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  • The quiet desegregation of Glorieta Baptist Assembly

    by Daniel Porter/The Baptist New Mexican , posted Tuesday, July 21, 2020 (4 years ago)

    Photo from BCNM Historical Archives
    SANTA FE, N.M. (BP) -- Many Southern Baptists are familiar with Annie Armstrong, founder of the Woman's Missionary Union and the namesake of the North American Mission Board's annual Easter offering. Fewer know of Annie Filmore, a 20th century pioneer of Baptist missions, who was initially denied fellowship with Armstrong's WMU because of the color of her skin.

    Between 1920 and 1960, WMU held varying and sometimes conflicting positions on race relations in the United States. As early as 1927, WMU leaders took a public stand against lynching. In 1940, WMU trained Black women for ministry within their respective churches. However, in a 1946 issue of WMU's Royal Service magazine, the organization rejected desegregation as "unreasonable." Read More

  • Misiones para Todos launched for Hispanic churches
    by WMU Communications, posted Friday, August 16, 2019 (5 years 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 (5 years 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

  • WMU missions discipleship highlighted to messengers

    by Julie Walters, posted Thursday, June 13, 2019 (5 years ago)

    Photo by Van Payne
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- WMU Executive Director Sandy Wisdom-Martin welcomed the Southern Baptist Convention June 12 to Birmingham, Ala., where the national missions organization is headquartered.

    "This has been our home for the past 98 years, but for the entire history of our organization, we've stayed focused on our assigned task," Wisdom-Martin said. "Our mandate is making disciples of Jesus who live on mission. This is what we do." Read More

  • WMU celebrates with 131 missions, learning activities

    by Marcia Knox, posted Tuesday, June 11, 2019 (5 years 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 (5 years 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

  • FIRST-PERSON: When God says 'no'
    by Jimmy Draper, posted Thursday, March 07, 2019 (5 years ago)

    When God twice said "no" to the direction the apostle Paul was taking in his second missionary journey, Jimmy Draper notes that God's greater plan was unfolding to take the Gospel worldwide. Read More

  • 'No flying joke': Pastor's object lesson goes viral
    by Diana Chandler, posted Friday, December 07, 2018 (5 years ago)

    Screen capture from YouTube
    SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (BP) -- Southern Baptist megachurch pastor Bartholomew Orr's object lesson, flying to the pulpit on a zip line to signify Jesus' return, caused a viral sensation on social media and major network talk shows.

    Despite both negative and comical comments from an estimated 200 million hits a week after a brief video clip of his entrance was posted, Orr told Baptist Press it was a "win-win."

    "God took the negativity and turned it into an opportunity," said Orr, pastor of Brown Missionary Baptist Church in Southaven, Miss. "Because the unique thing was, that little clip alone, just a minute, the message was real clear: Read More

  • MK scholarships receive boost from WMU Foundation

    by Candice Lee, posted Tuesday, January 19, 2016 (8 years ago)

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- The Woman's Missionary Union Foundation will grant a greater number of college scholarships to missionary kids (MKs) this year, thanks to two estate gifts totaling $65,000. The foundation recently received the gifts and will add them to the endowments that support MK scholarships. The WMU Foundation currently offers scholarships for International Mission Board and North American Mission Board MKs. Read More

  • Support for MKs affirmed by WMU foundation board
    by Candice Lee, posted Monday, November 16, 2015 (8 years ago)

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- The Woman's Missionary Union Foundation board of directors has affirmed their support for missionary kids (MKs) by committing to raise additional funding for MK scholarships. The WMU Foundation currently offers scholarships for International Mission Board and North American Mission Board MKs and will work toward providing additional scholarships for a larger number of recipients. Read More