Church Women United of the Barrington Area

All women are encouraged and most welcome to attend our three annual celebrations of worship and fellowship: World Day of Prayer - the first Friday of March (in 2009 that will be March 6), May Friendship Day - the first Monday in May (in 2009 that will be May 4), and World Community Day - the first Friday in November (in 2009 it will be November 6).See the community calendar for details of each event.

Church Women United of the Barrington Area includes the following communities: Barrington, Fox River Grove, Lake Zurich, Cary, Wauconda, Island Lake and Prairie Grove.

WE ARE CHURCH WOMEN UNITED...biblically based through our shared Christian faith...gifted by our diversity of race, economics, age, theology...organized into 1,600 local and 52 state units to work for peace and justice...empowered through study and worship to act on behalf of women and children worldwide...financially supported by our constituency and faith groups.

OUR GOALS ARE...to deepen our understanding of what it means to be Christian women of faith in today's world...to develop a visible, ecumenical community...to achieve a more just, caring and peaceful society...to use responsibly and creatively the resources God has entrusted to us - our intelligence, time, energy and money.





Church Women United of the Barrington Area honored eleven young women from as many churches for their dedication and contributions reflecting their faith, at the 2009 May Friendship Day. The event was held at the Barrington United Methodist Church.

Picture above from right to left are:
Ashley Prescott Barlow--Community Church of Barrington
Carol Bier-Laning--St. Anne Catholic Community, Barrington
Jeanine Katzel--Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Cary
Sue Kudla--Salem United Methodist Church, Barrington
Lisa Morrison--Federated Church of Wauconda
Barb Schmidt--St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Barrington
Kim Schmidt--First Church of Christ, Scientist, Barrington
Jana Stermer--Lutheran Church of the Atonement, Barrington
Karen Stout--Presbyterian Church of Barrington
Cecelia Watson--Barrington United Methodist Church
Jeni Younger--St. Michael Episcopal Church, Barrington


Other sites of interest:

Church Women United
World Day of Prayer
Barrington Area Ministerial Association
Generations of Hope

Contact us at:

Mary E. Anderson
126 Hidden Oaks Drive
Barrington, IL
60010
Phone: 847-381-9213
Fax: 847-381-9213

rlameander@aol.com