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Church Women United in the Erie Area will celebrate 100th Anniversary on Saturday, August 21^st, 2010.

A commemorative tea, a whimsical fundraiser, a memorable anniversary celebration and more to come!

Click HERE for exciting details!

CWU is a racially, culturally and theologically inclusive Christian women’s movement, celebrating unity in diversity and working for a world of peace and justice. CWU represents over 25 million Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox and other Christian women.

LOCALLY:  On February 26, 1910, 26 women representing 20 churches in Erie met in the home of Mrs. Allis, hoping to form a federation to include all missionary interests in the city of Erie.  They did so under the leadership of Miss Sarah A. Reed as first President and named themselves the Women's Missionary Federation.  Over the years, the federation changed in name until in 1973 when it was known as the Department of United Church Women of the Erie Council of Churches became the Erie Local Unit of Church Women United.

NATIONALLY:  From December 11-13, 1941, 100 women from three interdenominational women's groups met in Atlantic City, NJ to form the United Council of Church Women (UCCW). That Council represented women from seventy Protestant denominations who had been involved with the Council of Women for Home Missions, the Committee on Women's Work of the Foreign Missions Conference, and the National Council of Federated Church Women. UCCW began as a movement of prayer, action and advocacy by Christian women to express their unity of Jesus Christ.

Click here to visit the National Church Women United website

Human Rights Celebration

Friday, October 1, 2010

(details coming soon)

2010 Valiant Woman & Young Church Woman

SEVEN beautiful women have been selected representing SEVEN denominations to receive Valiant Woman Awards at our 100th Anniversary Celebration!  TWO lovely young church women are being honored as well.

Show your support by being present for this most special occasion!