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31st UMW MS CONF.
ANNUAL MEETING
October 4 & 5, 2019
Hattiesburg, MS
Heritage UMC
Theme: Women United For Change
John 8:12
LaToya Redd Thompson
Saturday’s Speaker LaToya Redd Thompson
No. 3 A Publication of the Mississippi Conference United Methodist Women August 2019
Henrietta Brown, District President for the Hattiesburg District, has selected accommodations for our Annual Meeting on October 4 and 5, 2019, in Hattiesburg
There are three ways to book the room:
1. Call the hotel directly at 601-909-6658 and ask to book a reservation under the group MS Conf United Methodist Women
2. Online, go to http://www.bestwestern.com, click "Group Reservations" at the top left of the webpage and enter the group ID; 1D1DF5T2 3. Online, go to https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.25104.html?groupId=1D1DF5T2
If for some reason you have to cancel, you must do it 48 hours in advance.
2. If we fill up the Best Western, we will use the Hampton by Hilton
Registration At Meeting: Friday: 3.30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. @ Best Western Premier University Inn Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. @Heritage United Methodist
Church Lobby 3 Baracuda Drive, Hattiesburg
The Best Western Premier University Inn at 132 Plaza Drive, Hattiesburg, has blocked 25 rooms under the name MS Conf United Methodist Women. If we fill those 25, the hotel will add 25 more. Perhaps we could all be in one hotel. The room rate for a double queen and also king room is $114.99, plus a 9% sales tax. That would make the cost around $125. That is not bad at all when we share the room. I plan to make my reservation today!
If we fill up the Best Western, we will use the Hampton by Hilton Hattiesburg for the overflow.
LaToya and her husband Marcus Thompson live in Richland, Mississippi. They have three children – Kaelyn, Jessica, and Marcus, Jr. LaToya grew up in Brandon, Mississippi, and attended Pearl Public Schools where she graduated as the valedictorian of her class. She obtained a bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, with a dual degree in Political Science and Psychology. She then earned a juris doctorate with honors from the University of Mississippi Law School. LaToya and her husband both grew up in Rankin County, Mississippi, and as adults, both felt called to live and be in ministry there. LaToya’s husband Marcus pastors Mountain Ridge United Methodist Church in Brandon, Mississippi, in Rankin County where LaToya helps lead the vision team, directs the youth choir and sings in the adult choir. LaToya runs Premium Legal Solutions, PLLC, which provides legal services. LaToya’s passion is lay ministry. She has been featured on The Hour, a weekly inspirational television broadcast, since 2010 in a segment called Your Ministry Matters. The segment encourages lay people to be purposeful and proactive ministers. LaToya was elected as the Conference Lay Leader for the Mississippi Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church in 2016. She also serves as a member of the board of directors of the General Council on Finance and Administration for the global United Methodist Church, as a member of the United Methodist Church Ministry Study Commission, and as a board member of the Jackson area Christian Legal Society.
Congratulations! Frances Perry Scholarship
Recipients for 2019-2020 Mae Grace Arrington Asbury Theological Seminary
Home Church: Amory St. James UMC
Katherine Giedd Asbury Theological Seminary
Home Church: Hattiesburg Parkway Heights UMC
Forms included in this Newsletter are: UMW Conf. Annual Meeting Registration Spiritual Growth Retreat Registration Arlean Hall Mission Grant Application
REMINDER to check-out the Mississippi UMW Web site: www.mississippi-umw.org You can find:
District Events Newsletters And much more…
Thank you – Cheryl Farr, Web Master
MS Conference UMW Annual Meeting October 4 – 5, 2019 Heritage UMC, Hattiesburg Nov. 2, 2019 – Officer Training @ Central UMC in Meridian Nov. 9, 2019 - Officer Training @
Oxford UMC in Oxford Spiritual Life Retreat March 6 -7, 2020 2020 Mission u: July 15 – 17, 2020
READING PROGRAM: Scriptural Base for Reading Program is Proverbs 8:11 – The Gifts of Wisdom “ … for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.” A Policy Statement of United Methodist Women: Inform, educate and raise the consciousness of women to our social, economic and political realities, including the inter-connectedness of race, class and gender in women’s lives. For details on the Reading Program, please find on the web at: www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/readingprogram
Message from the Secretary: Information for the 2020 Directory
By November 1, 2019, the District Secretaries must send to me the names, addresses, phone numbers, and emails of all district officers, sub-district officers, and local organization officers. Unless I receive the information by November 1, the officers will not be listed in the 2020 Directory.
Material submitted by chairpersons to be printed in the Directory also have the November 1 deadline. If I do not reply to you that I have received the material, call me please. That means that I did not receive it.
Diane F. Reynolds, Conference Secretary 601-616-0240 (call or text) [email protected]
Thank you for your help.
Mission u 2019 was held July 17-19, 2019
at Cabot Lodge Milsaps, Jackson, MS.
