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Women on Mission

(Ed. Note: For more up-to-date WMU activities, see Announcements page.)

Woman’s Missionary Union

Judy Z, Director

There is one important thing about Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU); since its organization over one hundred years ago, its focus has not changed. The purpose of WMU is to promote missions and individual involvement in missions. This includes the following tasks:

These tasks are accomplished through each of our age-level organizations. As we learn about missions, we feel compelled to pray for our missionaries and to give to financially support them. As Christians we are called to be witnesses for Christ, and through the age-level organizations doing missions is emphasized. Growing spiritually toward a missions lifestyle is encouraged through special studies. WMU supports the Church in achieving its mission.

The goal of Woman’s Missionary Union at University Baptist Church is to involve all women, girls, and preschoolers in doing missions, supporting missions, and learning about missions. WMU extends these opportunities to the church-wide membership.

Women on Mission (formerly WMU) is for women ages 18 and older. There is also a twice yearly ladies Bible Study (usually Beth Moore) and one other group that meets:

The children and youth are not forgotten. There is the following age-level mission organizations, the first two of which meet each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., during the Adults prayer service:

We believe that the Great Commission Jesus gave to his disciples in Matthew 28:18-20 also applies to us. It is through the organization of Woman’s Missionary Union that we can carry out the Great Commission. Not only can we be involved in missions locally, but we can actually go and do missions on a national and international level.

As we pray and give to missions, we form a partnership with our missionaries and actually extend ourselves around the world through Christ and the power of prayer.

Woman’s Missionary Union

After the summer break, Women on Mission groups start back up again for the new church year. If you have not been involved in the Women’s Ministry of our church, we encourage you to come and join us in supporting missions in our community and around the world. Please watch the weekly bulletin for updates and further information regarding meeting times for our various groups.

WMU Update

June 1, 2000

 Judy Zach, WMU Director

Mission Organizations had their last meeting for the summer on May 28. 

The women’s groups continue to meet. The quilters took a field trip to “Quilt Trails” for a demonstration on their commercial quilting machine. There were five in attendance.

Enterprisers are planning an October trip to Russia to assist in training Sunday School workers, lead VBS and a women’s conference. The men who will also be involved with this trip plan to provide construction or maintenance type support.

The Women’s Bible Study group has almost completed its study “Until Christ is Formed in You”. Women on Mission led in the preparation of 30 survival bags for students for finals week. The students received them on April 30.

Ten women from UBC attended the Women On Mission Celebration in April. It was the first time for six of the women and was a great opportunity for fellowship, spiritual renewal and an opportunity to learn new things!  Conferences such as: “Dealing with Difficult People”, “Heart Call” - personal witnessing and “Discipline in the Home” were offered.

The On Mission Celebration was successful and we really enjoyed hearing from our missionaries who are serving in such places as: Tanzania, Israel, North Dakota, New Mexico and here in Alaska. The Hispanic mission and the Chinese Fellowship also participated in the conference.

Annie Armstrong Offering received: $3,896.

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