Center for
Women's
Ministries
Address: 1900 N Providence Rd, Suite 210
Hours: Monday - Thursday 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Phone: 573.256.1799
Email: colcwm@mchsi.com
About the Director
Getting to Know Debby Boyer
Debby became our second Director in January of 2006, having served on the Board of CWM since its inception. She brings a broad background in business, church and community service. Her devotion to God is obvious to all who meet her. Because of many personal challenges over the years, she has a heart tuned in to hurting women and toward helping them get the help they need. This was what drew her toward involvement in the Center for Women’s Ministries.

Debby is married to John, and is the mother of 4 adult children. She grew up in Boonville, and moved to Columbia about 7 years ago.

John and Debby attend The Crossing Church.  She has led women’s Bible studies in various locations. While in Boonville, Debby put in many volunteer hours designing and implementing Boonville’s first and only Mother’s Day Out program through the First Baptist Church. Her involvement included every aspect of the program: forming the committee, hiring teachers, planning curriculum, and doing publicity.

Reliance on God started at an early age, and she would tell you today that this is what has brought her the most peace and joy. Debby would tell you that through many challenges and painful experiences in life, she learned to surrender problems to the Lord and trusted Him to give her His wisdom in each situation. Although we know that there is peace in knowing that God is in control, there is also sometimes grieving at the same time. She shared that on more than one occasion she cried out through her tears, “God, do not let this pain be wasted on me. Help me to be the godly woman You want me to be. Let me help other women in the midst of the storm so they can know peace and have victory.”

Before the local Center was opened or even before she knew there was such an organization (nationally), Debby prayed that there would be a place where women could go to be helped. What a joy it is to see how God has answered that prayer and has prepared Debby to be our new director. She gives leadership to the Board and to the volunteers, but considers one of her most important responsibilities to be guiding each woman to a closer relationship with Christ, and to experiencing the peace and joy that can come only through Him.
Meet the Board

Our Center Director, Debby Boyer, is supported by five other Board members. We have been blessed with diversity and many talents, as you will see in the brief introductions that follow.

Janie Bonham. "I am excited to be a part of such a wonderful ministry. I have experienced firsthand the awesome power of God as He has carried me through many rough times in my own life. He has given me a desire to encourage and minister to women who are experiencing heartbreak and hurt and, most importantly, to point them toward the loving arms of our God Who comforts and heals the brokenhearted." Janie works part-time as a nursing instructor in Boonville. She attends Open Bible Praise Center in Boonville, where she teaches Sunday School, leads a women's small group, and acts as Church Fellowship Coordinator. She is married to Roger, has two grown sons and four stepchildren.  Her hobbies are reading, cooking, and spending time with friends. Janie has been a counselor for a number of years.

Nancy Fedorchak. Nancy teaches in the health occupations program at the Columbia Career Center, and for Central Missouri State University. She is married to Andy Anderson, and they attend The Crossing Church. They have 5 grown children. Nancy has been a valuable addition to the Board, and now serves as our Secretary/Treasurer. Her expertise in the area of mental/physical health, and legal issues has helped shape policy in those areas. She enjoys reading, working out, and spending time at her lake home. Nancy is one of our peer counselors at the Center.

Alice Schawo. I have a heart for ministry to women who are struggling and/or hurting. I love the Lord and have served Him in church ministry in various roles. Through my own experiences I have learned of God's faithfulness and healing. I am a member of Evangelical Free Church here in Columbia. After almost twenty years in continuing education at the University of Missouri, I "recycled" my talents and am now working as a mental health counselor at Coplen, Wright, and Associates, Inc. (a Christian counseling center with offices in Columbia and Jefferson City.) Outside of work, I love spending time with my three sons, two daughter-in-laws, and two grandchildren.

Yolanda Sekol. My family and I moved to Columbia in 1989. I am married to Dave and we have one grown son, who lives in Springfield, MO with his wife.  Shortly after moving to Columbia I was blessed to have a child daycare in my home for six years, and later, I worked in a chiropractor's office as an office assistant.  I had the opportunity to work with Angel Food ministry as an assistant coordinator, at Christian Chapel.  I enjoy volunteer work and although I am not, at present, a peer counselor at the Center, I enjoy helping the Director with any office work that needs to be done.  My husband and I attend The Revolution Church here in Columbia.  My hobbies include reading books that teach me more abou the deeper things of God, amateur photography, restoration of old photos, and crafts.


Cherie Stott. Cherie is a volunteer not only at the Center, but is on a free prayer team at Ellis Fischell Cancer Hospital and delivers “baskets of hope” to children diagnosed with a life threatening disease. She is married to Russ, and has three grown children and 5 grandchildren. Gardening is one of her hobbies and her huge yard testifies to her expertise in this area. She is a peer counselor at the Center. Russ and Cherie attend Christian Fellowship Church.


About the Volunteers
We, the Center for Women’s Ministries, Inc.,

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