Calvary Baptist Church
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Reaching people where they are with the Truth

Missions

Women's Missionary Union

What Is WMU?
 
WMU's main purpose has been to educate and involve women in christian-based missions.  WMU is a auxillary of the Southern Baptist Convention, meaning that it acts as an aide to the SBC.  WMU is self-governing and self-supporting.  WMU supports itself through the sale of magazines and products and from investments.  WMU is the largest Protestant missions organization focused on women in the world.  Right now the approximated membership is around one million.
 
For more information on WMU, visit the website at www.wmu.com.

The Calvary chapter of WMU has two active groups.  The morning group meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month at 10:00 AM and the evening group meets every 4th Thursday at 7:00 PM.

Some of the missions projects that our ladies have sponsored are:

  • Christmas Shopping Spree at Brian Nursing Home.  Church members are asked to donate gifts, then the WMU go to the nursing home and allows each resident the opportunity to choose gifts to give to thir family members.  After the gifts are chosen the WMU ladies wrap and label the gifts for the residents.
  • Shoeboxes for Samaritans Purse allows us to send needed items to children who are overseas.
  • Mission Coordinators prepare tea cups filled with tea bags, mints, etc. to give to each new lady who joins our church.  They are also given a copy of Mosaic Magazine (WMU publication).
  • The evening group prepared shoeboxes filled with personal items for the Battered Women's Home.

(Calvary's morning WMU Ladies)

Mission Friends




Girls In Action

What is it?
Girls in Action is a missions organization for girls who are age 6 - 11 or ingrades 1 through 6.  GA helps girls in our church begin to develop spiritually towards a missions lifestyle as they learn what God is doing in the world.  Even more exciting is watching them discover their place in God's plan.
GA Pledge:
As a GA, I will do my best to live a missions lifestyle that honors God by
  • Learning about missions
  • Praying for missions
  • Giving to missions
  • Doing missions
  • And participating in the work of the church.
GA Motto:
Go Forward!
GA Scripture Verse:
"Give thanks to the Lord.  Worship Him.  Tell the nations what He has done.  Anounce how honored He is."  (Isaiah 12:4 NIrV)
GA Lifestyle Verse:

"The Lord has shown you what is good.  He has told you what He requires of you.  You must treat people fairly.  You must love others faithfully.  And you must be very careful to live the way your God wants you to."  (Micah 6:8 NIrV)
Top 10 ways to know you're a GA
1. You can find Paraguay on a map.
2. You're the only girl in town who has received mail from Nigeria.
3. You've asked the post office how much it costs to mail a letter to Bosnia.
4. You celebrate Christmas in August.
5. You make A's in Geography.
6. You can sing "Jesus Loves Me" in five languages.
7. You ask people to pray for you on your birthday.
8. You know that Matthew 28:19-20 means YOU!
9. You have made construction paper flags for at least 15 different countries.
10.You've been to GA camp.
 

Acteens
 What is it?
A mission organization where teenage girls in grades 6-12 can actively participate and grow toward becoming all they were created to be.
Purpose of it?
M eeting needs of hurting people
I  ndividual accountability
S  erving others in His name
S  haring a verbal witness
I  nvolvement in missions, praying and giving
O  bedience in His mandate to go
N  urturing others in love
S  piritually growing more like Christ
What do we do?
  • study the Bible in relation to what it teaches about missions
  • learn about the world with emphasis on God's people at work to carry out His plans
  • experience opportunities to use our gifts to care for others and to share the gospel in a variety of ways

When do we meet?
TUESDAY 6:45 P.M. TO 8:00 P.M.


Who leads it?
Willene Smith and Cindy Peterson


Activities for Teens in Action:

  • Face Painting at our community festivals.
  • Church leaders, griends & others needing a little encouragement are showered with Love Baskets.
  • Every December Acteens have a blast volunteering at Operation Christmas Child and a plus is getting to leave school early.
  • Attending the Associational Meeting is always a treat - this past year it was "A Royal Slumber Party".
  • Acteens have gone South of the Border and presented the International Mission Study to the church.
  • During a visit to a Children's Hospital, children received stuffed animals from Acteens.
  • Handmade Valentine pockets filled with Huggy Bear cookies were given out at Brian Center Nursing Home.
  • Dinner & A Movie was hosted, cooked & served up by Acteens to purchase soap for the children of Haiti.
  • A Hot, Hot (it was in July) Backyard Bible Bash was a fun time for the neighborhood kids & the Acteens.
  • A church-wide Candlelight Prayer Service, praying for the people of India, was conducted by Acteens.
  • An Acteens Spring Car Wash raised money for mission projects.