Welcome to Episcopal Church Women Diocese of Western North Carolina
WNC ECW Board
WNC ECW Board
Please keep your diocesan board in your daily prayers as they serve you and all the women in parishes throughout the diocese. Please include the ECW organization in your Sunday "Prayers of the People." It is only through prayer we are able to carry out the work of Christ.
All Episcopal Church Women are invited to attend board meetings. You can find dates and locations on the Calendar of Events page.
Composition of Board
Your Diocesan ECW Board is composed of five officers: a president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and UTO chair. There are six Deanery representatives. The following positions are also represented on the board: Christian Social Concerns (Justice & Outreach), Church Periodical Club, All Saints' Day Memorial Offering, Daughters of the King Liaison, Devotional, Liaison Hispanic Community, and Liaison Missionaries.
Purpose of Board
To communicate and promote the programs of the Episcopal Church and their branches, to provide leadership education and to provide materials and suggestions for study, gifts, and service.
Meetings
The Diocesan ECW Board promotes two diocesan-wide meetings a year; one in the Spring called Spring Conference and one in the Fall called Annual Meeting.
Please keep your diocesan board in your daily prayers as they serve you and all the women in parishes throughout the diocese. Please include the ECW organization in your Sunday "Prayers of the People." It is only through prayer we are able to carry out the work of Christ.
All Episcopal Church Women are invited to attend board meetings. You can find dates and locations on the Calendar of Events page.
Composition of Board
Your Diocesan ECW Board is composed of five officers: a president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and UTO chair. There are six Deanery representatives. The following positions are also represented on the board: Christian Social Concerns (Justice & Outreach), Church Periodical Club, All Saints' Day Memorial Offering, Daughters of the King Liaison, Devotional, Liaison Hispanic Community, and Liaison Missionaries.
Purpose of Board
To communicate and promote the programs of the Episcopal Church and their branches, to provide leadership education and to provide materials and suggestions for study, gifts, and service.
Meetings
The Diocesan ECW Board promotes two diocesan-wide meetings a year; one in the Spring called Spring Conference and one in the Fall called Annual Meeting.
Devotions Chair - Rebecca "Becky" Smith
Janice Priest, Asheville Deanery
Joan Sumerfield and Mary Oxford, Foothills Deanery
Hope Wittmer, Hendersonville Deanery
Diana Mast White
Mountains Deanery
Piedmont Deanery - vacant
Vicky Gribble
Western Deanery
Pat Jollie, United Thank Offering Chair and Daughters of the King Liaison
Jan Scarborough, Church Periodical Club Chair
Erika Garcia, Liaison to Latino Community Chair
Janice Priest, Asheville Deanery
Joan Sumerfield and Mary Oxford, Foothills Deanery
Hope Wittmer, Hendersonville Deanery
Diana Mast White
Mountains Deanery
Piedmont Deanery - vacant
Vicky Gribble
Western Deanery
Pat Jollie, United Thank Offering Chair and Daughters of the King Liaison
Jan Scarborough, Church Periodical Club Chair
Erika Garcia, Liaison to Latino Community Chair
President - Mary Ann Ransom
Mary Ann Ransom lives in Lake
Lure NC and is a member of Church of the Transfiguration, Bat Cave. She
serves on the Highland Episcopalian Board. She is a member of Commission to Dismantle Racism and she serves as
president of Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach, a non-profit organization in the Hickory Nut Gorge Community where she lives.
She writes poetry, short stories and is a self-taught photographer. She enjoys reading, taking walks and hikes with her husband Dick. Contact Mary Ann at mransom1@bellsouth.net
Secretary - Margaret King
Margaret King is a widow and
has lived in Asheville NC all her life. She has two daughters, one lives
in Richmond, Virginia and one lives in Athens, Ga. She has two
grandchildren a boy and a girl also living in Athens. She is an active
member of St. John's, Asheville where she is treasurer of the ECW and is
a member of the choir. She has attended the last 4 Triennial meetings
in Philadelphia, Denver, Minneapolis, and Columbus. She has served on
the ECW Board for several years and is presently serving as Secretary.
King is also a retired teacher having taught in the Buncombe County Schools for 30 years. She went in 2005 with the ECW Mission Team to Our Little Roses in Honduras. Contact Margaret at MGTKing@aol.com.
Treasurer - Diane Mance
Diane Mance is a native of
Washington, DC and lives in Asheville and is a member of St. Matthias,
Asheville. Mance has served on a number of boards in her diocese. She is
currently serving on the Standing Committee, Deerfield Episcopal
Retirement Community and presently serves as Treasurer of the Episcopal
Church Women.
She has been a member of the board for a while serving in the capacity of President and Secretary. She is also active in her community mentoring young girls and is a community volunteer. In her leisure time she likes to travel and just relax with her husband, Bill. Contact Diane at ts_mance@bellsouth.net.
Mary Ann Ransom lives in Lake
Lure NC and is a member of Church of the Transfiguration, Bat Cave. She
serves on the Highland Episcopalian Board. She is a member of Commission to Dismantle Racism and she serves as
president of Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach, a non-profit organization in the Hickory Nut Gorge Community where she lives. She writes poetry, short stories and is a self-taught photographer. She enjoys reading, taking walks and hikes with her husband Dick. Contact Mary Ann at mransom1@bellsouth.net
Secretary - Margaret King
Margaret King is a widow and
has lived in Asheville NC all her life. She has two daughters, one lives
in Richmond, Virginia and one lives in Athens, Ga. She has two
grandchildren a boy and a girl also living in Athens. She is an active
member of St. John's, Asheville where she is treasurer of the ECW and is
a member of the choir. She has attended the last 4 Triennial meetings
in Philadelphia, Denver, Minneapolis, and Columbus. She has served on
the ECW Board for several years and is presently serving as Secretary.King is also a retired teacher having taught in the Buncombe County Schools for 30 years. She went in 2005 with the ECW Mission Team to Our Little Roses in Honduras. Contact Margaret at MGTKing@aol.com.
Treasurer - Diane Mance
Diane Mance is a native of
Washington, DC and lives in Asheville and is a member of St. Matthias,
Asheville. Mance has served on a number of boards in her diocese. She is
currently serving on the Standing Committee, Deerfield Episcopal
Retirement Community and presently serves as Treasurer of the Episcopal
Church Women.She has been a member of the board for a while serving in the capacity of President and Secretary. She is also active in her community mentoring young girls and is a community volunteer. In her leisure time she likes to travel and just relax with her husband, Bill. Contact Diane at ts_mance@bellsouth.net.