Duff Street United Methodist Women

"UMW 2008 Dates to Remember"

Tuesday, July 8 - "Alpha Christa" Circle at 7:00 p.m. at home of Carolyn Fittro

Thursday, July 10 - "Friends of God" Circle at 7:00 p.m. at home of Mickey Nardella

Sunday, July 13 - "Christmas in July" Salad Luncheon at noon following worship service to benefit Children's Christmas Project.

Thursday, Friday & Saturday, July 17-19 - "To Know God is to be Mission minded Women," School of Christian Mission, Wesleyan College

UMW Angel Tree - UMW adopted 41 local children for Christmas this year. Each child received clothing and an overflowing Christmas Stocking.

School Supplies

School supplies were collected and 35 local students received a variety of items to start the new school year.

2007 Projects of United Methodist Women

UMW Angel Tree - UMW adopted 41 local children for Christmas this year. Each child received some clothing and an overflowing Christmas Stocking.
School Supplies - collected items for local children
Sponsored Erika Gilmore - $250. for educational mission trip
Celebration of Mission Event (C.O.M.E.) - Duff Street had two tables overflowing with "Bargains for Mission" and raised $244. for Mary's Cradle, Ebenezer Community Outreach Center and Volunteers in Mission. A large box of baby items and diapers were also delivered for Mary's Cradle. We took items for the auction and the total raised that day at the Wesleyan District was $13,000! Pretty awesome!
Collected used jackets and coats for children & adults distributed at Food Pantry
Grief Dinner or memorial for 6 families of decreased church members
Sponsored Mother's Day Dinner
Purchased Mictrophone and speaker to be used in Multiministries Building
Purchased hand dolly to be used by church ministries

There are a few Cookbooks still available. You can purchase "100 years of Cooking at Duff Street," which has more than 500 recipes for $15.00. They make great gifts.

Historical

In 1914 the women at Duff Street organized in the West Virginia branch of the Women's Missionary Association. The first meeting of the Otterbein Sisters convened on February 5, 1915. At that time the church was the United Brethren in Christ. The local interest was known as the Ladies Aid. The organization pledged $1000.00 on April 15, 1915 toward the new church. It would be paid in five years and if not paid in full at the end of that time, it would be extended. They also sold bricks for the new church for 25 cents a brick. In 1918 the name was changed to Women's Missionary Society. The first record of a Mother Daughter Banquet was the May meeting in 1932. In 1942 some of the ladies met each week at the church to quilt. Another project of the Society was the support of the Quincy Orphanage. They would send items such as clothing, sheets, washcloths, soap and toys for the little ones. There always seemed to be a big box of articles sent to the Orphanage during the Christmas holidays.
It is believed that the Otterbein Sisters and the Women's Missionary Society merged together and changed their name to Women's Society of World Service about 1953 when the church was Evangelical United Brethren. In 1972 the organization's name was changed to United Methodist Women. Some programs and events that have taken place are mission studies, the Celebration of Talents, sponsor of appliances, have helped purchase items for flood buckets, donated items and raised money for the Celebration of Mission Event, help serve meals at the Clarksburg Mission, organized the grief committee to prepare and serve meals for those who have a death in their family. On Sunday, October 18, 1987 members for 50 years or longer were recognized.

Duff Street United Methodist Women Officers for 2008

President - Doris McIntyre
Vice-President - Bonita Totten
Treasurer - Carrie Edwards
Secretary - Jo Etta Clovis
Publicity - Carolyn Green
Alpha Christa Circle Chairperson - Edna Osborne
Friends of God Chairperson - Anita Bower
Committee on Nomination - Anita Bower, Chairperson
Grief Committee Chairperson - Shirley Orr
Secretary of Program Resource - Lu Bush
Spiritual Growth - Tiffani Murphy
Education & Interpretation - Carolyn Fittro
Social Action - Carolyn Green
Membership Nurture & OutReach - Mickey Nardella
Chairman for Mission Recognition - Carol Taylor

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