Join RCWMS on April 5, 2024 for a traditional Japanese tea gathering with Host Chizuko Sueyoshi. Nestled in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum at Duke Gardens, the teahouse was built in… Continue reading
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Call for 2024 & 2025 Interns
RCWMS is currently seeking applicants for 2024–2025 RCWMS Anita McLeod Internships! APPLY HERE(Google sign-in required) The Resource Center for Women* and Ministry in the South (RCWMS) is offering paid, part-time… Continue reading
Path to the Sea: About the Art of MJ Sharp
Solitary Sheep Forty-minute exposure by moonlight near Wick, Scotland (on the North Sea)2010Part of a project to photograph by the winter moon in Scotland, terminating at the Standing Stones of… Continue reading
Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who donated to our year-end fundraising campaign. Your generous gifts surpassed our $45,000 goal—we ended up raising $68,000! We can’t thank you enough. Your donations will… Continue reading
Introducing Our 2024 Artist-in-Residence: MJ Sharp
RCWMS is so pleased to officially welcome MJ Sharp as our 2024 artist-in-residence! Co-sponsored by RCWMS and The Fruit, MJ will be working with previously unseen material from past decades as… Continue reading
Seeking applicants for Queer Divinity Students Thriving in the South
RCWMS is seeking applicants for the Queer Divinity Students Thriving in the South January–April 2024 Cohort The Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South (RCWMS) is seeking applicants… Continue reading
Jereann King Johnson — Quilt Show & A Short Film
As part of our ongoing documentary film project featuring North Carolina quilter, educator, and community organizer Jereann King Johnson, we are thrilled to share a short, five-minute film about Jereann… Continue reading
Kindred Spirits: A Convergence of African American Quilters
On Juneteenth weekend, 2023, dozens of African American quilters from across the country gathered in Durham, NC for three days of sisterhood, exploration, and fun. Directed by RCWMS Artist in… Continue reading
2023 Essay Contest – Deadline July 31!
RCWMS is committed to supporting women as they find their voices and make them heard. In addition to our writing classes, workshops, and retreats, we run an essay contest in most… Continue reading
An Interview with Jereann King Johnson
This is an interview with Jereann King Johnson, a founder of the African American Quilt Circle of Durham and the Heritage Quilters of Warren County, as well as an advisor… Continue reading
Meet Our Kindred Spirits Panelists
As momentum builds for the Kindred Spirits: A Convergence of African American Quilters conference in June, we’d like to share some snapshots of the inspiring speakers who will serve on the… Continue reading
Deconstructing the Mammy Archetype
On June 19, 1865, Union Army General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that the Civil War had ended and all enslaved people were free, two years after… Continue reading
Meet Our Kindred Spirits Workshop Leaders
As momentum builds for our Kindred Spirits: A Convergence of African American Quilters conference in June, we’d like to share some snapshots of the creative souls who will teach at the… Continue reading
Kimberley Pierce Cartwright – Kindred Spirits Director
Kimberley Pierce Cartwright, RCWMS’ current artist in residence, is our Conference Director for Kindred Spirits: A Convergence of African American Quilters. She envisions it as a time of sisterhood, exploration,… Continue reading
The Joy of Wheelchairs – Ann McColl
Editor’s note: We were inspired by RCWMS friend Ann McColl’s reflections on an unexpected journey with a disability and her surprise at her affection for her wheelchair. Nine months after surgery,… Continue reading
Off-Kilter by Marcy Litle
The following emerged during a recent writing group session. The prompt was: “What do you do when you feel off-kilter?” Thanks to Jeanette Stokes and Rachael Wooten for the prompt…. Continue reading
The Turning of the Season and Gratitude
Halfway between the Winter Solstice and the spring equinox is a time known in ancient Gaelic traditions as “Imbolc.” Also known as the time when Saint Brigid passes through, those… Continue reading
Meet the Rev. Dr. Shonda Jones — 2023 Facilitator for Queer Clergy* Thriving in the South
RCWMS is thrilled to welcome the Rev. Dr. Shonda Jones as the Facilitator for the 2023 cohort of Queer Clergy* Thriving in the South! Rachel Sauls, the RCWMS Special Assistant… Continue reading
Our Disappearing Darkness and Recreating Prehistoric Night – In Conversation with MJ Sharp – now available to view
We were so pleased to welcome MJ Sharp in October for a conversation about her Fulbright Scholar Award work to investigate what we lose when we lose natural night and… Continue reading
Seeking Applicants for the 2023 Cohort of Queer Clergy* Thriving in the South
RCWMS is seeking applicants for theQueer Clergy* Thriving in the SouthJanuary–June 2023 Cohort The Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South (RCWMS) is seeking applicants for Queer (Women… Continue reading
Making the Road as We Go – by Jeanette Stokes
“Jeanette Stokes is my favorite kind of elder: full of perspective and pluck and hope dropped generously as bread crumbs. Her new book offers the stamina we need right now… Continue reading
Homegrown 2022
What a terrific lineup we have in store for you at the 10th annual Homegrown: NC Women’s Preaching Festival! Our preachers and presenters this year include Rev Dele, Rhody Mastin, Lisa Yebuah, Stephanie Workman,… Continue reading
Resources from After Roe: An Intergenerational Conversation
The following list includes websites for state, regional, and national organizations providing direct care, advocacy, and support. Please support them with your dollars or your action. Following the organization list… Continue reading
Homegrown Preaching Contest
Homegrown: North Carolina Women’s Preaching Festival, is delighted to announce its first annual preaching contest. The preaching contest seeks to honor women* preachers who are committed to creative, authentic, pastoral,… Continue reading