Greetings from the new Associate Regional Pastors for Women in Ministry!  We are thrilled to be a part of the ABCNJ staff and are jumping in with both feet- (or all four of our feet since there are two of us)!  We are delighted to announce June 8,2008 as the date of our WIM Spring Gathering.  And, because so many of us could not attend the installation of Rev. Sue Royle, we'll have to opportunity to celebrate with Sue as well! 

The gathering will be held at Charlie Brown's Restaurant, Highland Park, NJ at 5PM in the Raritan Room.  Please RSVP by June 1, 2008 via email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .  We hope you can join us for this very special day.  We look forward to serving all of you as you continue to respond to God's call to ministry.   

Peace,

Linda & Gina 

As the Program Director for Women’s Ministry in the National Council of Churches (NCC), I am coordinating a new pilot project entitled Young Women’s Leadership Experiences. The pilot project will be an opportunity for women 18 to 30 years of age to be involved in the ecumenical movement through the addressing women’s issues. I am writing to request your immediate assistance in the identification of strong applicants.  

The first Young Women’s Leadership Experience will be held February 22^nd to 26^th in conjunction with the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations.  This four day experience will provide orientation to the NCC, Ecumenical Women 2000+, the UN, and the 2008 CSW theme: Financing for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.  As visitors to the UN CSW, participants will get a small taste of the UN events as well as participate in exciting side-events at the Church Center at the United Nations (CCUN).

Women in Ministry from around the region gathered at Fountain Baptist Church in Summit on Thursday night, October 25, 2007, to thank Rev. Dr. Gloria White for her 6 years of service as ABCNJ's Associate Regional Pastor for Women in Ministry.   She was presented with gifts from both the ABCNJ Regional Ministry Team and the women she served so ably and passionately.

Dr. White has been called to serve as the Senior Pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist in Newark.  Her installation service is scheduled for November 11, 2007, and all are invited to attend.

There was joy in our hearts as we assembled to lay hands on Dr. Margaret Ann Cowden, retiring Treasurer and CFO of National Ministries.  The Rev. Liz Congon, Assoc. Regional Pastor for New Church Development and Interim Pastor at Hamilton Square BC in Trenton, led us in prayer.