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| 4:00 P.M. | Registration Kentucky Missions Fair Disaster Relief Feeding Unit/Communications Unit Interactive Options Offerings in Acrylic Bookstore/Author Signings |
| 6:00 P.M. | Presession Music |
| 6:30 P.M. | WMU Missions Celebration— Changing Lives in Kentucky |
| 8:45 A.M. | Presession Music |
| 9:00 A.M. | WMU Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting— Changing Lives Across America |
| 11:15 A.M. | Change a Life. Change the World. Awards Luncheon Boxed lunch—reservations required Reservation Form |
| 12:45 P.M. | Breakout Session 1 (see breakout options) |
| 2:00 P.M. | Breakout Session 2 (see breakout options) |
| 3:15 P.M. | Breakout Session 3 (see breakout options) |
| 4:15 P.M. | Presession Music |
| 4:30 P.M. | WMU Missions Celebration— Changing Lives Around the World |
| WMU Bookstore and Autograph Sessions The WMU Bookstore will be open on Sunday, June 21, 4:00 P.M.–6:30 P.M., and on Monday, June 22, 10:00 A.M.–5:00 P.M. Selected items from WMU, New Hope® and WorldCraftsSM will be available for purchase, and some New Hope authors will be available to autograph their books on Sunday. |
St. Matthews Baptist Church
3515 Grandview Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky
Directions to the WMU® Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting
The meeting will be at St. Matthews Baptist Church, 3515 Grandview Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky 40207. The church is just a short drive from the Kentucky Exposition Center, where the Southern Baptist Convention will be held on June 23–24.
From I-64, take Exit 10 (Cannon’s Lane). Go north on Cannon’s Lane. Turn right at Grandview Avenue. Go two blocks to the church.
From I-264 (Watterson Expressway), take Exit 18 (Breckinridge Lane). Go north on Breckinridge. Turn left at Grandview Avenue. Go three blocks to the church.
For help with driving directions from your area, go to www.randmcnally.com or www.mapquest.com.
Hotels for the 2009 WMU Annual Meeting
You are encouraged to reserve rooms through the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting Web site at www.sbcannualmeeting.net. WMU does not make any guarantees in regard to hotel condition or amenities. Contact hotels for additional information.
Ministry Project
Those attending the Missions Celebration are encouraged to bring school supplies and backpacks for the children’s ministry of the Baptist Fellowship Center in Louisville. Established in 1914, the Baptist Fellowship Center is the oldest Baptist outreach center in the city, and focuses efforts on ministering to inner city families living in poverty.
"Many of the children we serve come from single-parent homes, and more than a third of the parents do not have a high school education," said Jammie Stone, a NAMB missionary who serves as the center’s director of weekday ministries. "Because education can be a key to helping lift these families out of the cycle of poverty, we provide things like school supplies and day camps for the children. It’s a blessing all around . . . a great encouragement to the parents and children, and meeting this tangible need opens the door for evangelism and engaging the families in other services and ministries we offer."
Collection receptacles for the following items will be available upon arrival: backpacks, pencils, colored pencils, crayons, washable markers, ink pens, scissors, pencil boxes, three-prong pocket folders, single-subject spiral notebooks, rulers, glue sticks, and lined notebook paper. All donated items will go the Baptist Fellowship Center to help the children and families they serve.