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

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

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

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

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

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

“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

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

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: 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

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

Note: Jeanette published this article in the Summer 2022 edition of South of the Garden, just before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. My father was arrested in 1972… Continue reading

At the risk of oversimplifying her story, Sara Bareilles is a singer/songwriter who wrote this song as a *middle finger* to anyone who wanted her to sell out. After reading… Continue reading

The Resource Center for Women* and Ministry in the South (RCWMS) is offering paid, part-time Anita McLeod Internships for those interested in the intersections of justice, religion, and feminism and… Continue reading

SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now Day) was created in 2008 to celebrate women artists around the world. It is celebrated at the end of March each year. We welcome… Continue reading

Roshi Merle Kodo Boyd passed peacefully at her home in Durham, NC, on Sunday, February 20, 2022. A recent transplant to Durham, Boyd was a cherished member of the RCWMS… Continue reading

Thank you to everyone who donated to our year-end fundraising campaign. Your generous gifts surpassed our $44,000 goal—we ended up raising $57,500! We can’t thank you enough. Your donations will… Continue reading

One thing I always like to say about Sue and her paintings is that she’s helped me to experience the coast in a different way in particular. I’ll often be… Continue reading

RCWMS is thrilled to announce Rev. Katie Ricks as the Facilitator and Tsharre Sanders as the Program Manager for the 2022 cohort of Queer Clergywomen Thriving in the South, a… Continue reading

So began a process that, over time, became familiar: every other week, then every week, I turned inward, asking myself, Can I tell the truth about one more thing? Can… Continue reading

A sharp November chill slips under the crack at the door and numbs my nose while I type this, but when I arrived to my hometown of Durham for a… Continue reading

RCWMS is seeking applicants for the Queer Clergywomen Thriving in the South February–August 2022 Cohort The Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South (RCWMS) is seeking applicants for Queer… Continue reading

“To be native to a place we must learn to speak its language.”― Robin Wall Kimmerer In honor of Native American Heritage month, RCWMS lifts up the words of indigenous… Continue reading