The Studies: Spiritual Growth: Practicing Resurrection: The Gospel of Mark and Radical Discipleship, taught by Rev. Maxine Bolden and Rev. George Sapada Thomas; Geographic Study: Women United for Change - 150 Years in Mission, taught by Lynn Hamric and Berniece Sykes, 91 participants attended. Kathleen Smith and Dale Barnes served as 2019 Deans. Next Mission u 2020 will be held at Gray Center, Canton, MS July 15-17, 2020.
Kathleen Smith and Diane Reynolds will be the 2020 Deans.
SPIRITUAL GROWTH RETREAT 2020
MISSISSIPPI CONFERENCE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
FRIDAY, MARCH 6 – SATURDAY, MARCH 7
CAMP WESLEY PINES, GALLMAN, MS
THEME: ACTION!
Women of Purpose, Ready for Action!
LEADER: LaToya Thompson
We will discuss being turned in and turned on when God calls you to step up and fulfill your purpose and talk about what to do while you’re waiting on His call to action.
“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14
LaToya Thompson is the current Lay Leader for the United Methodist Conference.
Friday -- Registration 3 – 6 p.m.
Meals: Friday, March 6 Dinner 5:30 -- 6:15
Saturday, March 7 Breakfast 7:30 -- 8:15 Lunch 12:15
The first 96 women who register will be housed in Durr Wise. Others will be in cabins.
Note: Bring Bible, towels, sheets, pillow, blanket, jackets, personal items, and snacks to share.
PRE-REGISTRATIONS ONLY: NO REGISTRATION ON SITE
PREREGISTRATION 2020 SPIRITUAL GROWTH RETREAT
MARCH 6-7, 2020 CAMP WESLEY PINES
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS FEBRUARY 24, 2020
NAME____________________________________________ADDRESS_______________________________________________________________
PHONE____________________________ CHURCH__________________________________________
DISTRICT_____________________________________EMAIL______________________________________________________________________
ROOMMATE CHOICE (up to 3; 1 per handicapped room): ________________________________________________________________________
PLEASE CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AND MAKE CHECKPAYABLE FOR OPTION CHECKED:
__________ I Plan to attend the Spiritual Growth Retreat – Enclose check for $60
__________ I Plan to attend the Saturday sessions and eat lunch – Enclose check for $25
__________ I Plan to attend the sessions only (no meals) -- Enclose check for $20
__________I Plan to attend the Saturday session only (no meals) – Enclose check for $15
Make check payable to: Mississippi Conference United Methodist Women and mail to:
Peggy Peterson, 604 Abbots Lane, Ridgeland, MS 39157 (601-853-7409)
Spouses are invited, but cannot be housed at Wesley Pines. Please call Peggy for alternate suggestions.
SPECIAL NEEDS__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Frances Perry Scholarship
The Frances Perry Scholarship is a scholarship fund of the United Methodist Women in Mississippi. The fund was set up in 1978 by Mr. E.V. Perry to honor his wife, Mrs. Frances Perry of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, a past president of the former Mississippi Conference. It was originally set up for women going into the mission field of the Methodist Church. The program has evolved through the years with donations from United Methodist Women across the state. Scholarships up to $1,500 are now available for women and men in the junior, senior and graduate years of college who are interested in working in projects or institutions of the United Methodist Church. It is renewable for three additional years if a grade point average of 3.0 is maintained at an approved institution. The chairperson and members of the Frances Perry Scholarship Committee are appointed by the UMW Conference President.
Recipients for 2019-20
Mae Grace Arrington
Asbury Theological Seminary Home Church: Amory St. James UMC
Katherine Giedd
Asbury Theological Seminary Home Church: Hattiesburg Parkway Heights UMC
Congratulations! Frances Perry Scholarship Recipients
Our Appreciation is extended to: Dorothy Carter (4)
Frances Gail Jones (2) Diane Reynolds (4) Janice Stenmark (4) Suzanne Guthrie (2)
For serving on the Leadership Team of Mississippi Conference UMW.
The Mississippi Conference Is highlighting the topic, "Interrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline" this upcoming 2019 – 2020 Conference year. For more information contact Toya Dillard-Allen, Social Action chair for the Mississippi Conference UMW.
Arlean Hall Mission Grants: Guidelines and Application
Application Deadline: April 30, 2020; Only Completed Applications Postmarked by Due Date Will Be Considered
APPLICATION GUIDELINES
The 2020 Mission Grants are available to any Mississippi United Methodist agency or church to help fulfill its mission. Each applicant must demonstrate a particular project or need for its ministry to be considered for the grant. CRITERIA: The grant shall be used for mission projects for women, children, youth and families.
All recipients must complete and return the Grant Recipient Report by April 30, 2020. Organizations that do not fulfill this requirement will not be considered for any future grants. APPLICATION: Applications must be mailed to : Arlean Hall Mission Grants
C/O Patricia Battle P. O. Box 3572 Meridian, MS 39303
To ensure receipt, recommend sending certified mail with return receipt. Do not fax or email applications.
