The purpose of the United Methodist Women is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ, to develop a creative supportive fellowship and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.

In 1923 Miss Annie Peavy, a member of this church, was chosen to go to Japan sailing on August 13, 1923.  Our evening circle is named after her, as we carry on her work for the Lord.

The Byron Missionary Society was organized in 1891 by seven women of this church.  The memory of the purpose held forth by those seven ladies who met together years ago stands as a reminder that "all the past and all the future may be found in the present."  The women who now make up our unit have before them a challenge to maintain the same strength of purpose.  The United Methodist Women (so renamed on March 2, 1972) have become one million strong across the world, because in joining forces we can help God's people to move forward and upward into a way of life God has intended for all of his children to live.

Although we have many activities going on throughout the church and we help with many of these, our main purpose is to do work with missions both locally and world wide.  To help our fellow persons that are near and dear to us is such a blessing.

There have been many projects over the years and I will mention only a few so that you will have an idea of what we are about.  Sweaters have been collected and sent to third world countries, lap quilts made for patients at Fort Valley Nursing Home, quilts for the United Methodist Children's home, bibs made for a local nursing home, toilet items collected to help B.U.S.T., (Byron United Serving Together) a local agency,  food source to help those in the community, vegetable seeds collected for missions, prayer chain formed and carried on to this day, to lift up those who are hurting or sick.  Some of us help the Red Cross as registered volunteers during a neighborhood blood drive. We have been involved with the Heifer Project, and have challenged our Sunday school classes too "adopt a Heifer" also. We financially support a young woman who ministers to youth on college campuses.  We provide a 'birthday party' for the residents of Villa Rose each quarter, giving them a birthday cake, a balloon, and a goodie bag filled with items they can use while a resident there.