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  • Misiones para Todos launched for Hispanic churches
    by WMU Communications, posted Friday, August 16, 2019 (3 days ago)

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala.(BP) -- Misiones para Todos (Missions for All) is Woman's Missionary Union's new, bilingual digital resource for missions leaders in Hispanic churches.

    "This resource is the result of much research and great collaboration with Hispanic leaders as we sought to identify missions needs among Hispanic congregations," said Kristy Carr, senior hub manager, national WMU. "We assembled a task force comprised of a Hispanic pastor and Hispanic leaders around the country who work with various ages in a variety of cultural contexts. Research, along with their invaluable input and much prayer, led to the creation of Missions for All." Read More

  • WMU launches new missional resources for students
    by WMU Communications, posted Friday, August 16, 2019 (3 days ago)

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala.(BP) – "Missions Journey: Students" is Woman's Missionary Union's new digitally-formatted resource designed to provide ongoing missions discipleship curriculum for all student groups and to empower them to discover their own roles as disciples of Jesus who live on mission.

    "Missions Journey is a completely digital format that is video driven, easy-to-use, and requires minimal leader preparation," said Heather Keller, WMU's student ministry consultant. "It is the result of much research and input gleaned from current student ministers and leaders, both those familiar with WMU and those completely unfamiliar." Read More

  • Preschoolers, missions & a stirring for New England
    by Trennis Henderson, posted Wednesday, August 14, 2019 (5 days ago)

    Photo by Pam Henderson/WMU
    MONTPELIER, Vt. (BP) -- In sharing stories about missions and missionaries with enthusiastic preschoolers, Kathryn Nunnelley began to sense God's call in her own heart.

    She took note of stories "about just regular families who were on mission," Nunnelley recalled of her Mission Friends involvement.

    "It just really started stirring my heart that my family could also be on mission" by "living out our faith" in a way that could stir people's hearts to find Jesus. Read More

  • Youth on Mission group seeks practical ministry impact
    by Trennis Henderson , posted Tuesday, August 13, 2019 (6 days ago)

    Photo by Pam Henderson/WMU
    HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (BP) -- How important is an engaging missions education experience for youth? According to Candi Mains and her sister, Linda Bradley, it makes a tremendous difference in young people's missions interest and involvement -- both today and in the future.

    Mains, who serves as family life director at Fruitland Baptist Church in Hendersonville, N.C., and Bradley, who served with her husband for more than 25 years as volunteer youth directors, recently helped launch the church's Youth on Mission program. Read More

  • WMU celebrates with 131 missions, learning activities

    by Marcia Knox, posted Tuesday, June 11, 2019 (2 months ago)

    Photo by Van Payne
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Nathan Bailey, 14, enjoyed the knot-tying the most, and his 12-year-old sister Naomi had fun learning the Hawaiian hula dance.

    The brother and sister from Winterville (Ga.) First Baptist Church were among the more than 750 people at the Woman's Missionary Union headquarters Monday, June 10. There, they decided among more than 131 mission and learning activities, which correlated with WMU's 131st anniversary. Read More

  • WMU challenged to 'pursue' as God has pursued them
    by Myriah Snyder, posted Monday, June 10, 2019 (2 months ago)

    Photo by Van Payne
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- With "pursue" as the theme of the 2019 Woman's Missionary Union Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting, the approximately 900 attendees heard testimonies of how God pursues His people.

    The sessions were held on Sunday, June 9, at The Church at Brook Hills. This year, the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting will be held in Birmingham, Ala., near the national WMU headquarters. On Monday (June 10), attendees had the option of participating in any of 131 missions activities throughout the area, a change from past years. Read More

  • Acteens missions organization kicks off 50th anniv.
    by Trennis Henderson, posted Monday, June 10, 2019 (2 months ago)

    Photo by Pam Henderson
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Declaring that "the story of my life cannot be told without Acteens," Sandy Wisdom-Martin welcomed current and former Acteens and leaders from across the nation to an Acteens for Life dinner June 7.

    The event at national Woman's Missionary Union headquarters in Birmingham, Ala., kicked off Acteens' 50th anniversary celebration. Read More

  • Acteens panelists to be featured at WMU meeting
    by Kendall Christian, posted Tuesday, June 04, 2019 (2 months ago)

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Five Acteens from four states have been selected by WMU as national Acteens panelists and will be featured during the WMU Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting, June 9-10, in Birmingham, Ala.

    Serving on this year's panel are Grace Cain of First Baptist Church in Pineville, La.; Dominique DuPar of St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church in La Puente, Calif.; Ashley Fan of Blacksburg Baptist Church in Blacksburg, Va.; Emily Morrow of First Baptist Church of Ponder, Texas; and Annsley Pugh of Bethany Baptist Church in Callao, Va. The event will be held in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting, June 11-12. Read More

  • Bronx ministry sparked by WMU nurture in W.Va.
    by Trennis Henderson, posted Friday, May 31, 2019 (2 months ago)

    Photo by Pam Henderson/WMU
    NEW YORK CITY (BP) -- For Carmen, Diega, Emily and Johanna, serving as WorldCrafts artisans in New York City's South Bronx has made a lasting impact. The same is true for Gloria and her mother Maria who are improving their English skills through one-on-one tutoring and mentoring.

    A ministry named Graffiti 2 Works is imparting hope and faith into their lives as part of Graffiti 2 Community Ministries, which has had a presence in the Bronx since 2005, and the Christian Women's Job Corps outreach of national Woman's Missionary Union. Read More

  • WMU street ministry shines light in prostitution zone
    by Trennis Henderson , posted Wednesday, May 29, 2019 (2 months ago)

    Photo by Pam Henderson/WMU
    RICHMOND, Va.(BP) -- A small group of volunteers gathers two nights a month in south Richmond, Va., to walk a mile-long strip of the city and minister to prostitutes and others they cross paths with along the way.

    The volunteers meet in the parking lot of a nearby fast-food restaurant about 11 p.m. for a brief time of orientation and prayer before heading out two by two along a street dotted with aging motels, used car lots and the occasional pawnshop or tattoo parlor. Some might say this isn't your typical Woman's Missionary Union (WMU) ministry project. Read More