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The four women were wives of members of the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International. The women wanted a similar women's devotional association, "one where 'those coming into the charismatic renewal could meet to pray, fellowship, and listen to the testimonies of other Christian women.' The women formed the Full Gospel Women's ...
Church Women United (CWU) is a national ecumenical Christian women's movement representing Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox and other Christian women. Founded in 1941, as the United Council of Church Women , [ 1 ] this organization has more than 1,200 local and state units in the United States and Puerto Rico .
Woman's Christian Temperance Union; Woman's Commonwealth; Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church; Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South; Woman's Temperance Publishing Association; Woman's Union Missionary Society of America for Heathen Lands; Women of Faith; Women's missionary societies
In 1985, New Hope was created for the publication of products designed to reach a wider audience. In 1995, more changes were made to the WMU organizations and magazine publications. Baptist Women and Baptist Young Women were included in a new organization called Women on Mission. At this time, Royal Service magazine was replaced by Missions Mosaic.
Zenana missions was the strongest feature of this society's labors from the beginning. In Calcutta, it was known as "The American Doremus Zenana Mission". It included the superintendent (always one of the missionary women); 16 missionaries; 55 native teachers; zenana pupils, 1,000; schools, 50; suburban schools, in Kanpur, 12; and Entally, two.
Stonecroft Ministries is a non-denominational, non-profit Christian organization that prepares women to lead Christian groups within their communities. According to a legal filing, Stonecroft looks to "equip and encourage women to impact their communities with the Gospel of Jesus Christ."
GEMS Girls' Clubs is a non-denominational, non-profit, Christian organization that seeks to equip women and girls to live radically faithful lives for Christ. Clubs are established in churches and other Christian organizations and allow women to mentor girls as they develop a living, dynamic relationship with Jesus.
YWCA USA was founded as the Young Women's Christian Association in New York City in 1858. In 1905, the Harlem YWCA hired the first Black woman general secretary of a local YWCA branch, Eva del Vakia Bowles. Bowles joined the national association as the head of "colored programs" in 1913 and remained in that capacity until 1932. [2]