United Women in Faith: response
Religion & Spirituality
About
response, an award-winning publication, is the official magazine of United Methodist Women and is published by the national office. Each issue will touch your heart, stir your soul, and challenge your mind. Topics and issues cover spiritual growth, mission outreach and reports on our local, national and international work. The response podcast features audio versions of some of the articles from each issue.
Episodes
- May/June 2026 Podcast
This podcast presents four response stories from the May/June 2026 issue of response magazine.
- A Longtime Friend (May/June 2026)
response Magazine is celebrating its 47th anniversary. Its history extends back to the first issue of Heathen Woman's Friend in June 1869, continuing the tradition of Methodist, Evangelical, and United Brethren women sharing their stories…
- United Methodists Celebrate 70 Years of Full Clergy Rights for Women (May/June 2026)
United Methodists are celebrating 70 years of full clergy rights for women, a milestone achieved on May 4th. The episode acknowledges women's historical impact on Methodism prior to this date.
- Responsively Yours: Working Toward the Vision (May/June 2026)
The May/June 2026 episode of Responsively Yours covers upcoming events such as Assembly 2026 ('Dream it! Believe it! Do it!'), Mother's and Father's Day, graduations, Annual Conference preparations, and Mission u gatherings.
- Celebrating 125 Years of Mission Study (May/June 2026)
This episode celebrates 125 years of mission study book publishing. It features 'Keyhole Missiology: Glimpses Into the History of Mission Study Texts: 1901-2026,' a new book by Glory E. Dharmaraj detailing the history and the role of Metho…
- Love in Action (Mar/Apr 2026)
The episode discusses "Love in Action" maps, formerly "Mission Maps," from United Women in Faith. These maps show how member donations fund international programs aimed at improving lives and empowering women, children, and youth.
- Grace In Abundance (Mar/Apr 2026)
The Day of Giving is an event for United Women in Faith to express gratitude for God's grace and to provide financial support for their mission work benefiting women, children, and youth.
- Mary Elizabeth Inn (Mar/Apr 2026)
Chantal has resided at Mary Elizabeth Inn, a United Women in Faith National Mission Institution in San Francisco, for 25 years. The institution is located in California.
- Responsively Yours: Cheerful Giving (Mar/Apr 2026)
This episode celebrates the contributions of women, particularly within United Women in Faith during its birthday month and Women's History Month. It honors the women who have dedicated their time, talents, and service to furthering the or…
- March/April 2026 Podcast
This is the March/April 2026 podcast episode from United Women in Faith.
- January/February 2026 Podcast
Listen to four response stories in one podcast. From the Jan./Feb. 2026 issue of response magazine.
- Jan./Feb. 2026: Responsively Yours: Put Love Into Action in 2026
Happy New Year and greetings in Faith, Hope, and Love! I thank God that each of us is gifted to see 2026, a new year to continue serving and loving God and our neighbor. If 2025 taught me anything with so many disruptions, shifts, and unfa…
- Jan./Feb. 2026: Legacy Banquet to Feature One of Little Rock Nine, Elizbeth Eckford
Assembly Event Welcomes Elizbeth Eckford You may not know her by name, but you will more than likely recognize her high school photo. Elizabeth Eckford’s family did not have a phone, so she was the only one of a group of brave Black studen…
- Jan./Feb. 2026: A Living Faith in a Changing World - National Mission Institutions
National Mission Institutions continue United Women in Faith's Legacy. These community-based ministries have offered education, housing, health care, and other essential services for well over a century. While their names, models, and lead…
- Jan./Feb. 2026: Member Profile - Helen Ryde
Remembering Home Missioner Helen Ryde (Sept. 11, 1965-Sept. 2, 2025) United Women in Faith member Home Missioner Helen Ryde (they/them) left an indelible mark on United Women in Faith, the Order and Office of Deaconess and Home Missioner,…
- November/December 2025 Podcast
Listen to four response stories in one podcast. From the Nov./Dec. 2025 issue of response magazine.
- Nov./Dec. 2025: Remember Sand Creek
The Sand Creek Massacre is not just Cheyenne and Arapaho history, it is Methodist history. From the Nov./Dec. 2025 issue of response magazine.
- Nov./Dec. 2025: The 2026 United Women in Faith Reading Program
The cultural tendencies of this time invite us to flit quickly from one story to another, sampling information and taking in various soundbites—both social and spiritual. It is as though we have been tacitly instructed never to dive too de…
- Nov./Dec. 2025: Responsively Yours: We Are Blessed to Be a Blessing
Sally Vonner's Responsively Yours column from the Nov./Dec. 2025 issue of response magazine.
- Nov./Dec. 2025: Deaconesses Reflect on Diakonia World Assembly
Sixteen deaconesses and home missioners from the United States gathered with diaconal ministers from around the world in Tanzania in July for a week of inspiration and the consecration of 15 new deaconesses and home missioners. From the No…
- September/October 2025 Podcast
Listen to four response stories in one podcast. From the Sept./Oct. 2025 issue of response magazine.
- Sept./Oct. 2025: Responsively Yours - Soul Care is Transformative for Justice
Sally Vonner's Responsively Yours column from the Sept/.Oct. 2025 issue of response magazine.
