The Commission on the Status and Role of Women (COSROW) was established by the 1976 General Conference due to efforts of the Women’s Division. Its purpose is to encourage the full and equitable participation of women in the life of the church. (As one woman observed, “I’d like to be able to do more for my church than bake cookies and teach children’s Sunday School.)
Early on, Alabama-West Florida Conference's COSROW began annual events at Blue Lake which feature women leaders addressing issues of interest to women. The Event is held annually on the first weekend in March and covers issues that provide information of interest to women who are interested in increasing the involvement of women in the full life or the Church.
In 2009, the women gathered at the Event voted to begin a laity scholarship to encourage women who had not been to a COSROW Event. This scholarship was named in honor of Ruth Gynther, a former chair of COSROW.
If you or someone you know would like to be considered to have the cost of her attendance at the annual event at Blue Lake Assembly covered by this scholarship, please submit the following form to Lynn Hamric, 553 Antioch Road, Centreville, AL 35042. Deadline for application is February 20.