MCCA Women
An assembly of all MCCA women is held very five years. The first assembly was held in 1980 at Codrington College in Barbados. The next assembly will be held in 2010 in Freeport, Bahamas. Through the MCCA Women, the women of the MCCA are represented on the World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women (WFMUCW), which is an affiliated organisation of the World Methodist Council. The MCCA Women, is therefore a part of the North America Area of the WFMUCW. The WFMUFCW brings together the women’s groupings from Methodist Churches and Churches from the Wesleyan tradition from around the world. Sis. Norma Roach, a past President of MCCA Women , was once a President of the North America Area. The fourth Lord’s Day (Sunday) in June every year is celebrated as MCCA Women’s Lord’s Day. The current President of MCCA Women is Sis. Brenda Vanterpool, who resides in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Below is the report of Sis. Vanterpool to the 35th Connexional Conference, held in Barbados in May 2009. Read the report of the President, Sis. Vanterpool, to the 35th Connexional Conference Register for the 5th Quinquennial Assembly of the MCCA Women, July 21-26, 2009 |
All female members of the MCCA are members of MCCA Women. MCCA Women is the umbrella organisation for all women’s groups and organisations in the MCCA. At the Connexional level the interests of all women’s organisation and all women in the MCCA is represented through the MCCA Women. MCCA Women is a constituent part of the MCCA and aims to enable women of the MCCA to deepen their personal commitment to Jesus and to foster fellowship among the women of the Conference Area.