- Sept./Oct. 2025: Restoring Waters - Addition to Minnesota NMI Provides Homes and Health
When Sheree Volesky was homeless, she lived in a tent in the woods until someone stole it. She couch surfed at the homes of relatives and friends, eventually wearing out her welcome. She lived in an ice fishing shelter, constantly chopping…
- Sept./Oct 2025: A Legacy Love Story - Unexpected Gift Honors Memory
Paulette Moore-Hall has been a faithful supporter and promoter of The Legacy Endowment Fund for many years. She has served as a dedicated legacy liaison for her conference and on the Legacy Steering Committee. She has also been a member of…
- Sept./Oct. 2025: Assembly 2026 Registration Opens September 2
Assembly 2026 plans are underway, and early registration opens September 2 at uwfaith.org/ assembly. The once-every-four-years event takes place May 15-17, 2026, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Stacey Abrams—politician, lawyer, activist, and wri…
- July/August 2025 Podcast
Listen to four response stories in one podcast. From the July/August 2025 issue of response magazine.
- July/August 2025: Voices From the Field
More than 20 episodes of Voices From the Field, a United Women in Faith program featuring conversations with those whose work is supported by Mission Giving, are available on our YouTube channel. They provide a great way for your circle, u…
- July/August 2025: The League of Extraordinary Unreasonable Women
Over the last 150-plus years these are the words that have been used to describe United Women in Faith. I don’t know about you, but I think that it is pretty outstanding to be part of an organization that can hold such a strong claim to a…
- July/August 2025: Assembly Plans Underway
We sometimes refer to the people closest to us, with whom we experience the most intimacy and love, as our “circle” of friends, or of care, or of trust. Make a physical reminder of your circle and hold in your heart where your circle might…
- July/August 2025: We Have Work to Do (Responsively Yours)
Greetings in faith, hope, and love. Summertime is here! Growing up in Texas, summers were nice, but the heat could be overbearing and the air thick and balmy. It never stopped my friends and me from going to the park, having fun, feeling f…
- May/June 25: Assembly 2026 Launches at
Program Advisory Group Meeting
United Women in Faith observed International Women’s Day during a weekend of meetings at Scarritt Bennett Center in Nashville that included an announcement of Assembly 2026 and a strong call to eliminate institutional racism. From the May/…
- May/June 25: Responsively Yours - Practice Hope Together for a Bright Future
Listen to the Responsively Yours column from United Women in Faith General Secretary/CEO Sally Vonner. From the May/June 2025 issue of response magazine.
- May/June 25: Pray - This New Day
God, Our Hope, how can we hold onto hope when storms gather and grow greater each year? From the May/June 2025 issue of response magazine.
- May/June 25: Program Advisory Group Visits Nashville NMI
The PAG group visited Bethlehem Centers of Nashville, which provides services for children, youth, seniors, and families. From the May/June 2025 issue of response magazine.
- May/June 2025 Podcast
List to our four response stories in one podcast. From the May/June 2025 issue of response magazine.
- March/April 2025 Podcast
Hear our four response audio stories in one podcast. From the March/April 2025 issue of response magazine.
- “For Generations to Come”: Day of Giving 2025
The theme for this year’s Day of Giving on March 23 is “For Generations to Come,” which is exactly what The Legacy Endowment Fund is all about—making sure that future generations of United Women in Faith members are financially equipped to…
- A Tribute to Carolyn E. Johnson
The former United Methodist Women board president and transformative leader leaves a legacy of love and justice. From the March/April 2025 issue of response magazine.
- Leadership Development Days 2024
Leadership Development Days 2024, November 21-23, explored the theme “Revive and Lead: Empowered by the Resurrection.” This event presented an opportunity for leaders within and beyond United Women in Faith to pause, connect, and reflect o…
- Responsively Yours: Celebrate and Give
Hear the Responsively Yours article from United Women in Faith's General Secretary/CEO Sally Vonner. From the March/April 2025 issue of response magazine.
- Responsively Yours: Cast Your Eyes Forward
Hear the Responsively Yours article from United Women in Faith's General Secretary/CEO Sally Vonner. From the Jan./Feb. 2025 issue of response magazine.
- Jan./Feb. 2025 Podcast
Hear our four response audio stories in one podcast. From the Jan./Feb. 2025 issue of response magazine.
- Advocating in the Next Quadrennium
United Women in Faith will continue to work for climate justice and ending mass incarceration and the criminalization of communities of color. From the Jan./Feb. 2025 issue of response magazine.
- It Tugged at My Heart
Have a plan in place as a trifecta donor. From the Jan./Feb. 2025 issue of response magazine.
- Submit to be More Vile
Learning from our past is necessary for moving into a faithful future as The United Methodist Church. From the Jan./Feb. 2025 issue of response magazine.
- Profile: United Women in Faith President Jana Jones
United Women in Faith’s new president, elected in July, is a retired registered nurse, a mother, a wife, and a dedicated member of United Women in Faith with a long list of service on all levels, including the Reading Program committee. Fr…
- The 2025 United Women in Faith Reading Program
United Women in Faith’s Reading Program (uwfaith.org/read) is designed to help women of faith achieve five key goals: lean into our spiritual growth, strengthen our leadership skills, equip ourselves for local and global mission, take fait…
- Responsively Yours: A Season of Hope
As this issue of response reaches you, you may be setting your tables for Thanksgiving and decorating your homes for Christmas. You may be shopping, wrapping gifts, planning menus, and making travel plans. And I hope that come December, yo…
- Home Sweet Legacy Home
Kelly G. Loeb thought it was in God’s plan to graciously donate her special home as a planned gift to The Legacy Endowment Fund so that Mai Gray’s legacy, and her own, will live on. From the Nov./Dec. 2024 issue of response.
- Bright Lights" Advocating for Racial Justice in Texas
On February 24, 2024, the North Texas Conference United Women in Faith held their fifth annual Charter for Racial Justice event at Hamilton Park UMC in Dallas. From the Sept./Oct. 2024 issue of response.