The Disciples Women’s Endowment Fund (DWEF) provides the opportunity to contribute to a permanent fund that benefits the work, both now and in the future, of women in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
We honor the women for whom named funds have been established and celebrate the projects supported by grants awarded from the interest on these investments.
For more information:
https://www.discipleshomemissions.org/congregations/disciples-women/disciples-womens-endowment-fund/
| Date | Individual/Organization | Purpose | |
| March 2018 | Southport Christian Church | Women’s retreat to spark new energy behind women’s ministry. | |
| DWM in IL/WI | Host LAP at Techny Towers Retreat Center. | ||
| DOM-Global Ministries | Benefit the mission work of missionaries in Ghana. | ||
| DW Wisdom of Women | Continue the series of video interviews with DW across the life of the church. | ||
| Marilyn Fiddmont | Offer her services to assist commissioned women ministers in their homiletical style. | ||
| Gathering Church | Convene a multi-racial inclusive Women’s preaching institute. | ||
| Yahayra Perez | W2WW delegate going to Cuba | ||
| Loudon Avenue Christian Church | Sisters’ night out ministry to communicate cancer prevention: specifically breast cancer. | ||
| Fall 2017 | First Christian Church Bloomington, IL | Outreach ministries church program to help those in need. | |
| Christian Theological Seminary | Address intersections of Holy and Erotic in the church. | ||
| Resource Development Team of Christian in GA | Help meet the needs of congregations and clergy. | ||
| DW Piedmont District Convention | Empower women to be strong leaders and encourage them to work in ministry. | ||
| Spring 2017 | Beth Rupe | Researching and writing an updated history of DW. | |
| New Century Fellowship CC | 2-day women’s conference to educate, empower and develop. | ||
| Agape Christian Church | Provide young women the opportunity to attend the 2017 General Assembly. | ||
| Canaan Christian Church | To build and nurture leadership ability in young women to go to General Assembly. | ||
| Pamela Earl | W2WW delegate going to India. | ||
| South Carolina DW | Build and nurture the leadership ability of young women. | ||
| Kaeli Sweigard | Attend Ecumenical Advocacy Days conference as a volunteer and participant. | ||
| Mount Olive East CC | Provide education opportunities for women. | ||
| Next Level School of Faith | Courses for women to attend. | ||
| Disciples Women | Create a mobile app for everyone interested in using it. | ||
| Disciples Women | Wisdom of Women for NAPAD. | ||
| Fall 2016 | Second Christian Church | Develop 20 women of KCMC to fulfill leadership roles in the local churches, community and beyond | |
| New Day Women’s Center | Provide refugee women with discipleship and mentoring services. | ||
| Beyond Sunday Morning | Help women who have been traumatized and victimized by abuse. | ||
| Spring 2016 | Sara Rudolph-Pollard | W2WW South Africa/Ghana | |
| Mission Behind Bars & Beyond | Women re-entering community after incarceration | ||
| Kathy McDowell | Just Women writer travel to cover Flint MI water crisis | ||
| Poplar Hill CC | Leadership training | ||
| Coral Cogbill | W2WW South Africa/Ghana | ||
| Jessica Phillips | W2WW South Africa/Ghana | ||
| Division of Overseas Ministries | Women’s programs for W2WW Middle East | ||
| Fall 2015 | Shanay Scott | W2WW Israel/Palestine | |
| Iglesia Cristiana | Women’s Ministry Event | ||
| Isaiah 58 Ministries | Empower community women | ||
| Light of the World CC | Strengthening relationships between women | ||
| Quad City XPLOR House | Helping women unleash gifts and service. | ||
| Spring 2015 | African American Clergy Women Summit | Women in the clergy. | |
| North American Pacific/Asian Disciples Seminarians | Women seminarians gathering. | ||
| Florida Disciples Women | Gathering women of Florida region together; FDWM and Convencion women | ||
| Mississippi Christian Missionary Convention | Develop women to fulfill leadership roles. | ||
| North Atlantic Pacific/Asian Disciples | Provide powerful hands on ministry/advocacy experience to women. | ||
| Kentucky Christian Missionary Convention | Building relationships between young women and mentors | ||
| Fall 2014 | Casa de Oracion de Fullerton | Women’s spiritual growth retreat | |
| International Disciples Women’s Ministries | Scholarships for young women to Interregional training | ||
