The Women's Missionary Union of Friendship Baptist Church meets the first Monday of each month at 7 P.M. in the fellowship building. Betty Shipley is the current President.
Since its beginning in 1888, the Women's Missionary Union (WMU) has become the largest Protestant missions’ organization for women in the world, with a membership of approximately 1 million. WMU's main purpose is to educate and involve adults, youth, children, and preschoolers in the cause of Christian missions. WMU is an auxiliary to the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), which means that it acts as a "helper" to the SBC.
The WMU of Friendship Baptist Church was established January 11, 1984 with a total of twelve members who began a tradition of women ministering in this church and the Friendship community. In keeping with the national organization's purposes and goals, the members of Friendship Baptist WMU continue today to promote the Word of God through our efforts to serve our community and church. Membership is open to all women of all ages interested in service to God and our church. The WMU meets the first Monday of each month at 7:00 P.M. in the fellowship building. Our current president is Betty Shipley.
The WMU at Friendship sponsors missions that rekindle a passion for God's mission among God's people, including the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering and the Lottie Moon Christmas offering. Additionally, the WMU members at Friendship support many outreach ministries within our own church, including support of our youth activities, heading up programs to enhance the beauty of our church - as well as certain other outreach endeavors such as coordinating the publication of a new church directory and cookbook. We consider it to be a privilege to be able to help our members and their families by preparing meals for the sick, elderly, shut-ins, and bereaved. It is our prayer that our endeavors to inspire, educate, motivate, equip, and challenge others bear much fruit. We invite and encourage women of all ages to join this service ministry.
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