Women's Missionary Union




Montly Mission Focus
    Our missionary focus for the month of May was the Nehemiah Project.  The Nehemiah Project is based on Nehemiah 13:31- "Remember me with favor, O my God."  The Nehemiah Project is church planting.  It is a cooperative effort between the North American Mission Board and select colleges, seminaries and a Church Planter Intern.  The greatest characteristic of a Church Planter Intern is a passion for reaching people for Christ and the ability to congregationalize the results.  The Nehemiah Project offers student interns practical training along with sound modeling and mentoring.  Every student in the Nehemiah Project will be mentored by an experienced church planting missionary.

    The Southern Baptist Convention has 6 seminary campuses plus the Seminary Extension, which is a joint venture of alll the seminaries, to build future leaders for the Southern Baptist Churches.  Please pray for these students as they prepare to follow God's call into service.  Pray that the pressures of courses and papers do not overwhelm them.  Pray that even now, God is preparing a place of ministry for them so when they graduate they can step right into the place of service God has planned for them.

The Theological Seminaries of the Southern Baptist Convention are:

  •        -Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (Mill Valley, California (San Francisco area); 1,972 students)
  •        -Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Kansas City, Missouri; 752 students)
  •        -New Orleans, Louisiana (1,542 students)
  •        -Southeastern Baptist Theolocial Seminary (Wake Forest, North Carolina; 2,251 students) (Pastor Eric was a graduate)
  •        -The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, Kentucky; 2,136 students)
  •        -Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Fort Worth, Texas; 3,717 students)
  •        ***The Seminary Extension is a joint ministry of all the seminaries (3,992 students)***
  • Annie Armstrong Offering Update
  • Our Annie Armstrong offering for this year was $1,141 collection and $750 budgeted which brought our grand total offering to $1,891.  This is compared to $600 last year
  • Current Local Mission Projects
  • 1. Donations of individually wrapped candy that will not melt in the heat.  Please place all donations in the white basket in the foyer NO LATER THAN SUNDAY, JUNE 27.  The purpose of this candy is to make treat bags for our mission group to distribute to the local children in West Virginia.
  • 2. Donations of baked goods and soda for the Westminster Rescue Mission on the 1st Thursday of every month.
  • 3. Birthday Party at Longview Nursing Home on Monday, July 12th.  The party is for residents who have a birthday in the month of July.
  • Next Meeting
  • There will be no WMU meeting in June due to the Sonfest Block Party.
  • Our next meeting will be July 10th at 9:00 A.M. at the church
  • The missionary focus for July will be Don and Edith Kennedy who minister to Mexican students.  We will also discuss and study God's Word on mentoring.
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