During the early 1900s women saw the need to support the wives of missionaries overseas. They sent boxes of clothes, medical equipment and educational material. To provide these the women of the church met together for sewing and knitting circles. Some articles were sent, others were sold at bazaars, garden parties and other money raising ventures for overseas missions. Prayer meetings were formed and these evolved into regular afternoon sessions called 'Bright Hour' Sisterhood etc so Women's Work became an organisation which supported Overseas Missions. During the 1940-45 war Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, spoke urging all churches to support women coping alone with families and all the problems the war brought. There was a need to educate and equip women in their new role thus the Methodist church Women's Fellowship was formed as part of Home Mission. It wasn't until 1958 when Mrs. Theo Bailey came to Jersey as the wife of the Rev. Bailey that the existing afternoon meetings were joined and new ones emerged under the leadership of Women's Fellowship. Young wives groups and Bible study came into being to help women in their changing roles. Women's work and Women's Fellowship continued separately under their own committees. It was realised that often it was the same women working for both overseas and home mission outreach which prompted U.K. committees to get together and form an overall women's movement encompassing the needs of both groups. Channel Island in 1986 both committees came together and all women's meetings became Women's Network of the Methodist Church. Since then Network has seen that all women connected with the church can take advantage of what the organisation has to offer in educating and equipping women to be better Christians. The quarterly magazine Magnet is one way this can be achieved. Conferences in the U.K. or speakers brought to the islands are other ways. We are also inviting men to partake in all Network has to offer in fellowship, education and caring in our own churches ,circuits, districts and throughout the world.