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1873. FWB Female Missionary Society organized Authorized to receive funds and send missionaries Turned over its assets to the American Baptist group in 1920…..group with which the northeastern FWB had merged. 1899. Earliest record in the south Glennville, GA mentions an auxiliary
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1873 • FWB Female Missionary Society organized • Authorized to receive funds and send missionaries • Turned over its assets to the American Baptist group in 1920…..group with which the northeastern FWB had merged
1899 • Earliest record in the south • Glennville, GA mentions an auxiliary • “Sisters” had contributed $5.95 to the pastor’s annual salary.
1910 • Following the merger, local groups continued to work for the cause of Christ. • Used various names: • Missions • Women’s Work • Ladies’ Aid Society • Women’s Missionary Society and Auxiliaries
1920 – 1935 • No national organization • FWB were alive in the southeast, southwest, and midwest. • Women in TX, MO, OH and NC had supported the organization in the northeast.
June 13, 1935 • Black Jack FWB Church in Pitt County, NC • Organized a national FWB women’s organization • Chose the name….Women’s National Auxiliary Convention (WNAC) • Approved by the National Association in November, 1935
5 Basic Things • Watchword: “Laborers together with God” (II Corinthians 3:9) • Purpose: We are women seeking to fulfill the Great Commission through our God-designed roles in our homes, churches, communities and the world.
Definition: a service organization of the church • Hymn: “People Need the Lord” • Colors: Lavender and white
Organization • Local • District • State • National
Officers • Coordinator/ president • Assistant Coordinator/ vice president • Secretary • Treasurer • Prayer/missions chairman • Service chairman • Study chairman
State/ National • Field Workers • Members – at- Large
Weeks of Prayer • World Missions Offering • April • International Missions • Mission: North America November Home Missions • Alice Lupton….state missions
History was made in 2010…4 ladies • $1799.50 total received • $449.88 each…..education $25/month • 18 of the 20 month program
Adriana Evangelista da Silva (children’s church leader, S. Jose Church)
Alexsandra de Paula (worker, S. Jose Church)
$53,592.28…. total received $17,864.09…each
SHINE 75 • National project • Adopted in 2010 • Raise $75,000 • $25,000 each for the 3 Hispanic Institutes • Gwen Hendrix (Inman, SC) • IBLAC (Altimira, Mexico) • Seminary of the Cross (Reynosa, Mexico)
This classroom is at the end of the dorm building. There are usually 12 students.
Every student has a job, i.e. washing dishes, working on the grounds, etc.
$560, 103.32 (missions and ministry causes)