United Women in Faith - Western North Carolina Conference

COVID-19 Safety Measures

Click to download a PDF of our COVID-19 Safety Measures & Instructions

The health and safety of our members and attendees is a top priority for United Women in Faith. We all want to meet in person, and experience the special gift of sharing time together for our retreat. To do that, we all need to lean hard into doing no harm, and making efforts to keep everyone safe. With that in mind, the following COVID-19 safety measures will be in place for our retreat:

• ALL participants are required to be fully vaccinated and up to date (boosted), and will need to provide proof of vaccination as part of our online registration. Click to see CDC Guidelines related to being fully vaccinated and up to date.
• Masks will be required for ALL participants while inside buildings. Appropriate social distancing will be encouraged.
• Participants agree that they will stay home if they have any symptoms of illness, have tested positive, or have a known recent exposure.
• Online registration will include confirmation by each participate of their commitment to follow our COVID-19 Safety Measures.

Instructions to upload your proof of vaccination:

• Take a picture of your vaccination card(s) with your phone.
• Click the share icon (see image at right) on the bottom left of your photo and email the picture to yourself. Select the mail icon, type in your email address, and send.
• On your computer, open the e-mail, download the photo, right-click on the photo, select save as. Save the photo to your desktop.
• Click the “Attach file” button on our online registration form just below the COVID-19 Safety Measures, select desktop folder, select your vaccination card photo, click open.
• Your photo will upload, and when it is complete you will see the file name below the attach file button.
• It is also ok to upload a PDF or a Word file with images of your vaccination card(s) if you have it that way. And, you can upload more than one file if you need to do that.
• Proceed to question confirming you will follow our COVID-19 Safety Measures.

Thank you for your understanding and help as we work to provide the safest possible environment for all in-person attendees at the 2022 Spiritual Growth Retreat.

Lake Junaluska Housing Reservations:

Reservations for housing at Lake Junaluska must be made separately from our retreat registration. To book Lake Junaluska lodging for the Spiritual Growth Retreat:

• Beginning February 15, 2022, call the Lake Junaluska reservations department at 1-800-222-4930. Then the Reservations Department, and the next available agent will be glad to assist you. The group reservation code for our event is 85759. The Lake Junaluska reservations team is on duty from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. ALL RESERVATIONS must be made by phone.
  • Housing Rate Information:
    Terrace Hotel (2 nights lodging, 5 meals, taxes included) Per Person total package:
    Single $369.00 Double $229.00 Triple $197.00 Quad $166.00
    Lambuth Inn Renovated (2 nights lodging, 5 meals, taxes included) Per Person total package:
    Single $346.00 Double $217.00 Triple $186.00 Quad $170.00
    Lambuth Inn Economy/Junaluska Apartments Per Person Per Night, taxes extra:
    (No meals included but meals may be added):
    Single $90.00 Double $45.00 Triple $35.00 Quad $30.00
  • Lake Junaluska Housing Cancellations Policy: Individual cancellations will result in an automatic forfeiture of $15.00 per person up to 15-days prior to arrival. If a cancellation occurs less than 15-days prior to arrival date, no refunds will be given.
• Housing in Lake facilities may fill up quickly, so make your reservations early. We encourage you if at all possible to stay on the grounds to help support the facilities at Lake Junaluska. If the Lake facilities are full, there are lots of motels near the Assembly grounds, visit the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce or the Maggie Valley Area Visitors Bureau for more information on available accommodations

Retreat Leader:

We are excited to announce that Rev. Tammy Ingram will be our retreat leader for the 2022 Spiritual Growth Retreat. Tammy is the pastor of Bass Chapel / Raleigh’s Crossroads in the Northern Piedmont District.

Pastor Tamara “Tammy” Ingram is a native of Greensboro, NC. She pursued the study of drama and theater at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and continued her education at Hood Theological Seminary in Salisbury, NC where she graduated with a Master’s Degree in Divinity.

Professionally, Rev. Tammy has over 33 years of management and corporate training experience; she worked for Aetna Insurance in its Greensboro, NC and High Point, NC locations and served as the company’s local Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator and its Southeast Regional Spokesperson.

Pastor Tammy answered the call to pastoral ministry in 2014. She currently serves as Pastor of Raleigh’s Crossroads and Bass Chapel United Methodist Churches in Greensboro NC. She is elated to use her ministerial gifts to proclaim the Word of God to this body of believers. Additionally, she was recently appointed as the Convener of the Religion and Race task force within the Western North Carolina conference. She is a servant of the Lord and she is dedicated to representing Jesus Christ to the fullest, all-day, and everyday– readily serving God and the people of God.

Pastor Tammy is married to Rev. Rodvegas Ingram. They are the proud parents of 2 sons Marc (Charity) and Cameron. Their latest and proudest titles are that of MiMi and PaPa to 6 year old Katelyn, 3 year old Carmen and 5 month old Charlie.

