Chambersburg Baptist Church

  Women on Mission 

 

              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 In 1888, a handful of women dedicated to the cause of missions founded Woman’s Missionary Union. Since that time, WMU has become the largest Protestant organization for women in the world, with a membership of approximately 1 million. WMU also was the first and remains the largest body of organized laity in the Southern Baptist Convention.

Woman’s Missionary Union is built upon the following core values:

  • We uphold the foundational principles of the priesthood of every believer and the autonomy and uniqueness of each local church in carrying out the Great Commission.
  • We embrace the strategic role of prayer and giving for missionaries and missions needs.
  • We recognize the role of family in discipleship and missions development.
  • We recognize the giftedness of women and girls and accept the responsibility to help them use their gifts in serving Christ.
  • We accept the responsibility for nurturing preschoolers, children, youth, and adults in missions.
  • We accept the responsibility for developing and equipping missions leaders.
  • We accept the biblical mandate to respond to human need with actions modeled by Jesus Christ and with the message of God’s redemptive plan.
  • We partner with other Great Commission Christians to lead a lost world to Christ.
  • We believe that Jesus Christ, Son of God, gave His life a sacrifice for the salvation of all the people of the world, fulfilling God’s plan for the ages as revealed in the Bible, God’s Holy Word.

From the beginning, WMU’s main purpose has been to educate and involve women, girls, and preschoolers in the cause of Christian missions. It accomplishes these purposes primarily through age-level organizations, including:

  • Women on Mission, for women 18 and up
  • Men on Mission, for men 18 and up
  • Children in Action, for boys and girls
  • Mission Friends, for preschool girls and boys.

Carol Lowry is the current Director of the WMU at the Chambersburg Baptist Church.  The WMU meets the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 P.M. on Meal & Missions night (M&M). Listed below are additional links for WMU.

WMU Home Page - http://www.wmu.com/

WOM Community - http://www.womenonmission.com/community.html

WOM Help for Leaders - http://www.womenonmission.com/help.html

WOM E-Cards - http://www.womenonmission.com/ecards/default.htm

WOM Prayer Room - http://www.womenonmission.com/prayer.html