United Methodist Women



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.

Greater Southwest District
Inset City of Kalamazoo

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United Methodist Women

Leadership Team Team


President - Linda Burton-Collier, Allegan

Vice President - OPEN -

Secretary - Karen Grimes, Gobles

Treasurer - OPEN -

Secretary of Program Resources...Everyone on the Team

Mission Coordinators:

Spiritual Growth...Mary Blashill, South Haven
Membership Nurture and Outreach....Joyce Babbitt, Mattawan
Education and Interpretation....Lori Roof, Climax
Social Action....Laura Knepple, Cassopolis

Communications Coordinator....Beth Mitchell, Kalamazoo

Committee on Nominations
Chairperson: Cheryl Proctor, Sherwood - Chair

Era Grasty, Kalamazoo
Clare Olney, South Haven
Donna Smith, Battle Creek
Becky Hays, Hartford
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Greater Southwest News
THE COMPASS May 2021

Greater Southwest had to cancel
their Annual Meeting back in September.
Here is the video of the speaker
and a handout she would have used.

Greater Southwest Speaker
Deacon Sandra Bibliomo

Examples of Ways
to Address Economic Inequality


Instructions for Sweater
and Blanket Challenge

A 2020 Mission u Youth event.
POSTPONED until 2021

Standing Rules 2019

2020 Officers

2019 Mission Team
Job Descriptions

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2021 District Dates Below

Past President - Cheryl Proctor, Sherwood

Conference Officers residing in Greater Southwest District
Conference President....Julia Paradine-Rice, Schoolcraft
Conference Membership Nurture & Outreach.....Cindy Thiele
Conference Nominations....Dorie Litchfield

North Central Jurisdiction Nominations.....Simmie Proctor



District Superintendent....Rev. Dwayne Bagley
Greater Southwest District Webpage
Bishop David Alan Bard
Michigan Conference United Methodist Church

2021 District Dates - partial

January 21 (Thursday) - 7 pm - Zoom. Leadership Team Building
March 23 (Tuesday) UMW Day of Giving - Give to the Legacy Fund
April 3 (Saturday) - Keep Making Peace Seminar - University UMC - East Lansing TBA
April 15 - (Thursday), 7 pm - Leadership Team Meeting via Zoom
April 24 - (Saturday), 7 pm - Spiritual Growth Event via Zoom
May 27 (Saturday) - 9 am - Leadership Team Meeting
June 1 - 6 (Tuesday-Sunday) - Michigan Annual Conference - Virtual
TBA June 10 (Thursday) - 6:30 pm, Evening of Mission
July 9 - 10 (Friday - Saturday) - Mission u Live by Zoom
……..Study - Pushout:The Criminalization of Black Girls in School
August 13-14 (Friday-Saturday) - Mission u Live by Zoom
……….Study - Bearing Witness in the Kin-dom
September 7 (Tuesday) - Leadership Team Meeting -
October 2, Saturday - Greater Southwest District Annual Celebration
October 18-19 (Monday-Tuesday)....Mission u of the North, Gaylord:First UMC
October 22, Friday....Conference Leadership Training for District Officers, TBA
October 23, Saturday.... Michigan Conference Celebration of United Methodist Women
Kalamazoo:First UMC - TBA 9:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
November - Leadership Team Planning Meeting -

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