Pastor Tammy’s favorite scripture comes from the gospel of Saint Luke 4:18-19:
“The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed. To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.”

Music Leaders:

Our music leaders for 2022 will be: Amy Johnson and Donna Cooke

Amy Johnson: Amy Johnson is no stranger to United Women in Faith. She has served in various offices on the local, district, and conference level, including Conference Treasurer and Conference President. Amy is the Music Director of Faith United Methodist Church in Rural Hall where she and her husband, Paul, are members. She has previously led music for Mission u, as well as for three national conferences of PAUMCS (Professional Administrators of The United Methodist Connectional Structure). Amy enjoys selecting music to go along with worship themes and seeing scripture come alive through music. Amy and her husband, Paul, make their home in Tobaccoville. They have one daughter, Jill; son-in-law, AJ; and two grandchildren, Dylan and Karley. Amy is retired and enjoys time with the family, playing the piano, cross stitching, traveling,

Donna Cooke: Donna Cooke began her career in traditional church worship at Central UMC in Mt. Airy where she served as Organist and Music Director for 28 years. She then worked for seven years in the Yadkin Valley District as Coordinator of Age Level Ministries and Vitality Strategist. Following retirement from that office, she continued her career in Traditional Worship Arts at Mt. Tabor UMC in Winston-Salem where she “re-retired” in June of 2019. Currently she is organist at Wesley Memorial UMC, in Winston-Salem.

Retreat Schedule:

• Thursday, June 9
  • 2:00pm – Registration opens
  • 7:00 – 8:15pm – Opening session, Stuart Auditorium
• Friday, June 10
  • Breakout options – 9:00 to 10:15am, and 10:30 to 11:45am
  • 2:00 – 3:15pm – Second session, Stuart Auditorium
  • 7:00 – 8:15pm – Third session , Stuart Auditorium
  • Following session three, Movie Night, Stuart Auditorium
• Saturday, June 11
  • 10:00 – 11:30am – Closing worship, with Holy Communion, Stuart Auditorium

Breakout Sessions

Breakout Sessions – Friday, June 10, 9:00 – 10:15am

• United Women in Faith Choir – Led by Amy Johnson and Donna Cooke. The choir will learn the anthem “Come to the Water” to be sung Saturday morning.
• Boat Trip around the Lake (Limited to 35 persons)
• Knitting Together for God’s Good Work – Led by Mary Billingsley. Participants will learn a basic stitch, using a round loom to make scarves for the homeless. Mary will have looms and yarn to get you started. You may want to bring your own loom and yarn to be able to take it home to finish.
• Trolley Garden Tour (Limited to 34 persons)
• Book Talk – Led by Jennie Greenway. Discussion of a current Reading Program book.

Breakout Sessions – Friday, June 10, 10:30 – 11:45am

• Kristal Handbells – Led by Amy Johnson and Donna Cooke. Using the colored Kristal handbells, participants will learn to play various hymns.
• Boat Trip around the Lake (Limited to 35 persons)
• Trolley Garden Tour (Limited to 34 persons)
• Overview of Reading Program Books – Led by Jennie Greenway.
• Walk around the Lake – Led by Valerie Prim
• New Wineskins: What’s new with United Women in Faith? – Led by Molly Welch

Live Streaming Information

Retreat Love Offering
A Gift to Undesignated Mission Giving…

You may make your Love Offering gift in two ways this year:

Mail it directly to:

Nancy Reigel, Conference Treasurer
375 Troy Norris Road
Boone, NC 28607

Please make checks payable to:  Treasurer, WNCC UMW

Or, make your gift online today using the Donate link below:

• Click here to DONATE to the Retreat Love Offering
• We use Stripe as our secure online payment processor. You may use any of several credit/debit cards to make your gift.
• You will receive a email receipt confirming your gift to the Conference Love Offering.

Giving is a way for United Women in Faith / United Methodist Women to give expression to their faith. 

Giving is a privilege – a gift of God’s grace. …from United Methodist Women in Mission

Hands On Mission Opportunity

Kits will be collected in your district, not at Lake Junaluska. Please do not bring your kits to the Lake. Coming soon – Click here for the list of district contact persons for collecting kits.

Our Hands-On Mission Opportunity for the 2022 Spiritual Growth Retreat will be: UMCOR Hygiene Kits. UMCOR Hygiene Kits provide basic necessities to people who have been forced to leave their homes because of human conflict or natural disaster. Hygiene kits are also used as learning tools in personal hygiene, literacy, nutrition and cooking classes.

Kit Value: $12 per kit

Download: UMCOR Hygiene Kit Assembly Instructions (PDF) | UMCOR Page about UMCOR Hygiene Kits