WMU announced the launch of a new and redesigned www.wmu.com on Oct. 11.
“The two biggest changes are that all the sites for our age-level missions organizations are now consolidated into one site, and there is much more interactivity,” said Julie Walters, corporate communications team leader for national WMU.
Primary objectives of the redesign were to present a holistic picture of WMU – with continuity across age levels from preschool to adults – that reflects the relevance and value of missions discipleship; facilitate two-way communication to build community and better understand and meet the needs of churches and individuals; and attract a new audience not familiar with WMU, Walters said.
Prior to the redesign, WMU maintained 19 different websites; 13 of these were related to age-level WMU organizations or approaches and are now rolled into www.wmu.com.
“The new site is designed to appeal to individuals and churches who are genuine in their pursuit of growing spiritually and affecting change by sharing the love of Christ,” Walters said. “As we expand our online presence to include social media and a dynamic website with interactivity and value-added features, we hope to engage a larger audience in missions discipleship through WMU.”