United Methodist Women

Saint John’s United Methodist Women

Celebrating 64 years of mission to women, children, and youth

Our Official Purpose
The organized unit of United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose purpose is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative, supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.

Our Purpose Translated Into Action
We get together once a month to help women, children, and youth. We work at the Montopolis Friendship Community Center sorting & selling items for citizens of East Austin, paint bowls to be sold to help our city’s Food Bank, sew & fill school bags for children in Haiti, gather UMC health kits for disaster victims, most recently tornado victims in Kansas and Oklahoma, and earthquake victimsin Haiti, make blankets , layettes, birthing kits for babies born in Third World Countries, knit caps for newborns , attend and lobby our state legislature on such causes as PAYDAY /CAR TITLE loans with unreasonable terms and high interest, visit and sing at nursing homes, advocate funding for public schools, visit incarcerated women, hold an annual garage sale to fund missions, support the Reconciling Ministry Network of the UMC, and we have fun Christmas parties in December.

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UMW Circles

UMW Circles provide a way for women to meet regularly in smaller groups to worship, study, and be in fellowship with each other. Our circles meet regularly. Our circles have similar tasks and goals, but are each unique in the way they fellowship and in the way they fulfill the UMW purpose. All of the circles come together a few times a year for special events.

Anna Circle
Meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month (except August)
5900 Wynona (Back Room)
Becky Mitschke and Rebecca Witte-Co-Chairs
Members: Working women and some retired. A joyous group of fun women who love to laugh while working to improve the lives of both local and global women, children, and youth.

Hannah Circle
Meets the 2nd Thursday of the month, 10-11:30 AM
5900 Wynona (Back Room)
Karen Stone, Chair
Members: Retired from salaried employment but not for
enthusiastic working assembling birthing kits for mothers in Africa, feeding hungry students at the University students at the Wesley house on the University of Texas campus, study about city, state, country, and world problems.

Miriam Circle
Meets the 1st Tuesday of the month 6:30 to 8:00 PM
5900 Wynona (Back Room)
Carolyn Boyle-Chair
Members: Mostly working women but some retirees.
They work on myriad projects that they have taken on themselves, from helping a fellow member in her economically disadvantage school, to organizing for the Empty Bowl Project, an event held locally to raise funds for the Capitol Area Food Bank. Miriam Circle Members are always on the lookout for those who need help.

Mom’s Coffee
Meets at various times and locations
Jessica Schumacher, Chair
Members: Women with young children.
Mom’s Coffee raised money selling carnations for Mother’s Day to fund sending birthing kits to Africa. They also give each other support and love during the wonder years raising their precious babies and toddlers.