Tag: General Commission on the Status and Role of Women
Women promoting hope and healing
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The deaconess, modeled first by Phoebe in the New Testament, is a vital role for lay women in today’s church. CSRW tells the story.
GCOSROW launches Do No More Harm website
![Bishop Tracy Malone speaks for GCOSROW](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/GCOSROW-Bishop-Malone.jpg)
A new website offered by GCOSROW provides step-by-step guidance on the complaint process for people who are considering pursuing sexual misconduct charges against a church official.
About ‘wanting to be a deacon’
![Woman being ordained a deacon in the United Methodist Church](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Pouthoud-ordination.jpg)
The Rev. Sue Pethoud, a Michigan Conference deacon serving the Detroit Cass Community, shares in a blog posted by GCOSROW.