Category: Missions


  • Annual Meeting 2016 – History Focus

    THIS YEAR’S HISTORY FOCUS “Bridges of Hope:Churchwomen At Work in the Mill Mission Era”  Between 1895 and 1930 more than 30 “mill missions” were added to the list of Episcopal churches in North Carolina. An important feature of the successful missions was the presence of paid (not much!) women workers, from both North Carolina and…

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  • Harris-Evans 2024 Invitation and Presenter

    2024 Harris-Evans Conference Episcopal Church Women,Diocese of North Carolina Online September 6, 2024 – 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Churches Expanding Hospitality to Provide Supportive and Affordable Housing This Harris-Evans Conference is an event organized by the Episcopal Church Women (ECW) in the Diocese of North Carolina. The purpose of this conference, as part of…

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  • Girls on the Run

    As Missions Coordinator for the Episcopal Church Women, Diocese of NC, I am writing to ask for your participation in the Christmas Mission Fund. This fund is a designated gift to missions inside or outside the diocese. Girls on the Run Girls on the Run is an international program that began in Charlotte, NC, 25…

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  • Tentative Program Agenda 140th Annual Meeting An Online Meeting for theWomen of the Diocese of North Carolina Friday, November 4, 2022 – 7-9 pm 7:00-7:05: Welcome, Call to Order – Mary Hawkins, Interim ECW President7:05-7:25: Evening Prayer – Valeria Dove, Spiritual Life Coordinator – BCP Page 139Reading of Names from the Book of Remembrance –…

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  • Charlotte Convocation ReportAnnual Meeting 2021 Greetings from the Charlotte Convocation of the Episcopal Church Women. It has been a pleasure during these past three years with the most difficult, this past year and a half with Covid. Let me take this opportunity to give my condolences to all families who have lost family and friends…

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  • Proposed Agenda 139th Annual Meeting An Online Meeting for theWomen of the Diocese of North Carolina Friday, November 5, 2021 – 7-9 pm 7:00-7:05: Welcome, Call to Order – Mary Hawkins, Interim ECW President7:05-7:10: Bishop’s Greeting – The Rt. Rev. Anne Elliott Hodges-Copple, VI Bishop Suffragan of North Carolina7:10-7:40: Evening Prayer – The Rev. Sarah Woodard,…

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  • Missions Report – Annual Meeting 2021

    Recommendations for 2021 Mission Funds Awards The Episcopal Church Women, Diocese of North Carolina, accepts offerings from churches to support Mission ministries. The generous support of these programs enables us to help demonstrate Jesus’ love.  1. The Christmas Mission Fund is a designated gift for mission work in children’s programs, inside and outside the diocese.…

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  • Sandhills Convocation Report: Annual Meeting 2021

    The Sandhills Convocation is composed of eight Episcopal Churches: The Sandhills Convocation has not been meeting. However, B. J. Lowry, President of All Saint’s Hamlet, and I talk quite frequently. We both sent in UTO contributions from All Saints Hamlet and Calvary Church, Wadesboro. St. Thomas’ in Sanford meets on Friday nights for a session…

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  • Winston-Salem Convocation Report: Annual Meeting 2021

    Convocation co-chairs Elnora Gore and Gertrude Murchison serve on the Executive Board representing nine cities. Board meetings are held via Zoom. ECW Chapters, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, have not carried out many of their planned outreach ministries. Women of the Winston-Salem Convocation gathered via Zoom on Monday, June 7, 2021 at 5:00 pm for…

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  • The national UTO has announced the timeline for the 2016 granting cycle. NOTE: All questions about grants and all grant requests from the Diocese of NC should first be directed to the diocesan ECW interim president. 2016 United Thank Offering Focus and Criteria, Fifth Mark of Mission: “To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation…

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