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Central Conference Women Ministries 2008 Conference Project

Central Conference Women Ministries has chosen “Dressers for Dignity” as its project for 2008. The goal of this project is to raise $2,500 - $4,000 for 16-26 dressers for Hannah House, a family shelter. Hannah House is run by Cornerstone Community Outreach (CCO), a ministry of Jesus People USA Evangelical Covenant Church. Hannah House accommodates 20-26 women with their teen girls and small children in an open dorm setting. Each family is provided with a couple of bunk beds, clothing, food, and services for 4 or more months. Currently, many families store their clothes in bags next to their bunk beds. Our goal is to provide a sturdy dresser for each family to hold clothing and personal items. The cost of each dresser is $150.00. Could your church women or small group gift Hannah House with a dresser or a contribution towards one? Please prayerfully consider giving to this ministry and continue to pray for the families its serves. Click here to download a PDF file of a poster to display at your church.

Please make checks payable to CCWM and send them to: Julie Bromley, 2724 Harrison St., Glenview, IL 60025

Ministry Grant Proposal Opportunity

Has God been nudging your group to begin a ministry, but you don’t have start-up funds? Does your current ministry have a one-time need that is not met by your budget? Perhaps Women Ministries can help!

Each year Central Conference Women Ministries raises funds for a Conference Project, ideally one that benefits women and/or children. The Project is selected by the Women Ministries Board from applications received from Covenant churches and organizations throughout the Central Conference. We are currently seeking proposals for the 2009 Conference Project. Applications will be accepted through September 7, 2008. The Women Ministries Board will consider all proposals received, select one during their board meeting on September 13, and announce the new project during Fall Fellowship. Funds will be collected during 2009 and distributed in January of 2010.

Please use the PDF file - Project Proposal form. Send the completed form (postmarked no later than September 8, 2008) to Corresponding Secretary Beverly Gillespie, 15493 State Road 23, Granger, IN 46530. Questions can be directed to Beverly (sr23mbg@netscape.com – 574-277-4420) or President Candi Tepke (cbtepke@sbcglobal.net – 773-775-0640. We look forward to hearing from YOU!

Central Conference Women Ministries Fall Fellowship

Sept. 12 – 14, 2008 AND Sept. 19 – 21, 2008 at Covenant Harbor Bible Camp, Lake Geneva, WI

"Being Filled and Overflowing in Every Season" is our theme -- "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13 NIV

Our speaker for Fall Fellowship this year is Pastor Catherine Gilliard. Presently she is living in Pine Lake, Georgia, serving in a church plant.

Catherine was born in Lawrence, Kansas, and raised on the south side of Chicago during the civil rights era. At the age of nine her mother transferred her from the neighborhood elementary school to a white school as part of a permissive transfer program. Her experience there gave her inner toughness that helped develop her into an exemplary leader. She attended Lindblom Technical High School and graduated as class president. After graduating from the University of Kansas, in 1979 she married Deric Gilliard and moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Deric and she have 3 children - Adam, Dominique and daughter, Veronica.

Her first role of leadership in the Covenant was fulfilling a term on the old World Mission Board. She is the first woman in the ECC to serve as chair of the executive board and the first woman president of the AAMA (African American Ministers Association) and the first African American president of the ACCW (Association of Covenant Clergy Women).

Catherine feels that God has used her gifts of leadership during times of transitions. “When I have said Yes to God I have found myself being used in ways that only He could have provided. I sit at the table with godly women and men who are more educated and influential than I, yet God has given me the opportunity to speak into lives I would never have been able to access. It has truly been an amazing journey and with each tomorrow I am sure many new adventures will unfold.”

During Fall Fellowship she will describe and discuss the natural seasons of life and how the Spirit of God can flow out of us to others as we encounter, transition and move through each of them.

Join us in September for a wonderful weekend of rest and renewing. Click here to download a PDF version of the registration form, which can be submitted starting June 1, 2008. Scholarships are also available - click here to download a PDF version of the letter with all the details.

Upcoming Events:

Fall Fellowship—September 12-14 and 19-21, 2008 at Covenant Harbor Bible Camp, Lake Geneva, WI
Fall Fellowship—September 26-28, 2008 at Covenant Point Bible Camp, Iron River, MI

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