being held at Dauphin Way UMC, Native Café Pensacola, St. Luke UMC, Auburn UMC, and the AWF Conference Office. Pick the location most convenient to you. Clergy and lay women from around the conference are warmly invited to join in fellowship, reflection, and celebration of the faithful leadership and legacy of women in ministry. Help us spread the word and register at the link below.
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Join us in celebrating the Rev. Kelli Hitchman-Craig in her new role!!

The General Commission on the Status and Role of Women (GCSRW) is pleased to announce the hiring of three new staff members whose gifts and experience will strengthen the agency’s work for gender equity. The new team members join GCSRW as the agency celebrates the retirement of Becky Posey Williams, longtime senior director for sexual ethics and advocacy, and the new local church appointment of the Rev. Dr. Denise Smartt Sears, who served as GCSRW’s director of leadership development and accountability.

Read the full post and about the new hires here: https://www.resourceumc.org/en/partners/gcsrw/home/content/gcsrw-announces-new-hires-to-advance-its-mission

Happy Easter! On this most holy day let us remember that Mary was the first to proclaim the Good News of Easter Morning that Christ is risen, Christ is risen indeed.

If you are looking for some good reading on this Easter Sunday, our General Secretary was recently featured in a UM News article discussing the importance of Mary Magdalene in the Easter story and impact she has made throughout history.

Find the article here: https://www.umnews.org/en/news/the-quite-contrary-story-of-mary-magdalene