AWARDS/RESTRICTIONS: Grants range from $500 to $2,500 per project and will be awarded in August of each year. Grants will be matching grants. Applicants must demonstrate how they will fund the other half or remainder of the project. Funding cannot be used for salaries, stipends, or short term mission trip travel.
2020 ARLEAN HALL MISSION GRANT APPLICATION
Deadline to submit is April 30, 2020 Date: ____________________________ Project Name: __________________________________________________________________ Name of Person Completing Application: ____________________________________________ Telephone Number: _________________________ Email: ______________________________ Church or Agency Name: _________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address: ________________________________________________________________ District: _______________________________________________________________________ New Ministry Indicate start date ________________________________ Continuation of Ministry Indicate year began _______________________________ Have you previously received an Arlean Hall Mission Grant for this project? YES _____ NO ____ If yes, indicate the year (s) and amount (s) of previous grants received.
1. Describe project. Please be specific. 2. Describe how grant funds will be used for this project. Estimate project cost(s). Explain how you will fund
the other half or remainder of the project. Attach a copy of a budget. Amount of Funding Requested: ______________________________________
Amount of Other Source(s) of Funding: _______________________________ Total Project Cost__________________________________________________
3. Describe the area where your church or agency is located. Please describe your church or agency's mission and efforts in ministry. Amount of Funding Requested ______________________________________
Amount of Other Source(s) of Funding________________________________ Total Project Cost_________________________________________________
4. List members of the church or agency who will be directly responsible for completing the project.
NAME PHONE EMAIL
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___________________________ ______________________________ Project Leader Pastor or Director ___________________________ ______________________________ Project Leader Signature Pastor or Director Signature
Mississippi Conference of U. M. W. Leadership Team 2019 President – Dorothy Carter (4) 113 108th St. Amory, MS 38821 662-256-5857 662-305-5641 [email protected] [email protected] Vice President – Frances Gail Jones (2) 4507 C Place Meridian, MS 39301 601-483-5174 h 601-917-8574 c [email protected] Secretary – Diane Reynolds (4) 3248 Mountainview Place Meridian, MS 39301 601-616-0240 [email protected] Treasurer – Annie Cassidy (5) 3163 Love Road Lexington, MS 39095 601- 613-1931 [email protected] Secretary of Program Resources – Susie Butler (1) 1346 Jeff Davis School Road Meridian, MS 39301 601-480-1889 [email protected] Communications Coordinator – Suzanne Guthrie (2) P. O. Box 1313 Wiggins, MS 395777 601-408-3493 [email protected]
Mission Coordinators: Education and Interpretation – Sonya Erickson (1) 118 Roseland Drive Vicksburg, MS 39810 601-415-7066 [email protected]
Membership Nurture and Outreach – Social Action – Toya Dillard-Allen (1) 408 A Brendalwood Brandon, MS 39407 601-937-0415 [email protected] Spiritual Growth – Janice Stenmark (4) 112 Devereaux Dr. Madison, MS 39110 (601) 853-00459 [email protected] Chairperson, Committee on Nomination – Berenda Pendleton (1) 616 Carson Drive Byram, MS 39272 601-259-2013 [email protected] Serving Beyond the Conf. Kay Barksdale – Program Advisory Mary Simpson – Legacy Fund Patricia Battle – Scarritt Bennett Center
Appointed Officers: Arlean Hall Board of Directors – Patricia Battle (6) P. O. Box 3572 Meridian, MS 39303 601-482-2206 h [email protected] Frances Perry Scholarship Fund Cindy Long (2) 8351 Hwy. 363 Mantachie, MS 38855 662-809-6183 [email protected]
Language Coordinator – Parliamentary Advisor – Jean Ricks P. O. Box 93 Wesson, MS 39191 601-643-2466 [email protected] Rust College Scholarship Representative – Mary Carolyn Tindall (6) 2127 Country Club Rd. Senatobia, MS 38668 662-562-8571 [email protected] Standing Rules – Dale Barnes (2) 141 Cedar Grove lane Canton, MS 39046 601-856-0012 [email protected] Web Master – Cheryl Farr (7) 11241 Hwy 494 Meridian, MS 39305 662-252-0910 c [email protected] District Presidents Brookhaven: Jimmie Sartin East Jackson: Peggy Peterson Greenwood: Erie Stuckett Hattiesburg: Henrietta Brown Meridian: Gloria McAlpine New Albany: Marilyn Colyer Seashore: Donna Joplin Senatobia: Bernice Sykes Starkville: Eve Priester Tupelo: Kathleen Smith 2019 Mission u Dean- Kathleen Smith 1306 Wilson Street Tupelo, MS 38804 662-844-6021 h 662-213-4427 c [email protected]
PURPOSE: 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.
