Church Women United

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Affiliated with the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.

From the description of Records of Church Women United, 1968-1970 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702150544

Berkeley-Albany Church Women United traces its origin to efforts to support local mission activities in 1911, Council of Women for Home Missions. In 1941, the group joined the national organization of Church Women United (CWU). The group served as an ecumenical community of Christian women to help resolve social and ethnic issues in Berkeley, Albany and the Bay Area. The organization is best known for three annual international worship services: World Day of Prayer, May Fellowship Day, and World Community Day.

From the description of Berkeley-Albany Church Women United collection, 1933-2001. (Graduate Theological Union). WorldCat record id: 754112341

Church Women United is a national ecumenical organization dedicated to bringing together religious women in order to celebrate and expand their faith, to promote peace and prayer, and to join together as a community to encourage spirituality and advocacy. Church Women United is divided into four levels: national, regional, state, and local. At the national level, the United Council of Church Women was formed in December 1941, when delegates from three inter-denominational women's groups approved a constitution and established an office in New York City. This Council represented women from seventy Protestant denominations. In 1950, the Council became one of twelve interdenominational agencies that comprised the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States. In 1966, the organization's name was changed to Church Women United in order to encourage the participation of non-Protestant women, such as Roman and Orthodox Catholics.

In 1911, a group of Houston women of different denominations formed the Houston City Federation of Missionary Society; by 1946 the organization was known as the Houston Council of Church Women. The name was changed to Church Women United of Houston in 1966, and to Church Women United in Houston in 1968. At the local level, groups are organized into committees that administer programs and projects; in Houston, the women hold meetings at the many Houston area churches that are members of CWU. Church Women United in Houston participates in worship services at area churches and works with other Houston organizations to promote awareness of a number of issues, including the elderly, women and children, and the environment. Members of the Houston group also participate in the three annual Church Women United celebrations: World Day of Prayer, May Fellowship Day, and World Community Day.

Church Women United, Information Handbook and Directory, September 1999 through August 2000, p. 11, located in Box 1, Folder 3.

