Celebrating Women's History Month

In honor of Women’s History Month, the NYAC Commission on Archives and History (CAH) would like to highlight some of the women whose influence has been felt in the New York Annual Conference over the past 250 years.

These biographies have been prepared as part of our 2016 celebration of 250 years of United Methodism in the New York area. In the autumn of 1766 Philip Embury preached to a small group of five in his New York City home. From this first small group would come Wesley Chapel (later John Street Church) in 1768.

Below are biographies formatted as posters and bulletin inserts that we hope you will consider reading and then sharing in your sermon, classes or other group this month.

These provide information about each person's life and accomplishments, and the discussion questions provided on the posters can be used for:

• Bible study
• Discussion groups
• Confirmation classes
• Sermon preparation

We hope you will find this information useful! Please contact Beth Patkus, Conference Archivist, at 914-615-2241 or archives@nyac.com with any questions.

PLEASE NOTE: When printing the bulletin inserts, choose "Print on both sides of paper" and "Flip on short edge." Then print, photocopy, and cut each sheet in half.