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All About UMW

All About UMW. The Organization Of United Methodist Women. UMW. Org #s 10 Points. Over 22,000 of these are in our organization units. There around 60 of these in UMW’s organization. Conferences. Org #s 20 pts. Org #s 30 pts. There are over 500 of these in the UMW organization

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All About UMW

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  1. All About UMW The Organization Of United Methodist Women Used with Permission for UMW Events by UMW, Norma Smith, Yellowstone Conference, 2009

  2. UMW

  3. Org #s 10 Points Over 22,000 of these are in our organization units

  4. There around 60 of these in UMW’s organization. Conferences Org #s 20 pts

  5. Org #s 30 pts There are over 500 of these in the UMW organization Districts

  6. Org #s 40 pts How many Jurisdictions are in the UMW organization? 5

  7. Org #s 50 pts The number of Women’s Directors is… 50

  8. True or False 10 pts You must have served as a local unit officer before becoming a District Officer False

  9. True or False 20 pts Conference officers serve on the District Executive Committee (i.e., District Mission Team) within the District they live. True

  10. True or False 30 pts The only way allowed to vote during a Meeting is a show of hands False – The leader of the group can decide how the vote will be taken including Voice Vote, Rising Vote, Ballot, Roll Call, Consensus…as long as it is acceptable to the group

  11. True or False 40 pts A woman can serve only 4 years in any one office on the District or Conference level. True

  12. True or False 50 pts Members of UMW pay dues to belong definitely false

  13. UNITS 10 pts A way a woman can participate as a United Methodist Woman By attending meetings, praying, giving, studying, in action or in service

  14. UNITS 20 pts Any woman who wants to be a UMW but does not have a unit to belong to can be this. a District Member

  15. This person is an ex-officio member of a Local Unit The pastor of the local church UNITS 30 pts

  16. What are the 4 kinds of Units? Local, Cluster/Charge, District, and now there is also an On-Line Unit This is a unit made up of women from more than one church Charge or Cluster Unit A unit made up of women from a campus, retirement or business a District Unit UNITS 40 pts Bonus

  17. What are the three structures of local units? Basic, Expanded and Minimum functions The positions for a Basic Unit? What are president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, secretary of program resources, and chairperson of Committee on Nominations? The structure with Mission Coordinators What is an “Expanded” structure? UNITS 50 pts Bonus

  18. Publications 10 pts The official book that the line ‘In every local church there shall be an organized unit of UMW’ originally came from is: The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church

  19. Publications 20 pts The booklet that tells us the rules of our organization United Methodist Women Handbook

  20. Publications 30 pts The web site where you can become a member of the Online Community of UMW umwonline.org The number of current members of the online community is between 1000-3000, 3000-6000, 6000-10000 • 6000-10000 Bonus

  21. Publication 40 pts What are the 3 kinds of studies published by Women’s Division and GBGM for Schools of Christian Mission? Mission Study, Geographic Study, and an Issue Study

  22. Publications 50 pts Where can you get UMW publications and other resources? Mission Resource Center

  23. Membership 10 pts What is the approximate number of women who belong to UMW? Approximately 800,000

  24. Membership 20 pts These clergy are members of the Jurisdiction organization? Bishops

  25. Membership 30 pts Who can be a member of a unit of UMW? Any woman who wants to join

  26. Membership 40 pts What is the program that encourages units with face-to-face encounters with officers Local and District Unit Visitations

  27. Membership 50 pts What organizational part must have approval of the unit Executive Committee before it exists? Circles or other subgroups

  28. Meetings 10 pts How often do we meet for Assembly and Jurisdiction Meetings? Every 4 years, alternately 2 years apart

  29. Meetings 20 pts Where is this said: “Are there any Nominations from the Floor?” at election of officers

  30. Meetings 30 pts This happens when an office becomes open during the year Executive Committee elects a replacement

  31. Meetings 40 pts These meetings must occur at least once a year at the conference level Annual Meeting & School of Christian Mission

  32. Meetings 50 pts Each organized unit of UMW shall hold meetings of the total membership of the unit as needed, with _____ meetings at minimum Quarterly

  33. More UMW

  34. Tenure of District and Conference Officers – 20 pts Service of ___ months or more in an officer year by an interim or acting officer will be counted as one year of tenure 6 months or more

  35. Tenure of District and Conference Officers - 40 The number of years a woman can serve in one office or on the Committee on Nominations 4 years

  36. Tenure of District and Conference Officers - 60 What are the number of years a woman can serve as an officer on the Conference level? 8 years unless afterwards becomes President (then 12), additionally can serve up to 2 years as Chair of Nominations

  37. Tenure of District and Conference Officers – 80 pts What are the extra years a woman can serve on District after reaching the original 8-12 years of tenure? One more additional term (not to exceed 2 years) if not an officer for 4 years but must not have held that office before

  38. Tenure of District and Conference Officers – 100 pts What is the position that only allows someone to be in it 2 years Chair of Committee on Nominations

  39. Jurisdiction – 20 pts The Jurisdiction Leadership Team; 6 delegates from each conference (all conf. officers); members of Women’s Division living within Jurisdiction; representative of jurisdiction Association of Deaconesses/Home Missionaries; and all Bishops within Jurisdiction are members of what? the Jurisdiction Organization

  40. Jurisdiction – 40 pts ___ of the five elected leaders must be present/participate via voice to conduct a business meeting. Four

  41. Jurisdiction – 60 pts What is the Tenure on Jurisdiction? Four years only whether elected to JLT or the Committee on Nominations unless elected President

  42. Jurisdiction – 80 pts What is the purpose of the Jurisdiction Organization or Jurisdiction Leadership Team? Promote the PURPOSE and program of UMW through planning and implementing the Quadrennial Meeting.

  43. Jurisdiction – 100 pts Each quadrennial, we elect 6 of these as Voting Delegates at the Quadrennial Meeting. Conference officers elected to vote for Women’s Directors

  44. Women’s Division Membership – 20 pts The five president’s of this organization are members the Jurisdiction Leadership Teams

  45. Women’s Division Membership – 40 pts Who are chosen by the Expanded Women’s Division Committee on Nominations to be Women’s Directors? the final 5 members of the Women’s Division

  46. Women’s Division Membership – 60 pts Only 40 Directors are elected here the Quadrennial Meeting

  47. Women’s Division Membership – 80 pts 30 of Women’s Directors also serve as this GBGM Directors Bonus The URL for GBGM is gbgm-umc.org

  48. Women’s Division Membership – 100 pts What are the number of terms a woman can serve as a Women’s Director? 2 terms (of 4 years each but she has to be re-elected)

  49. The Purpose – 20 pts United Methodist Women is a _______ of women whose purpose is to Community

  50. The Purpose – 40 pts know God and to experience freedom as ____ persons through Jesus Christ, whole

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