Giving Tuesday 2021

Since 2012 Widow Wednesday has been funded by our founders and a few friends, family and a handful of wonderful donors who believe in our vision. This #GivingTuesday we are giving YOU an opportunity to partner with us in funding the cost of running this organization....

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2018 National Widow’s Day Banquet

We did it! Widow Wednesday celebrated our fourth annual National Widows Day Banquet and Fundraiser at the Armacost Vintage Car Museum in Grandview Missouri this past June! Our guests enjoyed dinner, dancing, silent auction, a car show, live music and much...

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Our founders on People.com

We're super excited that our founders Jimmy & Cynthia Chouteau were interviewed live on People.com this week!  It was a wonderful opportunity to share the passion of Widow Wednesday for serving and loving widows with a nation wide audience.  We've received a fantastic...

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Why Widows?

“Devotion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction…”  -James 1:27 In a world with so much going on, why should we care for widows?  Even more, why does James equate it with pure devotion to God? ...

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Our first Widow Wednesday Workshop

On April 30th, we hosted our first workshop discussing challenges and issues related to widowhood. We were so happy and honored to have Vickie Mears, of Crossroads Hospice, lead the discussion and present thoughts on stress relief and how to cope with grief together...

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A Call to Prayer

If you're reading this, you're officially invited to join us in prayer for widows and widowers in our area!  Beginning March 23rd, we're committing each Wednesday from 9-10am to lifting up the needs of widows & widowers in our area as well as the ministry that our...

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