| Arizona Convention | Develop women to fulfill leadership roles. | ||
| Disciples Church Extension Fund | Supporting women’s ministry at Real Faith CC | ||
| Melanie Holtz | W2WW France/Italy | ||
| Holly Frye | Scholarship for seminary education. | ||
| Spring 2014 | Wanona Redd | W2WW France/Italy | |
| International Disciples Women’s Ministries | Support of NAPAD women’s ministry. | ||
| CC in Georgia | Sexual misconduct training | ||
| International Disciples Women’s Ministries | Support DPF Intern to work with IDWM | ||
| Disciples Women Pacific Southwest | Leadership training for young women | ||
| Disciples Women Northern CA/NV | Women’s Action Web Event | ||
| Disciples Women Pacific Southwest | Leadership Apprentice Program in PSWR | ||
| Fall 2013 | Lisa Tunstall Ministries | Scholarships to event for victims of domestic violence and resource sharing | |
| International Disciples Women’s Ministries | Co-sponsoring with DPI and Public Witness travel to regional camps and conferences to share justice work of Disciples Women. | ||
| CC in Oregon WC | Growing/feeding projects in the area of hunger relief and developing capacity in food systems for those who are food insecure. | ||
| Spring 2013 | CC in Kentucky | Magdalene Program support funds. | |
| CC in VA | Update facilities at Craig Springs Camp and Conference grounds to improve accessibility | ||
| Disciples Women’s Ministries | W2WW Mexico for young adults | ||
| Tamika Montgomery | Scholarship support for hunger, poverty, and diversity training events | ||
| Light of the World CC | Build community garden. | ||
| Can You Hear Me Drama Team | Human Trafficking training at WCC gathering in Korea | ||
| World on Your Plate | Promoting sustainable food systems, educate on issues of food safety/security | ||
| Fall 2012 | QA 2014 | Scholarship support to connect women on DOC campuses to Women’s Ministry | |
| International Disciples Women’s Ministries | Interregional leadership training for young women | ||
| CC in Oregon WC | Build gardens for the community in parts of Oregon | ||
| Yarlynn Collado | Participation in WWW 2012 China journey, registration fee | ||
| Big Mama’s House | Working through bureaucratic process to open facility to assist homeless and domestic abuse victims | ||
| Spring 2012 | Wanda Elaine Burrus | W2WW China | |
| CRMR Disciples Women’s Board | Experimenting with traveling retreats throughout region | ||
| Olive Branch Christian Church | Outreach ministries and faith development. | ||
| Fifth Christian Church | Empower young ladies to become the women leaders of tomorrow. | ||
| Crossbridge Christian Church | Work with women in hospitals and prisons of Uganda | ||
| Fall 2011 | Lisa Tunstall Ministries | Family violence, physical, emotional and spiritual abuse training event. | |
| Women’s Circle of the Christian Church in Oregon | Build gardens for homeless teens | ||
| Hispanic National Women Ministry | Aid in the development and growth of Hispanic women so that leadership skills can be an asset to region to serve. | ||
| New Song Community Church | Nurture women and connect them with resources that will benefit them in the future for outreach, mentoring, faith and leadership development for young women. | ||
| Spring 2011 | North American Pacific/Asian Disciples Women in PSW | To empower Asian American women Disciples to find their own God-given Christ affirmed purpose in women’s ministry. | |
| Women’s Action Web: San Diego | To open the eyes of young Disciples Women about mission work. We will be taking these women to different mission locations in San Diego, CA. | ||
| North American Pacific/Asian Disciples Ministries | Hiring of part-time staff person to support NAPAD Women Ministry. | ||
| International Disciples Women’s Ministries | Scholarships for young women to Inter-Regional Leadership Training events | ||
| Disciples Women of the Pacific Southwest Region | Begin the process of creating a place of safety and trust that serves the whole community. | ||
| North American Pacific/Asian Disciples Women in PSW | To empower Asian American women Disciples to find their own God-given Christ affirmed purpose in women’s ministry. | ||
| Fall 2010 | Piedmont District Convention Wanona Redd | Leadership Training | |
| Minister Catharine A. Cummings | Educating women clergy to effectively engage scripture in service to the Good News of God in Jesus Christ. | ||
| Katy Valentine | W2WW Turkey | ||
