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GREAT NORTHERN DISTRICT UMW Shirley Lipa, Secretary. Local UMW Secretary Training. THE PURPOSE The local umw organization of 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.
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GREAT NORTHERN DISTRICT UMW Shirley Lipa, Secretary Local UMW Secretary Training
THE PURPOSE • The local umw organization of 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. • To expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church
The local UMW secretary shall: • Understand the Purpose • Prepare minutes of meetings and send to team • Give notice of Executive meetings
The local UMW Secretary shall: • Be custodian of legal papers and official records
The local UMW Secretary shall: • Sign with the president legal papers, making certain of proper date.
The Great Northern District Mission Team is waiting for list of your elected leaders A.S.A.P. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ • Send a list of elected leaders of the local UMW to district secretary upon election, including: • Local UMW, name, position • addresses with zip codes, • telephone numbers, • email addresses
http://www.missionresources.org Send name of PRESIDENT To Service Center
Serve on the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE and, • where they exist, • the Committees on • Finance and Membership • Nurture and Outreach.
CHECK for UNDERSTANDING! • These are suggestions and not a list of rules. • If some secretary functions are performed by another officer, who is that person? • 2. What are additional functions you perform, as secretary? • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thank you for your participation. Please respond by going to the webpage and clicking on my name: [copy and paste into your browser]: www.cnumw.org | About | Districts | Great Northern District Shirley Lipa, Great Northern District Secretary
Addendum Great Northern District consists of portions of four former districts. We wish to communicate electronically (email) with all local UMW’s. Please send an email contact address for your local UMW. See previous slide for directions to reach Shirley Lipa, GND Secretary Prepared 7/14/12 DY