Settlement Houses
This is some more of the article from New World Outlook
The Settlement House Movement in United Methodism
Church Women's Role
The settlement house movement coincided with the formation of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the 1880 and the Women's Parsonage and Home Mission Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in 1890. Soon, hundreds of local home mission societies were organized across both branches of Methodism, African-American Methodist women were also organizing and finding their voice during this time.
The women's home mission societies were influenced by the Social Gospel movement and a growing awareness of the church's role in society. Women in both the Northern and Southern United States were concerned about immigration, industrialization, and social change Poverty, child labor, unequal pay, and other social issues were of concern to the growing city mission field.
As home missions developed, the idea of the settlement houses as a place of mission, spiritual development, and outreach became increasingly attractive. Leaders of women's societies -- such as Belle Bennett, Lucinda Helm, and Lucy Webb Hayes -- admired the work of Jane Addams and Graham Taylor in Chicago. While the first Methodist settlement house were in the North, in Boston and Chicago, Wesley Community House, the first settlement house in the South, opened in Nashville in 1901. It was soon followed by houses in Augusta, Dallas, and Atlanta. In 1903 Bethlehem Center in Augusta became the first Methodist settlement house focused on the needs of the African-American community. It was followed by Bethlehem centers established in Chattanooga in 1905 and Nashville in 1914.
This article is from the March/April 2014 New World Outlook
the article is written by Michael Feely, he is the director of Mission Advancement at Henderson Settlement in Frakes, Kentucky
then pick up this next book for our April book discussion.
Lifting Up hope, Living Out Justice
by Alice G. Knotts
Soup Supper and Discussion
Tuesday, April 8th 6:00 p.m.
in the Church Parlor
Please let us know if you are coming sign up sheets at Welcome Table between services and copies of the book to check out at the UMW bookshelf in the parlor.
UMW are hosting a
Maundy Thursday Breakfast and Service
9:30 in Fellowship Hall
A Continental breakfast will be served followed by our speaker
Rev. Katurah Johnson speaking on Settlement Houses
This event is open to everyone.
Crafting Weekend
Friday April, 25th 5 - 9
Saturday April, 26th 8-3
Join us to fun, fellowship and finishing up projects
It has just been announced that they are opening up one day tickets to assembly for those who can not spend the whole weekend.
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