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Women's Missionary Union (WMU) WMU is a missions organization in Southern Baptist Churches that seeks to involve individuals, women, girls and preschoolers in missions. Missions is what local churches do to carry out the Great Commission, as wells as what they do in cooperation with other churches to spread the gospel throughout the world. Missions is ministering, witnessing, caring, praying, giving, growing, teaching, and sharing so all the world will know the hope of Jesus Christ. Missions involves all Christians, including the work of career missionaries.
2005-06 Emphasis Watchword: "Then Jesus said to all people: If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross each day and follow Me." - Luke 9:23 CEV
Permanent Watchword: "For we are laborers together with God" - 1Corinthians 3:9 KJV
WMU's Five Areas of Work:
WMU
Leadership Team
Mission Study Directors
Mission Support Director
Mission Groups at Grace Individual Mission Involvement Areas
Below you will find the mission groups active at Grace. Each of these groups participates in all of the mission projects sponsored by our WMU, as well as other mission projects sponsored by Grace. If you do not see a group that fist your needs, maybe you would like to start a new group. Please contact Ruth Anne Sanford, WMU Director, for information and resources. Mission Friends Mission Friends is for children ages 3 - 5. It is the first step in missions education. Preschoolers become aware of how they can be helpers as they learn about God's helpers - missionaries. They learn that even though people are alike in some wyas and different in others, Jesus loves us all. Girls in Action (GA's) GA's is for girls in grades 1-6. The members are actively involved in learning about missions, praying for, and giving to mission, and doing missions themselves. Best of all, they have a lot of fun. Acteens Girls in grades 7 - 12 are involved in Acteens. These girls are also learning about missions, praying for and giving to missions, and are involved in mission action projects too! They work together to plan and carry out ministry projects in their community. Women on Mission (WOM) WOM is a place where you can join with other women for fellowship, spiritual growth, and hands-on missions involvement in an atmosphere of friendship and support. Designed for women ages 18 and over, WOM provides a place to serve in and support missions as you grow in your relationship with Christ. We have several different WOM groups at Grace. There is a group just for you! Vivian Martin Bible Study Group This Bible Study Group meets in the Church Chapel on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Various members are in charge of mission study. Jennie Alderman Bible Study Group This Bible Study Group meets in the Church Parlor and at the homes of its members on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Various members are in charge of mission study. Grace Wells Bible Study Group This Bible Study Group meets in the Church Parlor on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Various members are in charge of mission study. Louise Hall Current Missions Group This Missions Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at member's homes. Various members are in charge of mission study. If you aren't able to join one of the mission groups, you can still participate in the many individual WMU sponsored projects such as:
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