Founded in 1888, Woman’s Missionary Union is an auxiliary of the Southern Baptist Convention that seeks to equip adults, youth, children and preschoolers with missions education to become radically involved in the mission of God. Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, WMU is a nonprofit organization that offers an array of missions resources including conferences, ministry ideas and models, volunteer opportunities, curriculum for age-level organizations, leadership training, books and more. WMU offers a vast array of resources including curriculum for age-level organizations, inspiring conferences, ministry ideas and models, volunteer opportunities, leadership training, books, and much more.
WMU was first organized by the women of FBC in 1889. The Women’s Missionary Union challenges Christian believers to understand and be involved in the mission of God through ministry and witness, develop missions awareness, support mission work through prayer and giving and nurture lifestyles that reflect commitment and obedience to the Great Commission. WMU involves ongoing mission opportunities for preschoolers to adults.
Mission Friends is for children ages 3 to 6. This group is sponsored by the Women's Missionary Union and provides mission education for preschoolers. These sessions provide a hands-on missions experience for our preschoolers and helps them begin to learn about God and His love, and about becoming one of God's "helpers" here on earth.
Sundays | 5:00 to 6:00 PM
3-Year-Olds | Room B108
4-Year-Olds | Room B104
5-Year-Olds | Room B109
Director:
Jason + Sydney Herbert
Girls in Action is Women's Missionary Union organization for girls in the first through sixth grade. Girls learn what missionaries do, pray for missionaries and their work, discover how they can help other people, save and give money to help tell other people about Jesus, learn about people around the world, and have fun with friends.
Sundays | 5:00 to 6:00 PM
Assembly Room | Room A209
1st + 2nd Grades | Room A207
3rd + 4th Grades | Room A208
5th Grade | Room A203
6th Grade | Room A202
Director: Mary Ruth Wolf
Royal Ambassadors is a missions discipleship organization for boys in the first through sixth grades. RAs seek to build Biblical character in boys through involvement in mission activities and the development of virtues. Since its beginning in 1908, RA ministries have helped boys grow spiritually, physically, mentally and in relationships with others.
Sundays | 5:00 to 6:00 PM
Assembly Room | Room A311
1st + 2nd Grade | Room A309
3rd + 4th Grades | Room A310
5th Grade | Room A302
6th Grade | Room A301
Director:
Rodney Bledsoe
Women on Mission© is a WMU ministry organization for women. WOM members have opportunities for continuing missions education and involvement through groups that focus on Bible study, prayer, mission action, and/or missions awareness. There are opportunities for witnessing and ministering in the community and around the world. If you have an interest in becoming a member of an existing group*, or starting a new group, contact WOM Coordinator: Christine Philley.
Groups meet from September to May each year.