The Horizon Texas Conference UWFaith will continue the tradition of hosting conference events annually such as Mission u, Charter for Racial Justice Events, and Soul Care / Spiritual Growth Retreats / Day Apart. The Horizon Texas Conference United Women in Faith Conference Leadership Team will be responsible for planning and executing these events. Conference officers and appointed leaders (such as Mission u Dean) and their committees will provide leadership for their events.

There will be every effort made to have events that are accessible throughout the conference membership.  There may be repeated events in different locations and times and/or live-streaming an In-Person event. It will be a priority, of course, to make these events accessible to women in all parts of the new Conference.  But the “former/ legacy conferences” will not each have their own events. There won’t be CTC or NTC or NWTC events.  All conference events will be Horizon Texas Conference United Women in Faith Events.

The districts will each be able to create and host their own events just like they have always done. It is important for the district leadership to avoid programing at the same date as a conference event.

 

Most of what you experience locally will stay the same. We’ll all still be organized for mission, spiritual growth and fellowship. You can maintain all your local UWFaith traditions and participate in District projects and events, and Conference projects and events. You may continue to volunteer at and support your local missions as you have been.

Most of the Districts are going to stay the same - except for a few that will be renamed because of duplicated names (e.g., there are two "East District"s). Most local UWFaith groups will stay in the same District, so you will continue to interact with those District officers for training, with your questions and for inspiration.

Our Conference will cover a larger geographical area so we will have more sisters in our Conference community. The unified Conference will still host Mission u, Racial Justice events, Soul Care events, mission projects, and newsletters. 

Our new conference name is the Horizon Texas Conference.

From the Unification report: The horizon is the boundary separating the sky from the land and sea. Sometimes, we view the horizon as a limiting factor- either physically or in our human understanding.  It can be easy to focus on what is right in front of us, rather than looking beyond. But as believers, our faith carried us past the horizon, seeking something more than what our eyes can see.  Expanding our horizon opens new opportunities for ministry and for creating disciples of Jesus Christ. 

The Naming Sub-Team Committee agreed that keeping “Texas” in the name was crucial and in keeping with the other two Texas Conferences in our jurisdiction.

Here you can see all the current conferences in the South Central Jurisdiction. The three conferences that are unifying are in the white border.

Notice the relative size of the other conferences. We have been used to relatively small geographic conferences. This new larger-area conference will not be the largest conference. This will be an adjustment but the size of our new conference will be similar to others across the country. Think of it this way: our sisterhood will grow!

The new Horizon Texas Conference of United Women in Faith will begin January 1, 2025. 

The first annual meeting of the Horizon Texas Conference will be held on November 9, 2024 at McMurry University in Abilene. The new conference officers will be elected and installed at this first meeting of our new conference. You'll want to be at this historical event!

Yes, we will still be United Women in Faith!

We will now be the United Women in Faith of the Horizon Texas Conference.

The unification will affect all groups and all members within the geographical borders of the new Horizon Texas Conference. 

United Women in Faith welcomes all Christian women into membership, no church membership required.