Presbyterian Women in the Synod

Presbyterian Women in the Synod (PWS) exists to build community, affirm women’s calls to leadership and serve as a link between Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery and Presbyterian Women Churchwide.

At the most basic level, every PWP group

• elects its own leadership — the coordinating team
• plans and implements a yearly program and determines its own budget
• participates in PW programming, such as use of the, such as use of the Horizons Bible study, celebration giving and mission interpretation
• supports the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) worldwide through education, interpretation, global awareness and financial and material gifts
• develops the leadership abilities of women
• preserves historical records of PW
• maintains connections with PW at other governing body levels
• encourages support of PW’s affiliations

The programming for a Presbyterian Women in the Synod group depends on the level of involvement the group has committed to. Some PWS groups are very active with multiple projects; others meet once or twice a year for projects that are particularly important.

Read what other PW groups are doing, ask questions and answer other PW’s questions — visit the PW Forum.

Your synod

Click on your synod to contact PWS leadership and link to the Web site or pages for your PWS.

• Alaska Northwest
• Pacific
• Southern California & Hawaii
• Rocky Mountains
• Southwest
• Lakes & Prairies
• Mid-America
• Sun

• Covenant
• Lincoln Trails
• Living Waters
• The Northeast
• The Trinity
• Mid-Atlantic
• South Atlantic
• Puerto Rico

See PW scrapbooks in your synod

PW groups have found another way to celebrate their achievements: making scrapbooks using the PW Scrapbook Kit. Some pages focus on mission, some on ecumenical activities, but all show the great work Presbyterian Women is doing across the country.

• See scrapbook pages from a PW group in the Synod of Lincoln Trails.
  (This pdf file is 1.5 megabytes and may take several moments to download.)
• See scrapbook pages from a PW group in the Synod of Rocky Mountains.
  (This pdf file is 1. 4 megabytes and may take several moments to download.)
• See scrapbook pages from a PW group in the Synod of the Mid-Atlantic.
• See scrapbook pages from a PW group in the Synod of the Northeast.
• See scrapbook pages from a PW group in the Synod of the Sun.

Update contact information

Submit your changes in PW synod leadership to Patricia Longfellow. Please include the leadership title, as well as the leader's name and email address or phone number.

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