A Letter from the President

Greetings to the sisters of CWU! In her heart a woman plans her course, but the Lord determines her steps.__ Proverbs 16:9 We all have been ordered by God to take up this banner and go where He tells us to go and do what He tells us to do. I didn’t plan on being the president of Church Women United Montgomery but I always accept the decisions the Lord makes for me. I am, we all are, our brother’s keeper. Thank all of you for following God’s commands and appointing me this presidency. I grew up in Dothan, Alabama and had never heard of CWU before Momma Bettye and Joanne Compton. I have learned so much about this organization and have fallen in love with it as much as all the women who have served in this great organization.

Since 1941, this group of diverse racially, culturally, and theologically Christian women of Church Women United has worked for a world of peace and justice and held on to their vision of christian unity and prayerful action to better this world showing christian love. There are so many people suffering all around the world and we will do our part, however small it may be, to serve our community. My vision is to grow our unit by acquiring new members and increasing our presence in our communities. I was in awe of the women who have supported our Montgomery chapter in the past, during the Civil Rights Movement and beyond. We can make an impact of our own, there is much work to be done. Our babies, children, homeless, single mothers, and communities still need us.

I urge each member to bring in a new member and offer whatever gifts, talents, abilities, and interests dear to your heart that God has blessed you with, to strengthen our Church Women United Montgomery to accomplish the assignments that God has for us.

Love and Hugs

Janice A. Durr