Our Organizational Connections

Church Women United is a connected organization with organizations at these five levels:

National: https://www.churchwomenunited.net/
Regional: contact Norma Borgmann
State: https://www.churchwomenunitedinohio.org/
Area: Contact Cecelia Long
Local: https://www.cwudaytonoh.org

NATIONAL:

NOTE: CWU National President Mira J. Washington has completed her term of office (June 30, 2023). The incoming president is Margaret Rushing who will serve a four-year term (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2027).

CWU wrote a call to prayer and action; Ohio President Bennie J. Williams asked us to share Ms. Washington's letter sent to our local unit on May 23, 2022 regarding the Buffalo mass shootings. (Click HERE to read the letter.)

National CWU now has a FREE digital newsletter!
Click HERE to read that new newsletter!

The National CWU organization has much up-to-date information that can be found at https://www.churchwomenunited.net. Also, scroll to the bottom to see the national mission and contact information.

There is a National Quadrennial Assembly every 4 years; one was scheduled for June 2020 in Atlanta, but was cancelled due to to the COVID-19 pandemic. The replacement was scheduled for October 5 - 7, 2021 via Zoom. The theme was: "Resilient through the Storms, Renewed by Grace."
The next National Quadrennial Assembly is scheduled for June 19-23, 2024 at Doubletree by Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook, 1909 Spring Rd., Oak Brook, IL.

National holds Win Wednesdays online (1:00 - 2:00 p.m.) to discuss social issues.
Here is the information on three April 2022 Win Wednesday events:
April 2022 Win Wednesday Flyer
NOTE: There will be no Win Wednesdays during May, July, or August 2022; nor will there be one on April 27, 2022 (due to National Board of Directors' retreat.

NOTE: Annual Training and Development Program is announced
(Training starts in April 2022.) Click HERE.

NOTE: National President Mira J. Washington messaged CWU on March 29, 2022:

Good Morning,
Please consider making a donation to support Ukraine.
Church World Services provides an opportunity for State/Local Units to participate.
It's imperative that you identify your donation in the name of Church Women United. Also, please send a quick email to the national secretary so that we can report at the end of the year the financial support for our partners. We haven't done the best job tracking this information in previous years. Help us move to improved communication and tracking.

Here is the link: Ukraine Crisis Response Fund - CWS (www.cwsglobal.org)
Ukraine Crisis Response Fund
CWS established the Ukraine Crisis Response fund to address the unique needs of Ukrainians displaced by the current conflict. We are deploying a team this week to Moldova to meet with our partners on the ground and determine how to expand our response, with a likely focus on Moldova and Romania, and the unique capacity of CWS to serve migrant and refugee populations.
CWS has ongoing refugee/migration programming in Europe, specifically Bosnia and Serbia, and has technical expertise in the areas of forced migration, migrant assistance and protection, child protection, disaster and emergency response, coordination and refugee integration and community sponsorship. Since the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014, CWS has resettled 1,107 Ukrainians in the U.S.
The situation in Ukraine and neighboring countries is unstable and ever-changing. While the details around the long-term needs are still developing, CWS is committed to help.

REGIONAL:
National is divided into 8 regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, East Central, Central, South Central, Southwest, and Northwest.
Ohio belongs to the East Central Region, which includes the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio.

The outgoing regional coordinator for the East Central Region is Norma Borgmann. The newly-elected regional coordinator for the East Central Region is Barb McCoy (barb.mccoy@frontier.com), as of July 1, 2023.

Regional meetings are held every fourth year - just two years before / after the national quadrennial.
The last Regional meeting was held October 20 - 21, 2022 in Indianapolis. The next regional meeting will be in 2026.

NOTE: Registration Information for that next event
may be found here closer to the date in 2026.

STATE:
CWUO (Church Women United in Ohio) is currently in the process of building its new website. Please visit the state's website at: https://www.churchwomenunitedinohio.org/

CWUO's president is Bennie J. Williams-Roper.
the vice-president is Jody Stevens.
Our Dayton member, Pam Hamby Walker, serves as state secretary.
Our Dayton member, Cecelia Long, serves as Ecumenical Development Chair for 2023 - 2024.
Please click HERE to view the list of CWUO Officers.
Please click HERE to view the list of CWUO meetings.
Please click HERE to see some photos from state.

The 97th Annual State Assembly was held in April 2023:
the next state meeting (98th) will be held in April 2024.

AREA:
The state is divided into 4 active areas: Area A, Area B, Area C, and Area D.

NOTE: Area B is now comprised of the earlier areas B and E.

Dayton belongs to Area C, which is in the southwest quadrant of the state.

The last area meeting was in the fall of 2020.

LOCAL UNIT:
Ohio has many local units; our Dayton unit is happy to have about 300 members in the greater Dayton area.

National Mission

Our national website provides the 2021 - 2024 Quadrennial Priorities, which include God's Word, CWU's belief, a focus, and action steps for each of the four priorities. Those priorities include:

Health and Wellness;
Climate Stewardship;
Social Justice;
Hunger and Poverty.

For more information, please click HERE. The action steps for each priority is included in a downloadable document.

New CWU National HQ in St. Mark's AME Church, Atlanta, GA

NOTE: CWU's national office is now located on the third floor of St. Mark AME Church, in Atlanta, GA.

The phone number is 678-765-3711.

National Headquarters:

     Church Women United National Office

     3605 Campbellton Road SW

     Atlanta, GA 90331

Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday.

Website: https://www.churchwomenunited.net/