| Spring 2010 | Office of Disciples Women | To launch the Just Women communication and marketing plan to put ODW Ministries under one umbrella. | |
| Jarvis Christian College Women-2- Women Ministry | To teach, disciple and nurture, young women with the Word of God with the intent of empowering them to lead other young women to God. | ||
| Fall 2009 | Islgesia de Dios Pentecontes, KS | Provide spiritual development to educate women on how to strengthen and motivate their leadership skills. | |
| International Disciples Women’s Ministries | Develop a video women’s history file by interviewing key Disciples Women and creating 20-minute videos and study guides. | ||
| Quadrennial Assembly 2010 | Provide scholarships for women to attend Quadrennial Assembly. | ||
| Victory is Inevitable Ministries, No. Carolina | Reach women who have not yet discovered their spiritual strengths, have not reached their full potential in life or local ministry. | ||
| Spring 2009 | Regional Women’s Circle Christian Church in Oregon | Examine the issue of hunger in Oregon and learn about the DOC response to hunger. | |
| Central Rocky Mtn. Region | Develop and conduct a year-year Let’s Talk and Visioning model for Disciples Women. | ||
| North American Pacific/Asian Disciples | Hiring of part-time staff person to support Disciples Women. | ||
| Fall 2008 | International Disciples Women’s Ministries/Office of Disciples Women | Train IDWM Cabinet in the Art of Hosting social technology. | |
| Iglesia Christiana Disciplus de Cristo | Support the 2009 Women’s Congress for Hispanic Women | ||
| Patricia Bluitt | W2WW Israel/Palestine | ||
| Pacific Southwest Region | Provide scholarships for younger and constituency women to attend the PSWR 2009 Women’s Convocation. | ||
| University Christian Church, Hyattsville, MD | Establish of a community child care center. | ||
| Western Oaks Christian Church, Oklahoma City, OK | Outreach program for single parent families. | ||
| Spring 2008 | Cathy Myers Wirt CC in Oregon |
To allow 3 seminarians to attend a Disciples Seminarian Conference, money toward seminary tuition, Spiritual Direction sessions, scholarship to regional assembly, women’s retreat and leadership event. | |
| CC in Michigan Women’s Ministries Pat Cast | To have a Women’s Leadership Event in June, 2008. | ||
| Disciples Women of Fresh Harvest CC(DOC) Evonne Chavis | Educating, training and edifying through worship, a retreat and ongoing outreach. | ||
| DHM-Office of family & Children’s Ministries, Children Worship & Wonder Kaye Edwards | To hire someone to conduct a survey, compile the findings, then prepare and present a final report on The Children Worship & Wonder Program. | ||
| CC In SC Gloria Gilliard | A. To host a National Leadership Conference. B. W2WW Israel/Palestine. | ||
| Iglesia Cristiana (DOC) Emanuel Alicia Rodriguez | To educate women on how to strengthen & develop their leadership skills so they can work with their communities and beyond through their home congregation. | ||
| Southwest Hispanic & Bilingual Women’s Ministry Naomi Rodriguez | To provide development, support, and education empowerment for women. | ||
| So Young Park | W2WW Israel/Palestine | ||
| Fall 2007 | Waleska Acevedo Hispanic Ministries Women’s President | Hispanic Leadership Training. To equip, enrich and empower women to serve the Body of Christ better, through Disciples Women’s Ministry. | |
| International Disciples Women’s Ministries | Provide support for a pilot project within the ROSES interregional area to provide women’s ministries staffing on a part-time basis. | ||
| International Disciples Women’s Ministries | Launch a new women’s magazine. | ||
| International Disciples Women’s Ministries | Bring one additional ethnic constituency in the SERF inter-regional area to attend the meeting of this group in 2008. | ||
| Tracy Siegman, Seminary Student | To attend the Partners in Peace: A Holy Land Peacemakers Tour. A 12 day educational and spiritual travel opportunity to meet mission partners, witness human rights situation and learn about peace and politics in Israel. | ||
| Emily Rigsby Chandler | We hope to stimulate interest in quilting among younger generations of women, as well as to initiate communication between groups of women in different congregations who quilt. We also hope to draw attention to quilting as a ritual of faith development and community building and introduce this craft to a new generation of women through national publications and presentations. | ||
