Methodist Women in Britain (MWiB) is a self-financing volunteer run charity within the Methodist Church of Great Britain.
As Christian women we are open to working with all and welcome women of all denominations and none to participate in our activities. At many events men are also welcome to join us. We work ecumenically but value our identity and place as Methodist women within the wider sisterhood of the World Federation of Methodist & Uniting Church Women, of which MWiB forms the British Unit.
Our Vision is that all women will be empowered, encouraged, enabled and equipped to live a life free of injustice and inequality.
Our Mission
- to raise awareness of issues that affect women across the world
- to speak out and be proactive on issues faced by women
- to enable and empower women to reach their full potential
- to provide opportunities for women to know Christ through conferences, lectures, gatherings and small group activities
- to work with other groups for the wellbeing of women throughout the world
The work, activities, events and campaigns undertaken by MWiB are largely based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and everything we do falls under one or more of four main areas: Creative Spirituality; World Church Focus; Global Social Justice; Resourcing & Enabling.
A project in Fiji supported by MWiB
Our website: www.mwib.org.uk has all the latest news about MWiB.
The MWiB Trustees are the main decision making body of the charity. Outside of Trustee meetings the work of MWiB is taken forward by an Executive team of 8, led by our joint CoChairs. During their term of office, one CoChair is a Trustee at Epworth Old Rectory.
Download the MWiB Annual Review for 2024-25 here
Women’s History Review
Read this new article by Ruth Slatter and Hannah Worthen that recently featured in the Women’s History Review. The article focuses on the ‘Over the Rainbow’ evnet organised by the Network in 1990 to stand in solidarity with those campaigning against apartheid.
Read:
Women, faith, and anti-apartheid activism in late twentieth-century Britain
Methodist women holding sections of the Methodist women’s anti-apartheid ribbon in Kennington Park, London, 16th June 1990. Methodist Women’s Collection (MWC), 2015/821.3.
The Methodist Women’s Collection
The Methodist Women’s Collection is housed at Epworth Old Rectory with changing displays showcasing parts of the collection in the Methodist Women in Britain room. The collection was curated when MWiB was formed as an independent charity, bringing together items representing the previous women’s movements in the Methodist Church: NETWORK, Women’s Fellowship and Women’s Work.
Click on the image to view information from our current exhibition
