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Purpose of the Episcopal Church Women (ECW) in Western North Carolina
The purpose of ECW shall be to unite our women in our Diocese in a program of worship, study, service, and fellowship which will deepen and strengthen our own spiritual lives and led us into the service for the Church in our parish, our community, our nation and our world. All of our ECW programs are open to every woman in the Episcopal Church.
The purpose of ECW shall be to unite our women in our Diocese in a program of worship, study, service, and fellowship which will deepen and strengthen our own spiritual lives and led us into the service for the Church in our parish, our community, our nation and our world. All of our ECW programs are open to every woman in the Episcopal Church.
About Our Logo
The Cross represents Christ and our service to Him in the world. The Circle stands for our hope for wholeness in our lives. The out flowing lines from the center depict the many works of the Episcopal Church Women, going out into the world. The intertwined lines represent our lives centered in Christ.
The Cross represents Christ and our service to Him in the world. The Circle stands for our hope for wholeness in our lives. The out flowing lines from the center depict the many works of the Episcopal Church Women, going out into the world. The intertwined lines represent our lives centered in Christ.
Who are we?
Every woman in the Episcopal Church is a member of the ECW by virtue of church membership. We are women of all ages, ethnic origins, and socioeconomic backgrounds. (Photo in masthead: Bishop Taylor, Ann Curtis, Fr. Doty at the 84th WNC ECW Fall Annual Meeting, Waynesville. Ann was "Honored Woman" for WNC ECW. 2nd Photo: 2005 Spring Meeting at St. Mark's, Gastonia.)
How do we operate?
The life of our ECW starts on the local parish level, continues at the diocesan, provincial and national levels.
Mother/Daughter - St. Luke's, Lincolnton Mother/Daughter - St. Luke's, Lincolnton
WNC ECW Spring 2006 at St. John's Asheville
Margaret King & Bishop Fowell
2006 Province IV Women's Conference held at Kanuga Conference Center, Hendersonville
Opening cermony at 2006 Triennial in Columbus
Every woman in the Episcopal Church is a member of the ECW by virtue of church membership. We are women of all ages, ethnic origins, and socioeconomic backgrounds. (Photo in masthead: Bishop Taylor, Ann Curtis, Fr. Doty at the 84th WNC ECW Fall Annual Meeting, Waynesville. Ann was "Honored Woman" for WNC ECW. 2nd Photo: 2005 Spring Meeting at St. Mark's, Gastonia.)
How do we operate?
The life of our ECW starts on the local parish level, continues at the diocesan, provincial and national levels.
Mother/Daughter - St. Luke's, Lincolnton Mother/Daughter - St. Luke's, Lincolnton
WNC ECW Spring 2006 at St. John's Asheville
Margaret King & Bishop Fowell
2006 Province IV Women's Conference held at Kanuga Conference Center, Hendersonville
Opening cermony at 2006 Triennial in Columbus