| Johanna Lee Heil, Seminary Student | To attend the Partners in Peace: A Holy Land Peacemakers Tour. A 12 day educational and spiritual travel opportunity to meet mission partners, witness human rights situation and learn about peace and politics in Israel. | ||
| Spring 2007 | International Disciples Women’s Ministries | Bring women of NAPAD, the Convencion, Assembly Churches and Convention Churches to an Interregional Event in 2007. | |
| Rev. Olivia Bryan/ Leah Dewey | WAW – College Edition – To provide an avenue for young Disciple women to find a connection to the larger church community and to find ways to bring who whey are “to the table”. | ||
| Fall 2006 | East Second St. C.C. (ESSCC) Lexington, KY | To engage women in discovering the power of prayer through intentional mentoring. | |
| International Disciples Women’s Ministries | Women of the IDWM Cabinet, the Haitian Community, the Hispanic Assembly, the Convocation and NAPAD to attend the IDWM Cabinet Meeting in Greensboro, NC, January 2007. | ||
| Mission Cristiana Favo de Luz Lorain, OH | To hold 3 women’s retreats in the areas of Kansas City, Indianapolis and Ohio. Offer workshops to enable them in all areas of ministry. | ||
| North American Pacific Asian Disciples (NAPAD) | Luncheon for women at the NAPAD Event- August 2006. | ||
| Office of Disciples Women – International Disciples Women’s Ministries | To allow the 2006 Class of the Leader Apprentice Program (LAP) to attend the IDWM Cabinet Meeting in Jan. 2007. | ||
| Spring 2006 | Christian Church Central Rocky Mountain Region – Women’s Ministries | To support scholarships for 20 women to attend the Women’s Action Web | |
| Disciples Women of the Pacific Southwest Region | Pilot Regional Leadership Apprentice Program (LAP). | ||
| Fall 2005 | Destiny Worship Center C.C. WINGS Ministry (Women in God’s Service) | To provide various forms of community service in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area through outreach, support groups, & education to marginalized and disempowered women. | |
| Yakama Christian Mission | To provide scholarship assistance to the women at the Yakama Christian Mission to attend a 3-week immersion course to promote leader development, enhance program development and extend outreach. | ||
| Children’s Welcome Conference St. Andrews CC Olathe, KS | To provide scholarships for young women to deepen their skills for mentoring children. | ||
| Mix in ’06 Women’s Event | To provide scholarships for 14 women to attend the Mix in ’06 Event. | ||
| Office of Disciples Women | To provide program support and resource development for women of NAPAD, Hispanic, Haitian and New Church Starts. | ||
| Spring 2005 | Young Sook Kim Disciples Seminary Foundation | To be trained as a professional trainer for NAPAD in the Children’s Worship and Wonder Program. | |
| Leader Apprentice Program (LAP) | To allow ODW to continue the leader development program historically known as the Enabler Program. | ||
| Office of Disciples Women | To provide funding to offer a stipend to individuals who assist in language translation of selected curriculum and resource materials for use by Disciples Women of the Hispanic and NAPAD communities. | ||
| Fall 2004 | International Christian Women’s Fellowship | Hire a person for Stewardship Promotion (Susan Gonzales Dewey) | |
| Spring 2004 | 2004 Children Welcome Conference | Leadership Training – Bring to the conference, Eth-Noh-Tec, an Asian American Storytelling movement theater. Scholarship Support-Provide scholarships to African American, Hispanic and Asian congregations. | |
| National Hispanic & Bilingual Christian Women’s Fellowship | To develop leadership skills & help our Hispanic women get in contact with our office and leadership resources. Assist in forming new relationships & opening new channels of communication between current leaders & potential new leaders from the Hispanic Conventions. | ||
| North American Pacific/Asian Disciples Women | To help women lay leaders, clergy and seminarians from Asian/Pacific Disciples churches attend NAPAD Convocation in July, 2004 in Chicago. | ||
| Fall 2003 | Kentucky Region | Fund spiritual facilitator for 5 mini-workshops at Spring retreat. | |
| Church House of Ministries CC S.C.(new church in April ’03) | Life enrichment classes for underserved women in community (12 classes). | ||
| West Virginia Region | Week long Regional WAW | ||