From the guide to the Church Women United in Houston Records 2001-001., 1911-2000, (Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Dorothy Nichols Dolbey Papers, 1940-1973 University of Cincinnati, Archives and Rare Books Library
referencedIn Tuite, Marjorie, Sister. Marjorie Tuite, O.P., collection, 1917-1988. Cudahy Library
referencedIn Church Women United in DeKalb County (Ga.). Church Women United in DeKalb County (Ga.) records, 1977-2004. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
referencedIn Church Women United in Texas. Western Hills Unit Records MS 124., 1990-2000 The University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries . Special Collections
referencedIn Church Women United in Dallas MA06-2., 1939 to 2005 (Bulk 1994 to 2005) Texas/Dallas History & Archives , Dallas Public Library
referencedIn Episcopal Church Women of Rhode Island, 1875-1987 University of Rhode Island Library Special Collections and Archives Unit
creatorOf Church Women United in Houston Records 2001-001., 1911-2000 Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
referencedIn Additional papers, 1950-1988 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Church Women United in Iowa. Records of Church Women United in Iowa, 1933-1983. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Council records., 1905-2010. Minnesota Historical Society
creatorOf Church Women United. Records of Church Women United, 1968-1970 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Fribley, Jane S. (Jane Stout). Papers, 1975-1987. Indiana Historical Society Library
referencedIn Bunch, Charlotte, 1944-. Additional papers, 1950-1988 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches. Council records, 1905-2009. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
referencedIn Max J. and Ruth Clement Bond papers, 1912-2004, [Bulk dates: 1930-1990]. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Church Women United in Maine. Church Women United in Maine collection, 1949-2000. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Septima P. Clark papers, ca. 1910-ca. 1990. Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
creatorOf United Church Women. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1958-1961. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Williams, Lucille Lucas, 1897-1982. Papers, 1915-1982. Indiana Historical Society Library
referencedIn Maxson, Wayne, Collector. Women in religion: Papers, 1870-1970. Temple University Libraries, Paley Library
referencedIn Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South Records, 1939-2009 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Women's newsletter and periodical collection, (inclusive), (bulk), 1923-2011, 1970-1995 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Church Women United Peoria. Church Women United Peoria records 1943-2006. Cudahy Library
creatorOf Church Women United. Berkeley-Albany Church Women United collection, 1933-2001. Graduate Theological Union, Flora Lamson Hewlett Library
referencedIn Doris H. Goldstein Papers, 1979, 1981, 1987-1988, 2009 American Jewish Historical Society
creatorOf Church Women United. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1970. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Additional papers of Mary Steichen Calderone, (inclusive), (bulk), 1914-1989, 1960-1989 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Moser Smith, Millie (Mildred), 1919-. Oral history interview with Millie Moser Smith, 21 Feb. 2003. California State University, Northridge
creatorOf Church Women United in Kansas. Church Women United In Kansas records, [ca. 1946-ca. 1990]. Kansas State Historical Society
referencedIn Bond, J. Max. Max J. and Ruth Clement Bond papers, 1912-1995 [Bulk dates: 1930-1990]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn R. Elizabeth Johns Papers MS 607., 1932-1972 Sophia Smith Collection
referencedIn Johns, Ruth Elizabeth, 1911-1971. R. Elizabeth Johns papers, 1932-1972 Smith College, Neilson Library
referencedIn Sutton, Ethel B. (Ethel Baldwin), 1887-1977. Ethel B. Sutton papers, [ca. 1956-1965]. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Southeast Women's Employment Coalition Records, (bulk, 1868-1991, 1981-1990) David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Church Women United of South Dakota. Records, 1947-1992. South Dakota State Archives
referencedIn Johnson, Guion Griffis, 1900-1989. Guion Griffis Johnson papers, 1873-1987. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn McCarthy, Abigail Q. (Abigail Quigley). Abigail McCarthy papers, 1933-1986. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
referencedIn Bunch, Charlotte, 1944-. Papers, 1950-1988 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Bond, J. Max. person
associatedWith Bunch, Charlotte, 1944- person
associatedWith Calderone, Mary Steichen, 1904-1998 person
associatedWith CHARLOTTE BUNCH, 1944- person
associatedWith Church Women United. Houston Chapter corporateBody
associatedWith Church Women United in Dallas person
associatedWith Church Women United in DeKalb County (Ga.) corporateBody
associatedWith Church Women United in Iowa. corporateBody
associatedWith Church Women United in Kansas. corporateBody
associatedWith Church Women United in Maine. corporateBody
associatedWith Church Women United in Texas. Western Hills Unit corporateBody
associatedWith Church Women United of South Dakota. corporateBody
associatedWith Church Women United Peoria person
associatedWith Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987. person
associatedWith Dorothy Nichols Dolby person
associatedWith Episcopal Church Women of Rhode Island corporateBody
associatedWith Fribley, Jane S. (Jane Stout) person
associatedWith Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches. corporateBody
associatedWith Johnson, Guion Griffis, 1900-1989. person
associatedWith Johns, Ruth Elizabeth person
associatedWith Johns, Ruth Elizabeth, 1911-1971 person
associatedWith Matthews, J. B. (Joseph Brown), 1894-1966 person
associatedWith Maxson, Wayne, Collector. person
associatedWith McCarthy, Abigail Q. (Abigail Quigley). person
associatedWith Moser Smith, Millie (Mildred), 1919- person
associatedWith Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South corporateBody
associatedWith Southeast Women's Employment Coalition corporateBody
associatedWith Sutton, Ethel B. (Ethel Baldwin), 1887-1977. person
associatedWith Tuite, Marjorie, Sister. person
associatedWith Williams, Lucille Lucas, 1897-1982. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Albany (Calif.)
United States
Latin America
East Bay (Calif.)
Berkeley (Calif.)
Subject
Christian women
Church work with women
Ethnic relations
Houston (Tex.)
Houston (Tex.)
Social conditions
Women
Women in church work
Occupation
Activity

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Active 1958

Active 1961

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