rcwms|Resource Center for Women & Ministry in the South, Inc.
Weaving feminism & spirituality into a vision of justice for the world
In a time when biblical texts are being used to shame survivors, vilify immigrants, and excuse exclusion, Rev. Katey Zeh has written Women Rise Up: Sacred Stories of Resistance for Today’s Revolution (FAR Press, May 2019) to offer an alternative witness for readers, students, leaders, and pastors who love their faith but can no longer […]
During the pandemic Art of Conscious Aging is meeting via Zoom. Contact info@rcwms.org to join the group.
Leader: Rebecca Welper, MFA. Fall is the perfect time to get back into a writing practice, or to begin one for the first time. We'll write from prompts inspired by the changing seasons, allowing us to let go of the intensity of summer days and embrace the change, balance, and acceptance that fall offers. We'll […]
Wouldn't you like a week full of quiet days to think and write? Come spend a week of quiet and writing with a supportive group of women at the beautiful Trinity Center on Emerald Isle, NC. We observe silence in the daytime so participants can read, write, or rest. In the evenings we gather to […]
It's time to make plans to join us October 3-4, 2019 at Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church in Durham, NC, for the 8th annual Homegrown: NC Women's Preaching Festival. Our Vision: We believe hundreds of Christian clergywomen in North Carolina are faithfully and creatively engaging in ministries where they proclaim the Word of God, week after […]
Environmental artist Bryant Holsenbeck had long wondered where trash goes when we throw it “away.” Realizing that what we discard never really goes away, she became concerned about all the disposable plastic that piles up in landfills and clogs our streams. Bryant began saying NO to single-use plastic, and she spent a year discovering ways […]
During the pandemic Art of Conscious Aging is meeting via Zoom. Contact info@rcwms.org to join the group.
What is the Enneagram and what can it show me about myself? What do the nine personality types look like? Why do I often find myself responding in ways that I know are not helpful? How can I recognize where those responses come from and have more options? Explore these and other questions and learn […]
"Classic Meets Cool" when Barron Ryan meets a piano. With a concert repertoire that glides flawlessly from Debussy to Joplin, The Jackson 5 to Frederic Chopin, Ryan's impressive talent and appeal are quickly amassing a national following. It is our good fortune that he is passing thru NC and Durham music lovers can now add […]
Nancy Corson Carter will read from A Green Bough: Poems for Renewal. The author calls her poetic quest a journey "to hold in tension the opposites of a celebration of the natural world and, in a time of great destruction, a call for its repair." Through her timely and beautiful work, she hopes "to evoke a saving […]
During the pandemic Art of Conscious Aging is meeting via Zoom. Contact info@rcwms.org to join the group.
Let's go with the flow! Bring your favorite art supplies to capture the beauty of the Haw River. Sue will demonstrate some techniques and offer one-on-one assistance to help you reach your desired effects. Some pastel and watercolor supplies will be available. Leader: Sue Sneddon has been a full-time painter since 1984. Her work reveals […]