Connie Dixon calls WMU a helpful resource for a healthy church
NASHVILLE (BP) – Being one generation away from having no more missionaries motivates Connie Dixon in her work with the Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU). She believes the WMU plays a significant role in educating the next generation as it obeys the Great Commission.
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.
Local WMU prepares Christmas care packages for campus-bound students
PEMBROKE, N.C. (BP) – For many college students, traveling home for the holiday break is simply not an option.
Sandy Wisdom-Martin shares family testimony filled with SBC connections
NASHVILLE, III. (BP) – When Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) national executive director-treasurer Sandy Wisdom-Martin watched her brother Doug get baptized last year, it represented a story of God’s faithfulness and Southern Baptist cooperation.
WMU’s ‘Because of Hope’ shares stories from 50 SBC leaders
NASHVILLE (BP) – Sandy Wisdom-Martin, executive director-treasurer for the national Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU), hopes the organization’s new book “Because of Hope: Reflections of Faith,” will help Southern Baptists find hope in the midst of despair.
FIRST-PERSON: 3 ways your family can participate in Children’s Mission Day
COUNTRYSIDE, Ill. (BP) – As our families settle back into school rhythms this fall, we can kick off the new school year with an important tradition: Children’s Mission Day. Since 2008, Southern Baptist churches have celebrated Children’s Mission Day. Held on Sept. 17, the Women’s Mission Union (WMU) established this day to practically connect children to a world in need of the Gospel by getting out into their local communities.
Annual retreat helps MKs transition from mission field to college life
COOK SPRINGS, Ala. (BP) – More than 50 children of missionaries (MKs) preparing to enter college in the U.S. this fall gained insights and encouragement for “reentering” well during the annual MK Re-Entry Retreat held at Alabama WMU’s WorldSong Missions Place.
SBC DIGEST: George to retire from WMU Foundation; Welch joins SEBTS faculty
David George announces plans to retire as president of WMU Foundation; Jonathan Welch joins SEBTS faculty as professor of Christian worship
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.
WMU’s annual meeting looks different this year with ‘rolling missions adventure’
Hundreds of women enjoyed learning about missions in Southern California as they traveled on several coach buses June 12 to explore mission venues near Anaheim, Calif., where the two-day Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting will be held June 14-15. While on the buses participants learned about ethnic groups and mission opportunities in the area.
