Through its ministry opportunities, WMU encourages women (and men and boys and girls) to serve Christ through helping others, following the example of Jesus Christ.
From providing encouragement for women attempting to break out of poverty to sorting canned goods in a food pantry to providing money for water filters so missionaries can have clean water, WMU encourages Christians to put "feet to their faith."
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Volunteer Connection
Volunteer Connection® is a ministry that connects missions volunteers to needs, nationally and internationally. A missions volunteer is any Christian who has chosen to give their time, skills, and resources to meet a need in a mission setting. Volunteer Connection encourages volunteers to complete a simple, user-friendly training program, so they will be better qualified to serve.
Baptist Nursing Fellowship
Baptist Nursing FellowshipSM (BNF®), sponsored by WMU, is a professional Christian organization for nurses (active and retired RNs, LPNs, student nurses, and missionary nurses). The main thrust of BNF is to encourage nurses to use their skills to witness and minister for Jesus Christ. In addition, BNF promotes professional growth for its members.
Christian Women's Job Corps/Christian Men's Job Corps
Christian Women's Job Corps® (or CWJC) is a ministry project of WMU. The goal of CWJC is to provide women in need a hand-up toward sustaining successful employment and meeting their life goals. Women receive training in life skills (rearing children, budgeting money) and job readiness (computer training, customer service skills). Each woman is involved in Bible study and matched with a trained Christian woman who will be her mentor as she travels the road from dependency to self-sufficiency.
Collide
Collide is a coed missions event in Hawaii designed for students who have completed 9th-12th grades.
International Initiatives
International InitiativesSM is a ministry through which WMU hopes to address issues facing women and children worldwide; forming partnerships with overseas Christian entities to provide Christians with ministry and missions opportunities.
MissionsFEST / FamilyFEST
MissionsFESTSM and FamilyFESTSM are prepackaged missions experiences that provide volunteers an opportunity to partner with Christians from around the country, using their individual gifts and abilities to reach out and minister to others in Christ's name. Fellowship of Baptist Educators
Project HELP
Project HELPSM is WMU's focus on critical social issues. It is a two-year emphasis on addressing a social problem and providing suggestions for ministries for individuals and churches to combat the problem. Issues in the past have included hunger relief, child advocacy, and AIDS.
Pure Water, Pure Love
Pure Water, Pure LoveSM is a WMU ministry to provide missionaries overseas with a water purifier that will remove disease-causing microorganisms. Individuals, churches, Sunday Schools, missions groups, etc. can give money to purchase a water purifier that will provide enough drinking water for four years.
Missionary Housing
WMU maintains a database of housing available for missionaries in the United States on stateside assignment (formerly furlough). Most housing is sponsored by Southern Baptist churches or associations; the missionary makes arrangements directly with the sponsoring body. WMU publishes a quarterly update of housing and distributes it to misssionaries appointed by the International Mission Board.
WorldCraftsSM
WorldCraftsSM is a WMU nonprofit ministry that imports handcrafts from around the world and markets them in the USA. Most items are made by men and women living in poverty; the income from these crafts helps them better provide for their families through their skills. WorldCrafts items are fairly traded items, which means they are produced in nonexploitative conditions by artisans who are paid a fair wage.
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