Carrie Eikler, co-pastor of the Morgantown (WV) Church of the Brethren/Mennonite Church, has a vision and a challenge…to get Fair Trade goods into all the Church of the Brethren district conferences! Some district conferences already support SERRV sales…does yours? (Don’t know about SERRV? Then check it out here) If your district conference hasn’t sold fair … Continue reading Can we get Fair Trade in our Districts?
Mother’s Day
Thanks to everyone who is giving the gift of women's empowerment this Mother's Day! We are delighted to offer the Mother's Day project for the third year in a row. We send beautiful, handwritten cards to the women you want to honor. Women honored in memoriam are: Anna Baker Barbara Alley Louise Erbaugh Louie Rieman … Continue reading Mother’s Day
International Women’s Day Worship Resources
"Hearing the Voices" Sunday March 8 is International Women's Day! Consider planning a worship around this theme using the following materials created by Global Women's Project. If you can't plan an entire worship, perhaps use certain items, or celebrate in worship on another Sunday.
Remembering Louie Baldwin Rieman
We remember Louie Baldwin Rieman, former GWP steering committee member and life-long proponent of global relationship-building and a shared journey of empowerment. Louie and her husband Phil were killed in a car accident on December 26, 2008. Their children, Ken, Tina and Cheri, as well as thousands in the Church of the Brethren and all … Continue reading Remembering Louie Baldwin Rieman
New GWP logo!
Thanks to Jane Robinette for our new logo! Click here to see more of Jane's artwork. Our new logo!
Nan in Sudan!
Thirteen people from around the country boarded planes this afternoon. They're headed for Sudan. Nan Erbaugh, GWP steering committee member, is traveling with New Community Project for this learning tour - her 4th trip to Sudan! Nan looks forward to seeing familiar faces and places, meeting with GWP partner projects, and returning to a land … Continue reading Nan in Sudan!
Prayers for our partners and sisters
Please be in prayer for our sisters around the world: Esperance Nyirandayisenga, coordinator of "Life is Expensive," our partner project in Rwanda, as she battles malaria. Rana Al-Arja, coordinator of a (partner project) women's radio show in Palestine, and all in Palestine, especially Gaza, throughout this recent escalation of violence. Rana writes: "To us there … Continue reading Prayers for our partners and sisters
Give a gift to someone you love, and to women around the world
As you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Eid, Solstice, or Kwanzaa, God comes to us in many ways. Global Women's Project sees God in the lives of women and children all over the world! Join us as we work with women seeking justice through grassroots projects in Rwanda, Nepal, Sudan, Palestine, and Uganda. This holiday season, who … Continue reading Give a gift to someone you love, and to women around the world
What are YOU thankful for?
In this time of Thanksgiving, we on the GWP steering committee are grateful: for Ruthann Knechel Johansen, whose speech 30 years ago inspired Church of the Brethren women to start Global Women's Project for all of our sisters around the world who are standing up for themselves and their daughters, reaching for justice for the … Continue reading What are YOU thankful for?
Welcome!
Welcome to Global Women's Project's new website! Our main site is still found at https://globalwomensproject.wordpress.com, but this new site has up-to-date information, and also serves as an archives and resource sharing site for those on the steering committee, in particular.
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