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Meet Dr. Shonda Jones, Facilitator for Queer Clergywomen Thriving in the South

January 28, 2021 by Rachel Sauls Leave a Comment

RCWMS is thrilled to announce Dr. Shonda Jones as the Facilitator for Queer Clergywomen Thriving in the South, a virtual, peer-supported cohort for queer clergywomen who have been religious leaders for ten years or fewer. The cohort, which will run from February–July 2021, has been made possible by generous support from the Carpenter Foundation. Shonda […]

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Seeking Cohort Applicants for Queer Clergywomen Thriving in the South

December 18, 2020 by Rachel Sauls Leave a Comment

The Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South (RCWMS) is seeking applicants for Queer Clergywomen Thriving in the South, a six-month, virtual, peer-supported cohort led by an experienced facilitator. The inaugural cohort of eight participants (queer clergywomen who have been religious leaders for 10 years or fewer) will meet monthly for a 2-hour […]

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Meet RCWMS Intern Rachel Sauls

February 24, 2020 by Jeanette Stokes Leave a Comment

Rachel Sauls is the spring 2020 Anita McLeod Intern at RCWMS. She grew up in Durham, but has always been a Tar Heel, and is currently a senior at UNC-Chapel Hill. Rachel is majoring in English and Comparative Literature with a double minor in Jewish Studies and Hispanic Studies. Her concentration within her major is […]

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How Did I Get Here?

February 15, 2020 by Lisa Baron Leave a Comment

How Did I Get Here and Where Am I Going? On January 18, my colleague Cathy Meerbergen and I facilitated a workshop entitled “How Did I Get Here and Where Am I Going?” at the home of Dot, a generous friend of RCWMS. The goal of this workshop was to help women explore “Where we […]

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Tradition

December 19, 2019 by Rebecca Welper 1 Comment

Dislodging the myths that were embedded in me as a child has been a painful and illuminating project of adulting. In a cosmic game of Jenga, I delicately loosen, rearrange, and rebuild the planks of my beliefs and practices, hoping to avoid a total collapse.  This project takes on more urgency as my three-year-old begins […]

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Why I’m supporting RCWMS

December 14, 2019 by Christine Houghton Leave a Comment

Let me introduce myself. I’m Christine, and I want to let you know why I’m supporting RCWMS this December. Exactly a year ago, I pretty much gave up on the nonprofit sector. I had just lost my job and was floundering about seeking clarity and a place to land. I was questioning who I was and […]

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Road Trip

December 11, 2019 by Jeanette Stokes Leave a Comment

I took a long road trip in October to New Orleans, Tulsa, and points in between. I drove because I don’t really like flying, and it would have required many airplanes to get to those two cities on consecutive weekends. I covered almost 3,000 miles in just over two weeks and enjoyed most of it. […]

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Welcome Our New Interns

September 10, 2019 by Jeanette Stokes Leave a Comment

This month we welcome our interns for the 2019 fall semester, Liddy Grantland and Shelley Leazer. As our Anita McLeod Interns, they will each work about 10 hours a week and will focus some of their attention on intergenerational issues. Liddy Grantland is a senior undergraduate studying African American studies and English, with a minor […]

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Blossoming

June 20, 2019 by Jeanette Stokes Leave a Comment

lilies

“I have my new life plan!” That’s what one participant exclaimed at the end of one of our writing workshops recently. Though that wasn’t the goal of this particular evening, having the time to write in community and sit with her thoughts had planted seeds of clarity. Watching people grow and blossom is one of […]

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An evening of storytelling with Nancy Corson Carter

July 16, 2018 by Melissa Gamble 1 Comment

The Never-Quite Ending War book cover

On Wednesday, June 27th, I attended a reading by Nancy Carson Carter on her new book,  The Never-Quite Ending War: A WWII GI Daughter’s Stories. Nancy illuminated stories of her family, both those that are her own and others that have passed down to her. Many of the stories she shared with us were typical […]

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Art-Party and Fundraiser for Bryant Holsenbeck’s Book, “The Last Straw”

May 21, 2018 by Andrea Davis 1 Comment

The Last Straw book cover

When people are gathered for an art party, one may imagine paint, canvases, and brushes, or at least some paper and scissors. Since Bryant Holsenbeck was involved, something would be repurposed. But, despite official assurances that the artist herself would be there to guide and assist, I never thought all present would have the opportunity […]

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Changing the Race Dance

May 9, 2018 by J Zirbel [No pronouns, simply J] Leave a Comment

I have learned from my participation in “Changing the Race Dance” that I can keep moving in love and wisdom, working to unravel and loosen the hold racism has on me. This workshop, led by visiting Artist-Scholars Soyinka Rahim and Cynthia Winton-Henry on Apr 20-21, was presented as a part of Interplay’s Body Based Methods […]

