{"id":116,"date":"2014-06-30T11:48:02","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T16:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/?page_id=116"},"modified":"2026-05-29T17:12:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T22:12:28","slug":"annoucements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/annoucements\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e116-e1 m38-0 m38-1 m38-2\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\" style=\" background-image: url(https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/wp-content\/uploads\/WMF-Day-2025-Annual-Conference-1-scaled.jpg); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center; background-size: cover;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-container max width e116-e2 m38-9\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1 e116-e3 m38-b m38-c\">&nbsp;<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e116-e4 m38-1 m38-3 m38-4 m38-5\"><div class=\"x-container max width e116-e5 m38-9\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1 e116-e6 m38-b m38-d\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e116-e7 m38-e m38-f\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\"><span style=\"color: #465770;\">WMF BYLAWS UPDATE<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e116-e8 m38-0 m38-1 m38-4 m38-6\"><div class=\"x-container max width e116-e9 m38-9\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1 e116-e10 m38-b m38-d\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e116-e11 m38-h m38-i\"><p><strong>Details Regarding Clarification on the WMF Constitution &amp; By-laws and Proposed Amendments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Below are links to the current WMF Constitution and Bylaws as well as the proposed change to the bylaws to be voted on at WMF Day 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please read the explanation first by clicking the words \"bylaws update explanation\"! Then click on the text that says \"proposed amendments\".<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please share with the women of your congregation, especially if you will be attending WMF Day. Thank you!<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #8f795a;\"><a style=\"color: #8f795a;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/wp-content\/uploads\/WMF-Bylaws-Update-Explanation.pdf\">BYLAWS UPDATE EXPLANATION<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-WMF-Amendments-and-SoF-UPDATED-1.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #8f795a;\">PROPOSED AMENDMENTS<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e116-e12 m38-1 m38-3 m38-4 m38-7 m38-8\"><div class=\"x-container max width e116-e13 m38-9\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1 e116-e14 m38-b m38-d\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e116-e15 m38-e m38-g\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Click on each button below to access each document:<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button e116-e16 m38-k m38-l\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/wp-content\/uploads\/WMF-Articles-of-Incorporation-2009.pdf\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Articles of Incorporation<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><hr class=\"x-line e116-e17 m38-n\"\/><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button e116-e18 m38-k m38-l\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/wp-content\/uploads\/Overview-of-WMF.pdf\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">WMF Overview<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-container max width e116-e19 m38-9\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1 e116-e20 m38-b m38-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e116-e21 m38-o\"\/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-container max width e116-e22 m38-9\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1 e116-e23 m38-b m38-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e116-e24 m38-o\"\/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-container max width e116-e25 m38-9\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1 e116-e26 m38-b m38-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e116-e27 m38-o\"\/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-container max width e116-e28 m38-9 m38-a\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4 e116-e29 m38-b m38-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e116-e30 m38-n\"\/><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button e116-e31 m38-k m38-m\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009-WMF-ByLaws.pdf\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2009 Bylaws<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4 e116-e32 m38-b m38-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e116-e33 m38-n\"\/><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button e116-e34 m38-k m38-l\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/wp-content\/uploads\/National-WMF-Constitution.pdf\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2022 Constitution\/Bylaws<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class=\"x-text x-content e116-e35 m38-i m38-j\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4 e116-e36 m38-b m38-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e116-e37 m38-n\"\/><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button e116-e38 m38-k m38-l\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/wp-content\/uploads\/WMF-Constitution-and-Bylaws-May-2026-1.pdf\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2026 Constitution\/Bylaws<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class=\"x-text x-content e116-e39 m38-i m38-j\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4 e116-e40 m38-b m38-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e116-e41 m38-n\"\/><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button e116-e42 m38-k m38-l\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-EDITING-Version-WMF-Bylaws.pdf\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2026 Editing Version<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class=\"x-text x-content e116-e43 m38-i m38-j\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-container max width e116-e44 m38-9\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1 e116-e45 m38-b m38-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e116-e46 m38-o\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e116-e47 m38-1 m38-3 m38-4\"><div class=\"x-container max width e116-e48 m38-9\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4 e116-e49 m38-b m38-d\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e116-e50 m38-h m38-i\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WomensMissionaryFederation\"><i  class=\"x-icon x-icon-facebook-square\" data-x-icon-b=\"&#xf082;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #666699;\">WMF Facebook<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4 e116-e51 m38-b m38-d\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e116-e52 m38-h m38-i\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/resources\/bible-studies\/\"><i  class=\"x-icon x-icon-book\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf02d;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #666699;\">WMF Bible <\/span><span style=\"color: #666699;\">Studies<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4 e116-e53 m38-b m38-d\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e116-e54 m38-h m38-i\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/wmf-projects\/\"><i  class=\"x-icon x-icon-pencil\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf303;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #666699;\">WMF Projects<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4 e116-e55 m38-b m38-d\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e116-e56 m38-h m38-i\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/resources\/\"><i  class=\"x-icon x-icon-suitcase\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf0f2;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #666699;\">WMF Resources<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e116-e57 m38-1 m38-3 m38-4 m38-8\"><div class=\"x-container max width e116-e58 m38-9\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3 e116-e59 m38-b m38-d\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e116-e60 m38-h m38-i\"><h5>National WMF Officers<\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">President - Karen Pederson<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">1st VP - Jenna Lee<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">2nd VP - Elizabeth McCarlson<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">Communication Sec - Linda Fugleberg<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recording Sec - Joanne Herset<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">Treasurer - Margie Lee<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3 e116-e61 m38-b m38-d\"><span class=\"x-image e116-e62 m38-p\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/wp-content\/uploads\/fb2.png\" width=\"286\" height=\"162\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3 e116-e63 m38-b m38-d\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-color\" style=\" background-color: rgba(140, 47, 145, 0);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e116-e64 m38-h m38-i\"><h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/wmf-day\/\">National WMF Day<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Join other women for our annual WMF Day<\/span><span style=\"color: #808080;\"> as we fellowship together in Christ. Further information is on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/wmf-day\/\">WMF Day<\/a> page!<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;WMF BYLAWS UPDATE Details Regarding Clarification on the WMF Constitution &amp; By-laws and Proposed Amendments: Below are links to the current WMF Constitution and Bylaws as well as the proposed change to the bylaws to be voted on at WMF Day 2026. Please read the explanation first by clicking the words &#8220;bylaws update explanation&#8221;! Then click on the text that &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/annoucements\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-blank-4.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-116","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aflc.org\/women\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}