North Pacific Conference Women Ministries

Letter from the Chair

Greetings --

Hello, my name is Bobette Scheid and I’m the new chair of North Pacific Conference Women Ministries as of April.  I’m so excited to be serving the interests of women in the conference with the vision of advancing God’s kingdom through women. I have a passion for working with women and children I’ve been serving the Lord in these areas for years.  Most recently, I was the Vice Chair of the conference Women Ministries. I also serve as President of a non-profit organization for Homeless Children, served as a Women Ministries Coordinator for 3 years, and I’ve been involved with VBC for 16 years. It’s an honor and a privilege to continue the work Lenore Three Stars has accomplished in serving the women of this conference.

Our newly elected board members include Nancy Boyd from Creekside Covenant in Redmond, WA who will serve as Secretary and Colleen Chase from Wiley Heights Covenant in Yakima, WA serving as our Financial Secretary. I’m very excited about serving with this board full of highly educated and talented women.

There is still time to register for Triennial XIII in Washington, DC, on July 22-25 for a four-day international spiritual adventure for women. Late registrations will be collected until July 18th.  See the website for more information. We have over 80 women going now from our conference.  We are still short $700 in support for our sponsoring our Covenant Missionary, Monica David, from India to Triennial this year.  You can donate online by going to the Triennial page.  Thank you all for your support.

Yvonne DeVaughn, Advocacy for Victims of Abuse (AVA) Director, is asking for survivors of domestic violence to contribute your creative skills for the “Clothesline Project”.  She’s looking for women to participate in designing a t-shirt that will be displayed at the Triennial to represent survivors of abuse. Go here for more information and to volunteer. Please help spread the word in your church.

My goal is to connect you all to this wonderful ministry that we are all a part of.

And my hopes are to grow in Christ along with you. Being a part of the Women Ministries is joy and honor for me. I believe I am part of a family that’s united to grow in Christ, serving many ministries, and reaching out to impact the world.

Blessings,
Bobette Scheid
NPC Women Ministries Chair
bobettescheid@gmail.com

Letter from Ruth Hill

Dear Friends,

Greetings and peace to you in Jesus' name!  I pray that in your celebration of how God has worked through Women Ministries in the last year, you are inspired by the vision of advancing God's kingdom through women and renewed in your own calling and gifting.

Greetings from your Covenant sisters in Latin America! It was a joy to attend their triennial conference in Argentina the first week of March. Due to the recent earthquake only one leader from Chile was able to come, traveling 37 hours by bus! I was particularly moved to see our own AVA (Advocacy for Victims of Abuse) materials taught by a Colombian leader. The vision is now spreading to six other countries.

Triennial XIII is almost here! I do hope you will be joining over a thousand women in Washington, D.C., July 22-25 for this four-day international spiritual adventure for women. This conference is designed to strengthen you in your walk with the Lord; in addition, unlike other large conferences available to women, it also unites us to impact our world. We come as individuals and small groups from churches but we return knowing we are a part of a much larger movement! Come to encounter the living God  for yourself, for your church, for this movement of which we are a part.  

I praise God for how "Break the Chains" has taken hold in the Covenant! Giving to this human trafficking initiative has reached $400,000. In this third year the focus is on trafficking in North America (www.covchurch.org/humantrafficking) and we are partnering with New Day for Children, a ministry in northern California devoted to restoring former sex slaves. Pimps often train their sex slaves to call them "daddy"; this ministry will introduce girls to true love from their heavenly "Daddy". New Day received their first young girl the end of February. Please encourage support of "Break the Chains!"

Our mission statement is to equip women to grow, serve, and reach out with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are passionate about equipping leaders. There will be three training opportunities prior to Triennial XIII:  Wednesday afternoon, training for local leaders of Women Ministries, giving them tools to lead well; Thursday morning, training for Ministry Coaches who assist local leaders any way needed; simultaneous to both, training for AVA Regional Coordinators. These opportunities are for new leaders as well as those who would love a refresher course. Interested? Contact your conference WM President or our Office.

Over 1,600 women receive fresh updates like this through "Connecting Women", our quarterly e-newsletter. Are you one of them? Email wmc@covchurch.org to join!

 Connecting women! That's the heart of Women Ministries' locally, regionally and denominationally. Seeing individual lives transformed by the Holy Spirit and uniting them in Christ to impact our world. Thank you for your partnership with us! The Ministry Support from your church and your personal donations as a Friend of Women Ministries enables us to realize the visions God gives us. Thank you for that support! Blessings on you!

In Him,

Ruth Hill