| Michigan Region | Scholarship 5 women to attend Regional WAW | ||
| 06 QA/Women’s Event | Grant writing/fund development training program | ||
| Fall 2002 | Elizabeth’s Daughters-Women’s Mentoring Ministries | To provide the connection between young Christian girls and women and the mature, experienced leaders who can lead, encourage and inspire them to grow into their full potential. | |
| Women In a New Day (WIND) | To develop models for ministry and leadership development with women in new congregations. | ||
| Twataizya Christian Academy in Zambia | The objectives are: 1-To meet the educational needs of some 300 children–including underprivileged (orphans and street kids)–regardless of religious affiliation, race or color-both academically and spiritually; and 2-To train students to be good leaders in whatever field they choose. | ||
| Spring 2002 | Women’s Action Web International Christian Women’s Fellowship | To provide a North American learning and training event related to the ICWF social action emphasis. WAW II is scheduled for November 2-9, 2002, in Southern California. | |
| North American Pacific/Asian Disciples | To provide financial support for eight Asian women to attend the 2002 Convocation of NAPAD | ||
| Disciples Seminary Foundation | To support women of limited income to participate in the Certificate of Ministry Studies (CMS). CMS is designed for those who desire to be licensed ministers, and better equipped for a variety of leadership roles in the congregation. | ||
| Fall 2001 | Christian Women’s Fellowship Cabinet of the CC in Illinois-Wisconsin | To instruct and nurture women to verbalize/write and share the stories of their faith journeys with others. | |
| Tennessee Christian Women’s Fellowship | To offer a 24-hour retreat for women across the region to come together for leadership training and faith development. | ||
| North American Pacific/Asian Disciples (NAPAD) | To defray the deficit of the Comfort Women art display at the General Synod/Assembly in July 2001. | ||
| Women’s Endowment Fund Distribution Committee | To provide one (1) $350.00 grant to each region for a woman to attend the 2002 Quadrennial Assembly. | ||
| Spring 2001 | CC In Kentucky Ministries With Women | To develop models for ministry with women in new congregations | |
| National Hispanic Bilingual Christian Women’s Fellowship Leadership Event | To develop leadership skills and provide the knowledge/information that will enable women in the Hispanic community to fulfill their responsibilities with increased effectiveness. | ||
| Women’s Action Web Pacific Southwest | Women’s Action Web: To empower volunteers in congregations to assess their community and connect with current programs. | ||
| Fall 2000 | Young Sook Kim | To return to Korea–after a 15-year absence–to take three courses in the Korean cultural context. This is to complete the M. Div. Program. | |
| Women’s Action Web Arizona | To enable one woman from each congregation to participate in the Women’s Action Web on the Arizona/Mexican border. | ||
| North American Pacific/Asian Disciples (NAPAD) | To educate the denomination and society about the plight of “Comfort Women” of Asia who suffered and continue to suffer from the horror of military sexual slavery imposed upon them by the Japanese military during WWII. | ||
| Spring 2000 | Montana Christian Women’s Fellowship | To allow Bettie Duhon to share her Woman-To-Woman experience to Cuba and the Women’s Action Web trip to Kentucky, with the women in Montana | |
| Ohio Christian Women’s Fellowship | To initiate a process of visioning for the Ohio CWF Commission, Districts and congregations which request the visioning process. | ||
| Disciples Care for Children | Learning to…”Welcome Every Child in the Name of Jesus” An all church conference called for by General Assembly Resolution #9930. | ||
| North American Pacific/Asian Disciples (NAPAD) | To nurture the NAPAD women’s faith community and connect NAPAD women to Disciples. | ||
| Women’s Action Web International Christian Women’s Fellowship | Women’s Action Web: To secure scholarships for women of limited income to participate in pilot program. | ||
| Enabler Ministry Program | To develop a corps of trained leaders among the ethnic constituencies in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). | ||
| 1998 | 1998 Quadrennial Assembly | To pay for the supplies to make communion cups to be given to women at the ‘98 Quadrennial Assembly |
