rcwms|Resource Center for Women & Ministry in the South, Inc.
Weaving feminism & spirituality into a vision of justice for the world
In 1892 Alexander Whitley, a white man, was lynched in North Carolina and became a local legend. Written by his great-granddaughter, Stanly Has a Lynching explores the ways his murder was justified for over a century through media, religion, balladry, and folklore. Leader: M. Lynette Hartsell was born in 1948 in the heart of Stanly […]
During the pandemic Art of Conscious Aging is meeting via Zoom. Contact info@rcwms.org to join the group.
Let's be inspired by the themes of this season - light in the darkness, expectation, hope - and write from our hearts. We'll write from prompts about the Divine Feminine, nature, and feminist readings of the Christmas story. As we write and share in community, we'll nurture our whole selves and honor any difficult or […]
We gather to reflect on the fading of the light and the promise of its return, on community and connections, on loss and love. All spiritual paths and religious traditions are welcome. Please join us to celebrate with song, readings, dance, and ritual designed to include and connect us all. Bring a candle. Suggested donation: […]
Telling the stories of twelve North Carolina heritage foods, each matched to the month of its peak readiness for eating, in The Month of Their Ripening: North Carolina Heritage Foods Through the Year, Georgann Eubanks takes readers on a flavorful journey across the state. She begins in January with the most ephemeral of southern ingredients-snow-to witness Tar […]
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 […]
During the pandemic Art of Conscious Aging is meeting via Zoom. Contact info@rcwms.org to join the group.
Learn to work with the wisdom and rhythms of your own living, breathing body to create more peaceful awake time, more pleasurable approach to sleep and more restful and restorative sleep. Leader: Betty Wolfe, M.Div., BCB, GCFPcm authorized Sounder Sleep System Teacher. Cost: $75 prior to 1/22/19; $95 after 1/22 and on-site. Cash or check […]
Sparrows bathe in dust to absorb the oil that would collect on their wings and keep them from flying. This is a reminder, from nature, that healing and wholeness can be found even in the most unlikely places. Kimberly Gaubault (McCrae) is a 20+ year survivor/victim of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. Her book, Dust […]
Do you have stories to tell? Sharing our stories can deepen our understanding of ourselves and each other. As we craft and tell our stories with other women, we find our own authentic voices and increase our internal authority, dignity, and personal power. In this participatory workshop, you will: learn seven simple steps to craft […]
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.