Date Span: | 1933-2004 |
Creator: | Church Women United in Iowa |
Extent: | 10.50 linear feet. |
Collection Number: | IWA0003 |
Repository: | Iowa Women's Archives |
Summary: | Ecumenical organization. |
Alternate Extent Statement: Audiovisual in Box 3
Photographs in boxes 20-22
Access: The records are open for research.
Use: Copyright held by the donor has been transferred to The University of Iowa.
Acquisition: The records (donor no. 4) were donated by Church Women United in Iowa in 1978 and 2001.
Preferred Citation: Church Women United in Iowa records, Iowa Women's Archives, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City.
Repository: | Iowa Women's Archives |
Address: | 100 Main Library University of Iowa Libraries Iowa City, IA 52242 |
Phone: | 319-335-5068 |
Curator: | Kären Mason |
Email: | lib-women@uiowa.edu |
Website: | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa |
Church Women United in Iowa was founded in 1933 under the name Iowa State Council of Federated Church Women. In 1942, the organization united with the National United Council of Church Women under the name Iowa United Council of Church Women. The group has also been known as the United Church Women of Iowa and Iowa United Church Women. The organization officially changed its name to Church Women United in 1967 as a way of expressing a change in direction to include Roman Catholic and other orthodox women and encourage them to participate. The group also has ties to the Iowa Interchurch Council and was part of the National Council of Churches from 1949 to 1970.
Throughout its history, Church Women United in Iowa has focused on ecumenical unity among Protestant, Orthodox, and Roman Catholic women. Its three main yearly events are May Fellowship Day, World Community Day, and World Day of Prayer. Each year, Church Women United in Iowa holds a statewide assembly, as well as conferences and retreats for its members.
Church Women United in Iowa's main priorities include peace building, as well as economic and racial justice. From sponsoring a care center for Native Americans to buying stocks in order to influence how multi-national corporations do business to investigating school lunch programs, Church Women United has served others through both community service and lobbying for legislation.
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Series 1: ADMINSTRATIVE
Series 2: FINANCIAL RECORDS
Series 3: HISTORICAL
Series 4: LOCAL CHAPTERS
Series 5: STATE
Series 6: REGIONAL
Series 7: NATIONAL
Series 8: PROGRAMS
Series 9: PUBLICATIONS
Series 10: PUBLICITY
Series 11: SCRAPBOOKS
Series 12: MISCELLANEOUS
Series 13: PHOTOGRPAHS
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