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WMU NC has moved! Below are our new addresses and phone number. We also have new email addresses, which can be found on the Contact Us page. Our BSC email addresses are no longer active. Regular mail will be forwarded to the new mailing address for a time.
As we make this transition we may be "out of pocket" at times, but we will do our best to continue to serve you as we normally do. We appreciate you being patient with us as we get settled in our new home - and we appreciate all the support you have given us in recent times. We are certainly blessed!
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Physical Address:
1200 Front St, Ste 110
Raleigh, NC 27609
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Mailing Address:
PO Box 18309
Raleigh, NC 27619-8309
Fax: 919.882.2349
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Phone:
866.210.8602
919.882.2344
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 Whether you are new to WMU or have been involved for decades, our goal with this site is to provide up-to-date information that is useful for you in your missions endeavors. WMU is the premier resource for learning about, doing and living missions. We offer a wide variety of hands-on mission and ministry opportunities as well as opportunities for friendship, spiritual growth and leadership development. If you look arou nd our site, you’ll find we have something for everyone – there’s a place for you in WMU! Please feel free to contact us if we can help you with anything!
Learn why we do missions here.
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 This year Woman's Missionary Union of North Carolina reinstituted the Heck-Jones® Offering to raise support for its missions and ministry endeavors. While February 11 -17 was designated the Week of Prayer and Heck-Jones® Offering promotion, WMU NC still needs your support. God continues to provide for WMU NC in remarkable ways, and we hope you will consider being a part of His provision.
Your church can promote the Heck-Jones® Offering at any time of the year. Please read more about the offering, what it supports and how you can get involved here. Offering resources are also available on that page.
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Houston, we have a problem...
The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few!
This summer, WMU NC takes on the challenge of reaching the people of inner city Houston for Christ. A volunteer mission team will work with NAMB missionary Ginger Smith and the Baptist Mission Centers of Houston to engage the needs of women and children – physical, emotional and especially spiritual. The mission centers’ ministries include food and clothing distribution, kids’ clubs, preteen/teen clubs, Christian Women’s Job Corps®, senior adult ministry, English as a Second Language (ESL) classes and more. WMU NC mission team members will assist with the children’s clubs, senior adult ministry, and food and clothing ministry aspects of the mission centers’ work. Eight team members are needed.
The field: Houston, TX
The season: July 7-11, 2008
The task: Ministry with impoverished women and children
The laborers: You!
The cost: Approximately $500
The foremen: Hermine Powell and Mary Dodd
If you are interested in being a “harvester” in this mission work, please contact Hermine Powell at hermine_p@hotmail.com or 336.342.2843, or Mary Dodd at billmaryd@juno.com or 704.537.8603. Download a flyer about the trip here.
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The Members' Connection went live on April 2nd! You can use this tool to submit project ideas, missions opportunities, and personal and missionary prayer requests as well as see those others have posted. You can search for "buddies" and participate in forums. In short, you can connect with others across the state for ideas, advice, fellowship, partnership, prayer support and more. The Connection is continuing to be developed and will have increased functionality in the future, so you will want to check back often and find even more useful tools for you in your missions endeavors! Click here to register for the community.
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Anointing - Ask for the anointing of the Holy Spirit that our missionaries will operate in the Spirit’s Power.
To find specific prayer requests from our NC missionaries and other prayer resources, visit our "Pray" section.
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| Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.” |
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Harriett Bogges "lives the call" every day of the year. She calls and visits the sick and homebound every week and cooks and delivers meals to those who have had surgery or have been sick. She also has helped to start a second WMU group in her church that meets on Sunday evenings. She is someone you can call on to pray for someone, and you know it is done. Harriet's actions and prayer life demonstrate her commitment to living for Christ!
Nominate a group/individual who is "Living the Call" in your community to be spotlighted here. Read more stories of women who daily live the call here.
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Since many of you have asked for copies of the Executive Director's report and Nancy Curtis' speech given at Missions Extravaganza, we have posted them here for you to download. Feel free to share them with anyone who might like to read them.
You may listen to an audio version of the Executive Director's report here.
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Recent additions & updates:
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Honor Your Mother for Mother's Day and Support Missions at the Same Time!
Honor your mom on Mother’s Day by giving to WMU NC and its missions opportunities. Your mother will be recognized with a special thank you note from WMU NC. Your gift will continue to support the missions organization that serves and ministers to women of every kind.
You know how important missions is to Mom.
