Oregon Coast range, Lane County.

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

Each monthly forum features a particular topic vital to the mission of Church Women United, with a 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

Friday Forums, Saturday Celebrations and Wednesday Breakfast Meetings ~~ You are Invited!

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



Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 9:00-10:30
​BREAKFAST AT BRAIL'S
1689 Willamette St
No-host event -- your opportunity to catch up on the latest.  Discuss presentation at last Church Women United gathering.  Share new ideas.

Friday, March 6, 2026, 10:00-12:30
CELEBRATION: 
World Day of Prayer
Asbury United Methodist Church
1090 Berntzen Rd, Eugene
Join us for a morning devoted to prayer, scripture, song and stories as sent to the worldwide community of faith-inspired folks by the International World Day of Prayer committee's partner in Nigeria.  Featuring Mary Sharon Moore's "Final Matters" presentation on end-of-life concerns and how to be prepared, in ways material and spiritual. 

Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 9:00-10:30
​BREAKFAST AT BRAIL'S
1689 Willamette St
No-host event -- your opportunity to catch up on the latest.  Discuss presentation at last Church Women United gathering.  Share new ideas.
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Friday, February 6, 2026, 10:00-11:40
FORUM
St Mark CME Church
1167 Sam Reynolds St in Eugene
St. Vincent de Paul brings information on the First Place Family Shelter.  Learn more, get involved.  Our Summer Fun Fund partner is doing excellent work supporting local families. 

Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 9:00-10:30
​BREAKFAST AT BRAIL'S
1689 Willamette St
No-host event -- your opportunity to catch up on the latest.  Discuss presentation at last Church Women United gathering.  Share new ideas.


Friday, January 9, 2026, 10:00-11:40
​FORUM
St John the Divine Episcopal Church
2537 Game Farm Road
From Grapes to Mushrooms: The Farm Workers' Rights Movement in Oregon: 1965 to 2025
Presented by Nancy Bray representing Eugene Friends of the Farm Workers
January 9 is your chance to hear first-hand the story of the struggles and achievements of those who bring in the crops and provide so much for all of us here in the Pacific Northwest. Donations to United Farm Workers welcome.  Expect to hear from Nancy Bray just after 10 a.m. so save your snacking on morning munchies until after the talk this month.  See you there!


Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 9:00-10:30
​BREAKFAST AT BRAIL'S
1689 Willamette St
No-host event -- your opportunity to catch up on the latest.  Discuss presentation at last Church Women United gathering.  Share new ideas.

​Friday, December 5, 2025, 10:00-11:40
​FORUM
Springfield First Christian Church
395 W Centennial Blvd
A look back at 2025, a look forward to 2026, plus nuts 'n bolts from our Church Women United such as budget and installing a new slate of officers and board chairs.  Don't miss a holiday performance by the Raging Grannies!  Coffee & munchies provided by the kind friends at Springfield First Christian Church with Pastor Erin Curtis on hand to welcome us.

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

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.

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