Celebrating 150 Years of United Methodist Women
April 4, 2019 – Published on unitedmethodistwomen.org
On March 23, 1869, eight women gathered at Tremont Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston and founded the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society. On the same date in 2019, Methodist women marked the 150th anniversary of this organization, now known as United Methodist Women, with a celebration at Boston University hosted by the New England Conference United Methodist Women.
United Methodist Women was founded less than three miles down the street, said emcee and New England Conference lay leader Rene Wilbur, speaking of the Tremont Street church, whose historical exterior has been preserved but which now houses luxury apartments.
Boston University and its theological school has historic ties to the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society, as attendees learned throughout the day.
Dana Robert, professor and director of Boston School of Theology’s Center for Global Christianity and Mission, explained ties between the school and the women’s society during her presentation on United Methodist Women’s founders and New England Methodism.
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