Wisconsin Religious Collaborative
December 03, 2025
This article appears in the November Issue of Reflections and Connections
In March of 2018, nine organizations of women religious, including the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes, came together to form the Wisconsin Religious Collaborative (WRC). The collaborative provides consultation, cooperative services, collaborative planning, and networking to the Catholic Religious Institutes in the areas of mission, management, governance, and community life. With membership of these institutes ranging from 16 to 145 sisters, the work of WRC is more important than ever.
Sister Sharon Glumb, SLW, is the Shared Services Director and during the past year she has helped to create strong connections between the member organizations. During their July 2025 meeting, as she asked, each leader brought a list of the resources they have available and the resources they saw needing in the future.
Sister Sharon knows that this connection is valuable: “They have developed a network of leaders they can trust and . . .they were vulnerable with one another. A big step forward for congregations who are used to being self-sufficient and not asking for help. . .New questions continually arise. . .they face them together to creatively respond and generate solutions . . . The leaders have the support they need as they make big changes for their congregations.”
To that end, WRC offers bi-monthly Zoom Conversations on Topics of Interest. This year the topics have included: Canonically Appointed Leaders, Sharing Management, and Association of the Faithful Structure.
As these nine congregations explore their unfolding futures, the Wisconsin Religious Collaborative provides them with a valuable vehicle for collaboration for whatever may lie ahead.
