United Women in Faith - Western North Carolina Conference
We believe love in action can change the world.Conference Officers / Executive Committee for 2025
“Christian freedom involves commitment. Jesus used the example of the yoke. You don’t put a yoke on an animal as a burden. The yoke is the means by which the energy of the animal connects with the load that needs to be moved. Commitment in the community, to other people for the sake of Christ, is the yoke which connects the power of our individual experience of salvation and freedom to the load that needs to be moved, that is, to do God’s work of justice, compassion and love in the world.” Peggy Billings, Acting Out Our Conversion
The following women have taken on the yoke of officer for the Western North Carolina Conference. Their yoke of commitment will enable them to use the gifts and graces that God has given them, to connect with the load of God’s work in this world.
Elected & Appointed Conference Officers
Officers:
- President: Joanie Strohm, Marshall, NC
- Vice President: Lynn Alexander, Greensboro, NC
- Secretary: Lynda Morris, Matthews, NC
- Treasurer: Bess Redmond, Fairview, NC
Mission Coordinators:
- Spiritual Growth: Betty Durham, Greensboro, NC
- Membership Nurture & Outreach: Kim Eller, Greensboro, NC
- Education & Interpretation: Victoria Brown, Lexington, NC
- Social Action: Laquetta Barbee, Greensboro, NC
Other Elected Officers:
- Secretary of Program Resources: Cathy McCauley, Charlotte, NC
- Communications Coordinator: Deborah Brooks, Wallburg, NC
- Chairperson, Committee on Nominations: Brenda Steadman, Greensboro, NC
Appointed Officers:
- Parliamentarian: Martha Phillips, Linville Falls, NC
- Scholarship Chair: Jatana Royster, Harrisburg, NC
- Historian: Sandrea Williamson, Greensboro, NC
Other Executive Committee Members:
- Webmaster / Social Media / Legacy Liaison: Lynne Gilbert, Greensboro, NC
- United Women in Faith Board of Directors (2024-2028): Renee Hayes, Trinity, NC
- Resident Bishop: Bishop Ken Carter, Huntersville, NC
District Presidents
- Appalachian District: Linda Greer, Stony Point, NC
- Blue Ridge District: Lucy Earls, Ellenboro, NC
- Catawba Valley District: Janet Bjork-Colton, Valdese, NC
- Metro District: Diann Back, Charlotte, NC
- Northern Piedmont District: Sherry Sink, High Point, NC
- Smoky Mountain District: Lisa Bacon, Sylva, NC
- Uwharrie District: Sarah Lee, Norwood, NC
- Yadkin Valley District: Rhita Newcomb, Winston-Salem, NC
Committee on Nominations
Chairperson: Brenda Steadman (2025), Greensboro, NC
Members:
- Kimberly Witherspoon (2025), Lenoir, NC
- Deborah Ray (2026), Waynesville, NC
- Donna Ireland (2026), Advance, NC
- Cathy Ward (2026), Denton, NC
- Virginia Robinson (2027), Morganton, NC
- Roberta Walker (2027), Elkin, NC
- Tammy Long (2028), Fletcher, NC
- Valerie Prim (2028), Yadkinville, NC
Mission u Officers
- Dean: LaDonna Butts, Concord, NC
- Assistant Dean: Nancy Litton, Kannapolis, NC
- Coordinator: Karlah Burton, Greensboro, NC

