ABOUT US
Methodist Women in Britain (MWiB) is a self-financing volunteer-run charity within the Methodist Church in Britain.
Our aims are three-fold:
~ to bring women together, encouraging one another to know Christ and to make him known, as Methodist women and as part of the wider Church in the world;
~ to encourage, resource and train women members of the Methodist Church, equipping them to participate more fully in the wider church and in society;
~ to connect women in Britain with women overseas, working in partnership with others to raise awareness of and act upon issues of social justice around the world.
We do this by:
~ providing fellowship and training events, including the annual residential conference, pilgrimage opportunities, and one-day events;
~ producing print and online resources and publications, for worship and spiritual growth, and for advocating and providing information on issues of social concern;
~ highlighting areas of need and raising funds or providing other goods or services to support partners and agencies working to alleviate poverty and injustice.
The MWiB Forum acts as the Trustees and the main decision-making body of the charity, and outside of Forum meetings the work of MWiB is taken forward by an Executive team of five women. How it Works: find out more about our structure and constitution, and the ethos behind our name, below.
MWiB works closely with the wider Methodist Church, particularly the Global Relationships Team, and is a full member of the World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals form the basis of our work, activities, events and projects, and everything we do is encompassed within four areas:
~ Creative Spirituality ~
~ World Church Focus ~
~ Global Social Justice ~
~ Resourcing and Enabling ~
Whenever possible MWiB seeks to work in partnership with other organisations whose work is in line with our own aims and purposes, and we are currently working particularly closely with All We Can (Methodist Relief and Development), Touchstone, Methodist Heritage, and twelvebaskets.
The aims and activities of Methodist Women in Britain are summed up in our mission statement:
For women, for justice, for Christ

Hilary Evans
MWiB Vice President 2021-2022

Nina Rawlins
MWiB Finance Officer 2018-2021

Barbara Easton
World Federation Area Officer 2021-2026

Irene Hayes
MWiB Communications Officer 2021-2026

Ruth Parrott
MWiB President 2021-2023

Elaine Banks
Plymouth & Exeter District

Credwyn Tolhurst
South East District

Philippa Hill
Bolton & Rochdale District

Judith James
Cumbria District

Diana Bosman
Birmingham District

Margaret Lindley
Chester & Stoke-on-Trent District

Vacancy
Cornwall District

Sue Collier
Isle of Man District

Bronwen Braisdell
Lincolnshire District

Wendy Bridgeman
Lancashire District

Mary Gill
Northampton District

Janet Thompson
Yorkshire West District

Barbara Harrison
Scotland District

Jo Richards
Manchester & Stockport District

Elaine Phillips
Liverpool District

Charity Madenyika
Women's World Day of Prayer National Committee representative

Rachel Allison
Helen Kim Memorial Scholar 2016-21

Linda King
Bedfordshire, Essex & Hertfordshire District

Liz Chick
Southampton District

Sue Nickson
Nottingham & Derby District

Ann Baldock
Sheffield District

Sylvia White
Shetland District

Susan Murrell
Wales Synod

Margaret Johnston
Bristol District

Pam Gidney
Channel Islands District
