WMU January board meeting highlights joy
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – Despite a major winter storm that impacted travel across the country and brought a blanket of snow to Birmingham, approximately 180 missions leaders gathered for national WMU’s board meeting Jan. 11-13 in Alabama.
Gilbreath, Harrell to serve on National Acteens Panel
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – Eden Gilbreath of Stallings Memorial Baptist Church in Salisbury, N.C., and Carolyn Harrell of Calvary Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa, Ala., have been named as this year’s national Acteens panelists.
Craft stick houseboat represents joy, impact of working together
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – The joy of working together for the glory of God was on display as a houseboat constructed of nearly 700,000 craft sticks floated on Lay Lake near Birmingham Nov. 7.
SBC leaders engage in friendly competition on the track in Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – One by one SBC entity leaders arrived at the Royal Ambassadors (RA) Derby racetrack in the WMU booth in the SBC exhibit hall as the crowd of spectators grew. Each brought their meticulously crafted car in a special case to be weighed and closely examined to ensure all specifications were met.
WMU Missions Celebration brings ‘Joy’ to Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Under the theme “What Joy!” taken from 1 Thessalonians 2:8, the WMU will hold its annual WMU Missions Celebration just prior to the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting.
Stories of faithfulness highlight WMU board meeting
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – From Alaska to Maine, nearly 200 missions leaders from across the country gathered on Missionary Ridge in Birmingham for WMU’s January board meeting Jan. 6-8.
WMU leaders meet in person for the first time in three years
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – For the first time since January 2020, the WMU board met in person for the organization’s January board meeting.
WMU report to SBC highlights Gospel conversations
ANAHEIM, Calif. (BP) – WMU President Connie Dixon and Executive Director-Treasurer Sandy Wisdom-Martin urged Gospel conversations during their report to messengers at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting on June 14.
TRUSTEES: WMU celebrates ‘record-setting year’; updates building sale info
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – Despite pandemic-related challenges in 2021, Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) ministries grew, and the Southern Baptist Convention auxiliary entered 2022 on strong footing, leaders heard at a meeting last month.
WMU illustrates value of children’s missions discipleship
NASHVILLE (BP) – “We have more knowledge at our fingertips than ever before, but our kids and grandkids still need us to teach them about certain things, and missions is one of those things,” said Sandy Wisdom-Martin, executive director of national WMU, as she addressed messengers and guests at the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting June 16. “When we were growing up, many of us learned about missions. It changed our worldview and our view of the world.
