Women’s Leadership Development and Young Women’s Ministries

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Women’s Leadership Development and Young Women’s Ministries is a national ministry of the Presbyterian Mission Agency operating within Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries. The office of Women’s Leadership Development and Young Women’s Ministries provides resources to young adult women (ages 18-35) who are considering leadership opportunities in the church.

• We can provide young women with opportunities to serve in various leadership positions at a national level. Our office partners with other PC(USA) agencies to increase young women’s voice and representation in the church.
• We organize national and regional events that offer young women leadership training and opportunities for networking with peers and mentors.
• We seek to globalize leadership development of young women by partnering with ecumenical agencies.

Women’s Ministries Leadership Grant

Though strides have been made to empower women and girls in our society, there is still much work to be done. We have made progress toward gender equity, but church programs and projects need to reflect and support this progress. The Women’s Ministries Leadership Grant will provide leadership formation opportunities for women and girls and celebrate and value the gifts of women, as we become a gender-just church.

Presbyterian College Women and Young Women’s Ministries

This ministry gathers Presbyterian college-age women at national events of the Presbyterian Mission Agency. Connected by our belief in God and seeking a Christian faith that empowers women this ministry:

1. develops leadership skills in young women,
2. connects young women with each other and the larger church, and
3. explores our Christian identities as women and students.

Young Women of Color

The office of Women’s Leadership Development and Young Women’s Ministries also gathers young women of color 18 to 35 years old, whose leadership reflects the diversity of today’s church.

The ministry offers:

1. leadership development
2. networking, and
3. social advocacy and education
4. PMA scholarships for PC(USA) members seeking first undergraduate degree./li>

Resources

Thursday in Black

Facing Racism: A Vision of the Intercultural Community Churchwide Antiracism Policy

Facing Racism: A Vision of the Intercultural Community Antiracism Study Guide

Katie Cannon Scholarships

Read the Racial Equity Torch

Facism Racism Resources