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The Language and Practice of Self-Care

March 22, 2018 by Solita A. Denard 2 Comments

On a rainy Sunday afternoon in March, Mothers, Sisters and Daughters gathered in a circle for an event sponsored by RCWMS: “The Ministry of Black Women’s Self-Care.” Despite the chilly weather conditions and with myriad personal arrangements made to ensure our attendance, we responded to the invitation. Like a call to prayer, the call to […]

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The Story of Now

February 21, 2018 by Cathy Hasty Leave a Comment

We gathered in the sanctuary of Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church in the middle of Durham. We were a small group of mostly strangers and mostly women drawn by the topic of “The Story of Now,” a connection to RCWMS, and singer/songwriter Carrie Newcomer. I met my 22-year-old daughter in Durham as a respite from her […]

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Thank You!

February 5, 2018 by Jeanette Stokes Leave a Comment

Thank you so much for supporting RCWMS in 2017 during our 40th anniversary year. We set a goal of raising $40,000 in the last three months of the year, and you helped us exceed that goal! We ended up raising $42,460. Thank you! At our board meeting last week, we had a wonderful conversation about […]

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Circles of Gratitude

December 27, 2017 by Mike McLeod Leave a Comment

On November 29th, forty of Anita McLeod’s dear friends, colleagues, and family members gathered at the King’s Daughters Inn to honor her memory on what would have been her 78th birthday. Randa McNamara and Karen Ziegler sang songs that were special to Anita, and Elizabeth Manley reflected on her time getting to know Anita in […]

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Roots & Branches: RCWMS 40th Anniversary Celebration

November 1, 2017 by Marcy Litle Leave a Comment

This year we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of RCWMS. Forty years! Amazing. Born of a spark of imagination, inspired by a conversation between RCWMS founder and leader, Jeanette Stokes, and her mentor, Helen Crotwell, the Resource Center has endured for forty years. Founded to support the small and growing community of women clergy in […]

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Financial Fitness for Young Women

October 4, 2017 by Andrea Davis Leave a Comment

Money, death, taxes–all topics most people prefer to avoid. However, Lisa Gabriel and LisaMarie Smith, along with a group of under-40 women, confronted these realities head-on in a workshop on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at the RCWMS office. Ms. Gabriel and Ms. Smith, of Pinafore Wealth Counsel of Durham, provided a hybrid format which gave […]

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Gather the Harvest

September 7, 2017 by Jeanette Stokes Leave a Comment

On August eighth, twelve women gathered in the RCWMS office for one of our recurring seasonal writing workshops. A number of those were familiar faces, while a few were there for their first Resource Center program. Rebecca Welper led the group, which included women in their thirties through their sixties. The evening included prompts and […]

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Freedom of assembly and speech at Tillis’ office

August 11, 2017 by Colleen Sharp Leave a Comment

This summer, the RCWMS interns have attended weekly Tuesdays With Tillis protests in Raleigh, NC. You can read Savannah Lynn’s post about a “die-in” staged in June by clicking HERE. Below, Colleen Sharp considers issues related to freedom of assembly and speech at Tillis’ office. You can find out about future protests by liking the […]

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The Art of the Condolence Note

July 27, 2017 by Amy Dosser Leave a Comment

One Thursday evening in July, eighteen women gathered at the RCWMS office to consider the condolence note. When I first signed up for this workshop by Carol Henderson, I think I was hoping for a lecture on the science of writing to the bereaved. But, alas, as Carol demonstrated, writing is an art, and one […]

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Tuesdays With Tillis

July 5, 2017 by Savannah Lynn Leave a Comment

Bodies were scattered across the sidewalk outside of Thom Tillis’s office on New Bern Avenue in downtown Raleigh on Tuesday, June 20th. A news van was parked across the street. Bystanders stood vigilant nearby on the sidewalk, alternately looking over their fallen comrades and up at the dark, glossy windows of the federal building. RCWMS […]

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Welcome Interns!

June 22, 2017 by Jeanette Stokes Leave a Comment

We’re thrilled to have two Duke student interns working with us here at RCWMS this summer! Welcome to Colleen Sharp and Savannah Lynn! Colleen is a rising senior from Raleigh studying African & African American Studies and Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies. She spends her after-class time working on sexual violence victim survivor advocacy and […]

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Dolphins

June 12, 2017 by Linda Denton Leave a Comment

Every January, May, and September we host a week of quiet and writing for women at the beach. This essay, written by one of the participants at a recent writing week, gives a glimpse into the careful observation and deep reflection that can occur during these workshops. Dolphins Pelicans, in a long, low-flying line, skim […]

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