United Women in Faith
United Women in Faith is part of the Women’s Ministry of MDUMC. UWF is a supportive fellowship of women working and serving to create a world in which all women and children will thrive. Our mission is to empower women, care for children and the neglected, educate and equip youth, advocate for social justice issues, create economic opportunities and strengthen our neighborhoods. We raise money to support women’s and children’s ministries.
MDUWF has four small groups that meet weekly or monthly. They are Common Thread, Mission Stitchers, our new UWF Community Group, and The Betty Landrum Reading Group. All the groups meet together once a month for the UWF Program Meetings. Our Program Meetings are on the first Tuesday of the month. We start at 10 AM with a brunch.
UWF General meetings
Our meetings are the first Tuesday of the month in Wesley Hall and all are welcome to join! Join us at 10 AM for coffee and the meetings start at 10:30.
April 2 - Children’s Assessment Center (more information below)
May 7 - Presentation of Hearts & Hands Grants
September 3 - Community Update on Spring Branch ISD by Dr. Jennifer Blaine
October 1 - Special Mission Recognition and Hearts & Hands Holiday Market preparation
November 5 - Insights into the Texas Medical Center by Ashley McPhail
December 3 - Christmas Celebration and Installation of New Officers
May General Meeting
Tuesday, May 7 | 10:30 AM
Wesley Hall (Main Campus)
At our May meeting we will be celebrating our grant recipients from Hearts & Hands 2023. Please join us as we hear about the incredible ways they are impacting our community. After the meeting we will have a celebratory lunch and you can register for it below.
Donation Requests
We will be collecting new and gently used reading glasses to send with our Kenya Mission team this summer. We are specifically looking for glasses with a prescription of +1.50 to +3.50.
Hearts & hands Holiday Market 2024
SAVE THE DATE! Hearts & Hands 2024 is happening October 7, 8 & 9.
Hearts & Hands is our annual market that raises money to provide grants for organizations that benefit women, children, and youth. For more information, visit our Hearts & Hands page.
Hearts & Hands grant information
2024 Grant applications are now closed. 2025 Grant Applications will be available January 1 – March 15, 2025.
2023 Grant Recipients
In 2023 we were able to give $60,000 in grants from the money that was raised at Hearts & Hands! These are the organizations that received the grants:
Blessings in a Backpack
Family Point Resources
Spring Branch Family Development Center
Responsive Education Solutions
Elijah Rising
Lellow Fellowship
Mikey’s Place
The Mission of Yahweh
Neighbors in Action
Helpful links
UWF Groups
Common Thread
Mondays | 2-4 PM | Adult Ministry Center (West Campus)
The Common Thread is a group of women who come together for creative fellowship and share the common goal of mission work through sewing, crocheting and knitting items that provide comfort to individuals in our local and global community.
Recently, items made by Common Thread members were delivered to Border Hope’s location in Eagle Pass, Texas, where they were much appreciated by the migrants who have so little. Border Hope is a nonprofit organization rooted in the United Methodist Church.
We invite you to join our group in stuffing, sewing, knitting, or crocheting!
Betty Landrum Reading Group
Third Tuesday (September-May) | 10 AM | Adult Ministries Center (West Campus)
This large group meets on the third Tuesday of each month with the exception of June through August. Visitors are always welcome to enjoy book reviews, lively discussion, and fellowship with light refreshments. (Having read the book is not a requirement!)
April 16 Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See
May 21 The Physician’ Daughter by Martha Conway
September 17 The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
October 15 The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
November 19 The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley
December 17 The Four Winds by Kristen Hannah by Kristen Hannah
Mission Stitchers
Thursdays | 10 AM-2 PM | Adult Ministries Center (West Campus)
This year will be very exciting as Mission Stitchers’ membership is growing and new ideas for projects have reached an all-time high. This very talented and creative group of women is a loving community who supports our members as well as our church.
We meet every Thursday throughout the year except for holiday weeks.
We are fortunate to have a great space there to work on projects as well as all the equipment we might need, including sewing machines, fabric, notions and best of all wonderful ladies who are always willing to help beginners and learn from experts.
Being creative, being with family, being with friends, being with our Mission Stitchers family, using our hands to create beauty all adds to a sense of peace when sewing, crocheting or knitting
To the left is one of the new items that Mission Stitchers is making -- sashes for your door wreaths will be made with various designs. Come by and order your personal design on Thursdays!
Friends in Faith Community Group
Second Tuesdays (September-May) | 9:30 AM | Room D202
This community of women represents a wide range of contemporary and diverse interests with an underlying commitment to faith and missions for women and children. Our programs will vary ranging from current events, light-hearted topical programs, health and wellness, local community concerns, music interests and fine arts.
April 9 – Flowers of the Bible: Nell Givens will enlighten the group about specific flower representation in the Bible as she teaches with actual flower arrangements.
May 14 – Join us for an off-sight tour and lunch at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church.
September 10 – TBD
November 12 – TBD
December 1- Christmas celebration and luncheon