Presbyterian Mission Agency

What is the mission of the ACWC?

The ACWC's primary responsibilities include:

• Advocating for full inclusiveness and equality in the church and in society.
• Providing a prophetic witness to and for the church on existing and emerging issues of women's concern.
• Monitoring the implementation of policies and programs of the PC(USA) related to women's concerns.
• Resourcing and advising the General Assembly (GA) and the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board (PMAB) on issues of concern to women.
• Assisting the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) in maintaining an up-to-date and accurate compilation of GA policy on women's concerns.
• Voicing concerns of women to the Stated Clerk, the Moderator of the GA and the Executive Director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, offering information as they fulfill their responsibilities to communicate and interpret policies on women's concerns.

ACWC has adopted a statement from the former Women’s Ministries Program Area

Our call:

Together we seek to:

• nurture and share the good news of Jesus Christ
• engage in ministries of justice and quality of life on behalf of all women everywhere
• envision and advocate for the wholeness of the church in which women are full partners in leadership and ministry
• encourage and strengthen cultural diversity and work for the full participation of racial ethnic women in leadership
• promote cooperative decision-making within the church
• listen, learn and walk with those on the margins of the church and society
• encourage the theological and liturgical contributions of women
• support the mission of the church worldwide
• Assured of God’s love and grace, women of faith forge a vital partnership with one another.

What is the work of ACWC?

Following each General Assembly, ACWC determines the general focus of its work for the next two years.

Meet our partners

ACWC invites liaisons from other entities of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to sit with the committee at its regularly scheduled meetings.

We do this recognizing the complex ways in which gender inequality manifests itself differently because of class, race, ethnicity, education, age, status in employment, disability, sexual orientation, marital status and culture.

Advocacy Committee for Racial Ethnic Concerns (ACREC)
ACREC advocates for people of color by monitoring existing and emerging issues in the church and society.

Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP)
ACSWP develops, interprets and monitors policies that encourage and challenge the church and society …

Meet the members of ACWC

Co-Chairs

Joann Lee
Joann was ordained as a teaching elder in November 2009. She was born in New York City to Korean immigrant parents and grew up in Houston, TX. She has a Master of Divinity from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Psychology from The University of Texas in Austin. Joann and her spouse Mike met in 8th grade and live nearby her church in Saint Paul with their two dogs Bailey and Logan. They welcomed their first child Austin in January 2014.

Darcy …