Descriptive Summary
Church Women United in Texas. Western Hills
Unit
A Guide to the Church
Women United in Texas. Western Hills Unit Records, 1990-2000
1990-2000Materials
are in English.
MS 124
1.2 linear feet (about
875 items)
Archives, The
University of Texas at San Antonio Library
The Western
Hills unit of Church Women United in Texas, an ecumenical community of
Christian women, was organized in 1990 in the Texas hill country, northwest of
Austin, Texas.
The collection
spans the years 1990 through 2000 and includes reports, minutes, proceedings,
printed material, and other printed and scrapbook material of the Western Hills
Unit. Materials document the organization, structure, and activities of the
unit, dating from its establishment in 1990 until its disbandment in 2000. The
unit's participation in CWU's state and national projects is described in these
materials, but the bulk of the material covers local activities.
Historical Note
Church Women United in Texas--Western Hills Unit, an ecumenical
community of Christian women, was organized in 1990 in the Texas Hill Country,
northwest of Austin, Texas. The unit's membership nucleus came from ten of 100
area churches with members in Church Women United in Texas—-Austin Unit.
Membership in the unit was also extended to members of churches who
participated in Hill Country Ministries. In 2000, after ten years of active
participation in Church Women United (CWU), the Western Hills Unit disbanded.
During its existence, the unit was affiliated with the national organization of
CWU and the state levels of the organization and also worked with other area
units.
Church Women United is a racially,
culturally, theologically inclusive Christian women's movement, celebrating
unity in diversity and working for a world of peace and justice. Founded
in 1941, today it has 1200 local and state units in the United States and
Puerto Rico and represents 25 million Protestant,
Roman Catholic, Orthodox and other Christian women. The organization's
national headquarters are located in New York City.
CWU brings Christian women together for spiritual nourishment and
faith based advocacy. The organization works in a broad spectrum of community
ministries, including social justice advocacy and action, prison ministries,
food pantries, tutoring, and childcare and job skills training. On the national
and international levels, CWU works in partner groups on common issues and
emphases. Annual ecumenical celebrations and
international or global relations events are
held to fulfill the organization's goals.
Sources: Church Women United Web site,
http://www.churchwomen.org/(Accessed December 7, 2007), and folders 1.4 and 1.6 of this collection.
Scope and Content Note
Reports, minutes and proceedings, printed material, and other printed
and scrapbook material of the Church Women United in Texas--Western Hills Unit
document the unit's organization, structure, and activities of its ten year
existence, 1990-2000. The unit's participation in CWU's state and national
projects is described in these materials, but the bulk of the material covers
local activities. Especially well documented are the years 1995-1998, when the
unit was led by President Carol Kosti. Documentation of the unit's last two
years, 1998-2000, is minimal.
The documents are arranged into three series: Organization, Activities, and
Scrapbook. Materials in the Organization series document the unit's structure, bylaws,
membership, and history, as well as unit meeting minutes, financial reports,
newsletters, yearbooks, and newspaper articles and press releases. Materials on
the unit's participation in the state and national organizations, including a
video of the CWU State Assembly of 1998, are included but make up a small part
of the collection.
Materials in the Activities series document
Church Women United celebrations: World Day of
Prayer, World Community Day, and
May Fellowship Day; the state and national
Interfaith Impact project; and the local
Hill Country Medical Ministries. Also
included is documentation on participation in local retreats and fundraisers
and in the national project, Fellowship of the Least
Coin.
Photographs of some events are included, most notably those taken when
the unit was formed. The collection also includes a scrapbook which documents
the life of the unit.
Usage Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Records must be obtained from
the UTSA Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Church Women United in Texas--Western Hills
Unit Records, MS 124, Archives and Special Collections, Library, University of
Texas at San Antonio.
Acquisition Information
Materials were donated by Church Women United in Texas--Western Hills
Unit, March 2001.
Processing Information
Processed by Kathy Rankin, June 2004.
Index Terms
Organizations and Conferences
Church Women United in
Texas. Western Hills Unit
Church Women
United.
World Day of
Prayer.
Subjects
Ecumenical
movement--Texas.
Women and
religion--Texas--Texas Hill Country.
Women in
Christianity--Texas--Texas Hill Country.
Women in the ecumenical
movement.
Locations
Texas Hill Country
(Tex.)
Genres/Formats
Minutes.
Scrapbooks.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Organization
Materials in this series document the unit's structure, bylaws,
membership, and history, as well as unit meeting minutes, financial reports,
newsletters, yearbooks, and newspaper articles and press releases. Materials on
the unit's participation in the state and national organizations, including a
video of the CWU State Assembly of 1998, are included but make up a small part
of the collection.
Arranged chronologically.
1
1
Unit Structure
1
2
Bylaws
1
3
Membership
1
4
History
1
5
Minutes/Records/Reports--Western Hills Unit,
1991-2000
1
6
Minutes/Records/Reports--Annual Meetings,
1991, 1994-2000
1
7
Financial Reports
1
8
Newsletters,
1990-2000
1
9
Yearbooks
1
10
News Articles
1
11
Area, State, National Participation--Newsletters and
flyers
(1 of 2)
2
1
Area, State, National Participation--Newsletters and
flyers
(2 of 2)
2
2-3
Area, State, National
Participation--Yearbooks
2
4
Area, State, National Participation--Video (State),
1998
Activities
Materials in this series document Church Women United
celebrations: World Day of Prayer,
World Community Day, and
May Fellowship Day; the state and national
Interfaith Impact project; and the local
Hill Country Medical Ministries. Also
included is documentation on participation in local retreats and fundraisers
and in the national project, Fellowship of the Least
Coin.
Arranged chronologically.
2
5
Retreats
2
6
Celebrations,
1990-1996
2
7
Celebrations,
1997-1999
2
8
Celebrations,
2000
2
9
Fund Raisers, undated
2
10
Ecumenical Action
2
11
Other
Scrapbook
Documents the life of the unit.
3 (OM)
OVERSIZE MATERIALS: Scrapbook