Julie Walters

Approximately 2,350 girls in grades 7-12 and their leaders, along with some collegiate young women, gathered for ?Blume,? where they were encouraged to appreciate their spiritual and missions heritage and consider ways they could share Christ with others and... Continue Reading »

Hispanic, Navajo, Russian and Chinese were among the 11 cultures represented by leaders who met with the common goal of increasing missions involvement in their churches through WMU. ?Living in an increasingly multicultural world, we all benefit from learning... Continue Reading »

South Carolina native Christine Burton Gregory, national WMU president from 1975-1981, died Jan. 22, 2011, in Danville, Va. She was 89.... Continue Reading »

Joy Cranford was named this year's recipient of the Martha Myers GA Alumna of Distinction Award during the WMU Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting on June 14 in Orlando, Fla.... Continue Reading »

Debby Akerman of Ocean View Baptist Church in Myrtle Beach was unanimously elected as president of national WMU by members of the organization during the WMU Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting June 14 in Orlando, Fla.... Continue Reading »

With the struggling economy, needs across the country continue to grow, as does the need for volunteers to minister and serve. As part of WMU's Volunteer Connection, missions experiences such as FamilyFEST, MissionsFEST and Collide provide volunteers an opportunity... Continue Reading »

National Woman's Missionary Union has selected Jessica Frasure of Glenrock Baptist Church in Fort Mill as one of six teens to serve on the 2009 National Acteens Panel for her outstanding leadership and strong missions involvement. The WMU Foundation... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist churches with ongoing missions education programs appear to be stronger supporters of the Cooperative Program and Southern Baptist missions offerings, according to a review of data from the 2007 Annual Church Profile, a survey conducted by LifeWay... Continue Reading »

Leaders of Texas and national WMU formalized their commitment to provide bilingual missions education materials to Korean Southern Baptist churches by signing a three-year agreement on Aug. 28.... Continue Reading »

Alma Hunt, 98, of Roanoke, Va., who served as the executive secretary of national Woman's Missionary Union for 26 years, died June 14. She led the national missions organization from 1948 to 1974.... Continue Reading »

Frank Page is coming to dinner. The Southern Baptist Convention's president will be the guest speaker at a Woman's Missionary Union dinner kicking off its June 8-9 Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting preceding the SBC's annual meeting in Indianapolis.... Continue Reading »

Ask 15-year-old Kailee Barfield why being involved in missions is important and she?ll readily answer.... Continue Reading »