Turning faith, hope and love into action on behalf of women, children and youth around the world.

The Vision of United Methodist Women
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The Trinity United Methodist Women is an organization of over 200 mission oriented women who belong to 10 active small groups called Circles. These Circles meet monthly in homes and at Trinity at various times. The focus of the Circles is service to others within the church, the community and the world with an emphasis on missions. Judy Oguich is our Trinity Staff Liaison.

Trinity Women support a variety of activities and groups within Trinity UMC and our community. Each Circle has a missionary and undertakes its own unique mission and service projects while nurturing members in Christian love and friendship.

We are members of the Richmond District UMW and Virginia Conference UMW.

For more information about the UMW and/or a Circle, contact Sharon Wenger, President at (804) 740-1004

  • Visit our UMW Circles page for a full list of Circles and Circle meeting times/locations.
  • Visit our UMW News page to read the latest UMW News.
  • Visit our UMW Calendar page to see our full 2017/2018 Calendar.

Our 2019-2020 Focus

Let Your Light Shine: Ignited for Justice

“God’s first creative activity was creating light and separating it from darkness to make sense of the existing chaos.  In Revelation, when creation is restored, we are told that God will be our light.  We will be challenged to be God’s light in the world as Christ’s disciples. . . reminded to shine a light on issues that crush and marginalize God’s children. . . empowered to question and oppose systems and powers of darkness and evil.  We are emboldened by the Light of Life and the Word that give us hope to practice justice in the world.” 

                                                                            Taken from the program book, p. 1

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United Methodist Women is the largest denominational faith organization for women with approximately 800,000 members whose mission is fostering spiritual growth, developing leaders and advocating for justice.

Members raise up to $20 million each year for programs and projects related to women, children and youth in the United States and in more than 100 countries around the world.
United Methodist Women and The United Methodist Church’s principles and values include:

Promoting the empowerment of women, children and youth.
Promoting anti-racism and multiculturalism.
Promoting inclusion and equity.
Promoting fair labor practices.
Promoting economic and environmental stewardship and sustainability.

The PURPOSE of United Methodist Women

United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose purpose is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative, supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.

Out of the Purpose are four mission foci that relate to the mission initiatives and priorities of United Methodist Women.

To be a community of women
To know God
To develop a creative and supportive fellowship
To expand concepts of mission

Mission Initiatives

The entire program and organization of United Methodist Women focuses on mission. Our mission initiatives include:

Providing opportunities to grow spiritually
Equipping women & girls to be leaders
Providing transformative educational experiences
Organizing for growth & flexibility
Working for justice through service and advocacy

Focus on Women, Children & Youth

From its beginning, United Methodist Women has focused on ministries with women, children, and youth.

1869: 8 women
Today: 800,000 members

United Methodist Women inherits the vision and toil of women’s missionary societies of eight denominations since 1869. Its 140-year legacy started when the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society first organized in Boston in response to a lack of women’s health in India.

Financial Gifts

Turning Financial Gifts into Miracles for Women, Children and Youth
United Methodist Women is trusted with pledges and donations from individual members and local member organizations, as well as mission partners and anonymous donors who have a heart for mission. We support programs in the United States and around the world that benefit women, children and youth – thereby impacting entire communities.

Harvest Day 2017

Missed Harvest Day? Here’s a recording of our program.