Dear friends,
What a year we have had in Women Ministries of the Central Conference! God has blessed us with a leadership
team of gifted, inspired leaders; women of faith who serve with gladness and generous hearts! It has been like a gift for me to be a
part of it all. We have added new ministries, 1) Compassion, Mercy & Justice, 2) Communications, and 3) Historian, and changed
the title Missions to Global, to follow the lead of our WM denominational board. Renee Shepherd will head the CMJ ministries,
Jenny Christensen will be our historian, and we still await a Communications Chair, who will work with our newsletter editor and
website manager.
In April, we completed the rebuilding of our web of connection when I found out that one of the women from our St. Louis District
would serve as District Liaison. It was with joy that I accepted her on our team. We now have a liaison serving each of our 12
districts. Her job is to be a communicator between the Leadership Team and the local churches. She needs email addresses from
women in the churches and seeks a contact person for each church to best communicate with the women there.
It is a thrill to be Conference President during a Triennial year and this year is no exception. Excitement is building over various
plans to travel to Washington, D.C., and spend some days where we contemplate together how to "Reflecting God's Glory." Then
we get to meet as a Conference over a meal and celebrate our lives together in Christ.
I look forward to the Fall Retreats at Covenant Harbor and Covenant Point, as well, when we can greet one another once again.
The retreats, led by women from our District churches, seem to get better and better each year! Registration is now open, so
please take some time to consider giving yourself a weekend escape from life as usual. You will find registration materials and
promotionals within this website: Go to the Retreats page and see for yourself what will be offered in 2010.
Excited to be serving our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ, among you,
grateful to you for your support & encouragement,
Ann Richards
~Ann Richards~