Mennonite Women USA

Who are Mennonite women today? We are all ages and belong to many races and ethnic groups. We meet in Bible study groups, coffee hours, mission and service groups, one-on-one in friendships, and at retreats. We are women who juggle work, family, and spiritual growth–yet seek to be part of faith circles that fit our needs.        Mennonite Women leaders meet in Phoenix       and focus on Sister-Care seminars.		timbrel: a magazine for Mennonite women Current issue focuses on Seasons of Marriage Subscribe now.

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ITEMS OF INTEREST At their spring 2009 meeting, Mennonite Women USA board called for a resolution against human trafficking by Mennonite Church USA to be brought to delegates at Columbus Assembly, July 2009.  See proposed resolution. Mennonite Women USA planning urges active advocacy through women’s prophetic voice - (April 23, 2009 Strategic Planning meeting at Camp Amigo, Michigan) 2009 Women's Bible study guide now available through Faith & Life publishing- For the Beauty of the Earth: Women and Creation Care  (13 lessons) Help women theologians from Africa and Latin America gather in Paraguay at Mennonite World Conference. Housewarming Sister-Link shares wall hangings with Mennonite Disaster Service new homeowners. You can help! Now available - inspiring stories of our foremothers in General Conference and Mennonite Church by Jeannie Zehr and Ruth Lapp Guengerich. Meet the 2009 International Women's fund recipients from Colombia,  Honduras, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Paraguay, and India

Strategic planning gathering   SAVE THE DATE for Women in Conversation retreats in 2010! "Living a Life of Gratitude" Speaker: Megan Ramer April 9-11, 2010 at Laurelville Mennonite Retreat Center, Mt. Pleasant, Pa. April 30-May 2, 2010 at Cross Wind Retreat Center, Hesston, Kan.

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MW USA MINISTRIES			RESOURCES FOR WOMEN
Women in Conversation retreats International Women's Fund scholarships Sister-Care training workshops Connect with a women's group Sister-Link relationships			timbrel magazine  A Postcard & A Prayer  Annual women's Bible study guide Women's group resources Mission and service ideas;  MCC kit bag contents; Prayer shawl ministry.

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Our mission at Mennonite Women USA is to empower and resource women and women’s groups as we:  nurture our life in Christ, study the Bible, use our gifts, hear each other, and engage in mission and service. Mennonite Women USA is the women’s organization of Mennonite Church USA. Our history began in 1916-1917 with Women’s Missionary and Service Commission and Women in Mission. These two organizations merged into Mennonite Women in 1997 and became Mennonite Women USA in 2003.