Oregon Coast range, Lane County. Photo by Mary Sharon Moore, 2010.

Get to know us, get involved, attend a monthly forum!

Photo by Mary Sharon Moore, 2011

Our monthly forum features a particular topic vital to the mission of Church Women United, with a particular focus on issues and concerns affecting the lives of women, children, families, people at the margins, and the larger bioregion of Lane County.

Speakers are experienced in their field, and open our minds, hearts, and imaginations to work for the good of those most in need of advocacy, support, justice, and encouragement in Lane County.

Our monthly forums are open to all who wish to explore the ecumenical dimensions of Christian faith in action, and who desire to share in our work of advancing the mission of Church Women United. You may join through your local church or participate as individuals. Affiliation with a church is NOT required!  

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When and where we meet ...

Forums and Celebrations

• Monthly forums feature presentations designed to inform, provoke discussion, and challenge us to spiritually-directed action. Forums take place in. January, February, April, June, September, October, and December. Check the latest issue of the Church Women United of Lane County newsletter, The Vine, for latest information on where and when the next forum will happen. Forums are held on the first Friday of the month, except when scheduled a later Friday due to conflicts in schedule.
  
  
• Celebrations are held from 10:00 to 12:15 on designated Saturdays in March, May and November (generally the first Saturday of the month). At these Saturday celebrations we share music, scripture, a theme coordinated with Church Women United friends near and far, and an inspiring message provided by a local partner, a leader who shares our Church Women United priorities. Celebration programs are created by women immersed in cultures throughout the world. A time for reflection, connection, and forming a resolve to fold everyone into our shared spiritual community.
  
  
  
• Partners presenting at forums and celebrations work “on the pavement” to improve the lives of others. They bring us latest information on how to help. We are inspired to action. Church Women United members celebrate our unit’s fiscal and activity-based support of an ever-growing roster of community partners.

 

• Doors open at 10:00 a.m. at each event. Arrive early to share fellowship. Update others about your community involvement. In-person meetings feature breakfast items provided by members of the hosting faith community. Various church locations in the Eugene/Springfield area welcome us to these monthly events.
  
  
  
• Every meeting is open to all, including those who do not identify as female or as a member of Church Women United. ​

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Katharine Hunt receives the Church Women United Valiant Woman Award, presented by Anne O'Brien

Sharon Schuman from the University of Oregon shared strategies for communicating with those holding a different perspective, as outlined in her book

2024 Forums & Celebrations

​Each event features one half hour of socializing and coffee directly before the program -- arrive early!  After coffee time, the program will begin at 10:30. 

January 5                 United Lutheran Church
Friday                       2230 Washington St., Eugene
10:00 - 12:15            UO Professor Emeritus Daniel Pope
                                    Capitalism:  NOT a Love Story
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February 2                St. John the Divine Episcopal Church
Friday                        2537 Game Farm Road, Springfield
10:00 - 12:15            The Biblical Version of Economics
                                    
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March 2                     Location to be determined
Saturday                   World Day of Prayer Celebration
10:00 - 12:15            Pastor DeLeesa Meashintubby from St. Mark CME                                              Church
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April 5                        Location to be determined
Friday                         View of Economic Realities through
10:00 - 12:15             the Lens of Oregon's Original Inhabitants        
                                    

May 4                         Location to be determined
Saturday                    Friendship Day
10:00 - 12:15             Our Summer Fun Fund Recipients Report
                                    on Another Year's  Important Offerings

June 7                        Location to be determined
Friday                       
10:00 - 12:15            Oregon Center for Public Policy Reports on
​                                    Economic Realities of Concern to All

As part of the 2016 Our Oregon campaign, Reyna Lopez, now the executive director of Pineros Y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN), led members in support of Ballot Measure 97. A rebalanced tax structure with each corporation paying its fair share received a firm "thumbs up" from members of Church Women United.

Eugene members of Women's Action for New Directions (WAND) share a visual representation of the country's budget

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