Women's Activities

Many of the activities for Women in the Methodist Church are arranged under the banner of Women's Network. The vast majority are arranged in local Churches, but these are then supported by Circuit, District and regional activities. The Women's Network of the Methodist Church aims to encourage, enable and equip women to participate fully in the life and work of the Church and in society. It has long held as a major concern the support of the church in its social, educational, outreach and relief work throughout the world by awareness raising and fund-raising.

To find out more about Network click below:

• Magnet
• District Activities
• Projects
• District Officers

Magnet

Magnet is a Christian magazine produced for people of all denominations by the Women's Network of the Methodist Church. It provides bible and worship resources for groups and individuals, reviews of resources, words and picture pages, personal stories and articles exploring the quarterly theme.

District Activities for 2007-8

District Project 2007-8

Sheffield District Women's Network always has a current project which it seeks to support through fundraising and public awareness campaigns.

SIERRA LEONE

The project for the 2007-8 year will focus on Sierra leone. Further information will appear here as it becomes available.

Previous Projects

2006-7 Teenage Cancer Unit at Weston Park Hospital.

£7543.57 has been raised for the Weston Park Teenage Cancer Unit. Cancer is the most common form of non-accidental death in teenagers and young adults. theya re an age group to themselves and require occupational and social activities to help keep their motivation to fight their illness and cope with the harsh realities of treatment and the isolation from school, families and friends that it brings. Further informationon the unit can be found on http://www.sth.nhs.uk/westonpark/patients/2-2-9.php

2005-6 Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice

£2,500 was raised for the new Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice for the based in Dinnington. The building has now been handed over to the Trust and it is hoped it will open before Christmas 2007. The offices are now based there and work with children and families living at home has begun.

2004-5 Rural Widows and Orphans Assistance Organisation of Zimbabwe (RUWOAZ)

£6,310.24 was raised for the RUWOAZ through the Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF). With 1 in 4 of the population of Zimbabwe infected with HIV/AIDS, and hardly a family escaping the implications of the disease, the programme seeks to provide education, practical skill and counselling for widows and orphans who struggle to cope following the lost of relatives to AIDS.

District Officers 2007-8