Woman's Missionary Union

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – Giselle Gonzalez-Rivera said she wondered if she was crazy going back to school in her late 30s with three young children.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – Peggy Meeks said Cross Walk to Life, the Christian Women’s Job Corps site she leads in Las Cruces, N.M., has one common need – English classes.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – Aug. 2, 2024 – Marie Beam says she’s always liked working on cars. She found out early on that she didn’t like being stranded — she’d rather be able to do something about it when her car had problems.

Most scouting groups pride themselves on teaching girls to uncover their hidden talents, learn life skills and have real-world learning experiences. These groups provide an atmosphere where girls can build friendships with others who are seeking the same experience. Nothing wrong with that, but as a family committed to following the Lord there was a missing element.

INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – During their WMU report for messengers at the Wednesday, June 12, session of the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis, Sandy Wisdom-Martin, executive director-treasurer, and Connie Dixon, president of National WMU, used stories to explain what their organization does.

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.

INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Sharing that WMU has a treasured artifact that went to the moon and back, Sandy Wisdom-Martin, executive director-treasurer of national WMU, told her listeners how Astronaut Charlie Duke, the youngest man to ever step on the moon, carried an emblem of the WMU pin to the moon and back in 1972.

INDIANAPOLIS (BP) -- The International Mission Board and Woman’s Missionary Union invite attendees at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting to see, smell, touch and hear their way through the life of Lottie Moon, a Baptist missionary to China who served from 1873-1912.

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.

Teenagers from Alabama, North Carolina and Texas have been named to the 2024 National Acteens Panel.