Now she will know how important missions is to you!
Honorariums/memorials should be mailed to WMU NC, PO Box 18309, Raleigh, NC 27619-8309. Please include your mother’s name and address. Acknowledgements will be sent if gifts are received by May 5, 2008. |
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National WMU Missions Celebration & Annual Meeting
Join national WMU for a Missions Celebration like none other! WMU’s Missions Celebration will begin differently this June than in recent years. On Sunday, June 8, WMU will host a dinner featuring a special message from Dr. Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention and pastor of First Baptist Church in Taylors, South Carolina. He will share a message from his new book, The Nehemiah Factor: 16 Characteristics of a Missional Leader, which will be released in June by New Hope Publishers. Limited space is available for the dinner; call 888.968.0322 or click here to register.
On Monday, June 9, the WMU Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting promises a day packed full of inspiring testimonies from the missions field, powerful worship and music, learning and growth experiences, engaging breakout sessions, and much, much more!
Be sure to visit www.wmu.com for more information, to download promotional materials, and to make reservations for the dinner on June 8. We hope to see you in Indianapolis this summer! |
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WMU NC Mission Trips!
 WMU NC is sponsoring several mission trips this summer. Please check out our flyers and consider whether God might want YOU to participate in His work in these fields. If you participate in one of these mission trips, you will have the option of being trained to lead a future trip with WMU NC. Download the mission trip application here to apply to go on one of the trips.
Click here to learn more about WMU NC-sponsored mission trips and how it all got started. |
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Workshop on Islam at the Campbell University World Religions and Global Cultures Center
 The Campbell University World Religions and Global Cultures Center is hosting a workshop on Islam. Participants may choose to attend a one-day overview on May 19th or a week-long study on May 19th-23rd, 2008. The workshop will provide helpful information about . . .
- why Islam with 1.4 billion Muslims is the second largest and fastest growing world religion,
- what Muslims believe about Jesus and what Christians believe about Muhammad,
- what kind of Islam is in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Africa, Europe and America,
- faces of Islam of war and peace, of Jihad and martyrdom and of relations with Christians, and
- why Christian missions to Muslims is so difficult and how to witness to Muslims.
If you are interested in participating in this workshop, click here for more information and a registration form. |
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SHINE - A Unique Missions Event for Young Women
 Plans are being made for a retreat especially for young women ages 18-29. The event is being planned by young women for young women and will focus on personal spiritual growth and involvement in missions and provide lots of fun and fellowship. There will be times of worship, Bible study, fellowship and hands-on missions as well as breakout sessions to learn about issues young women face and how they can be a light in their world. The retreat will take place at University Hills Church in Charlotte, October 3-5.
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WMU Helps MKs Affected by Tornadoes at Union University - You Can, Too!
/MK4sm.JPG) WMU is responding to help Missionary Kids (MKs) affected by the tornadoes that hit Union University in Jackson, TN. National WMU's HEART Fund and other individuals, churches and state WMU organizations are aiding the MK students at Union. Currently, we have five MKs at Union who have ties with NC. The WMU NC office has been in touch with their parents to find out specific needs that we may be able to help with. We will be sending funds to aid these five students; the money will come from reserve gifts designated for ministry to missionaries and their families. Read more about what WMU NC is doing, find out how you can help and read a press release about national WMU's relief aid grant here.
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MK (Missionary Kid) Re-entry Retreat
/MK3sm.JPG) WMU NC is hosting a retreat, August 7-10, 2008, for Missionary Kids (MKs) returning from the mission field to attend college in the United States. We need your help to make the MK Re-entry Retreat a success. There are two ways you can help. Click here for more info.
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Plunge2Poverty Poverty Simulation Experience Training
/poverty.JPG) WMU NC will offer two intensive poverty simulation experience trainings designed for leaders who will go back to their own communities and create a similar experience. The experiences will take place May 30-31 and August 22-23, Friday 12:00 pm – Saturday 3:00 pm in Raleigh. The cost is $25, and registration deadlines are May 9 for the May 30-31 event; August 1 for the August 22-23 event. You may download a flyer about the event here. Contact Margaret Harding at mharding@wmunc.org for registration information and forms.
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Urgent Call for Prayer for Kenya
The National Council of Churches of Kenya recently declared Sunday, January 6th as a National Day of Prayer. Christians all around the country prayed for peace to return and for the safety of their fellow Kenyans. These people are still much in need of prayer. Please continue to pray for the people of Kenya as well as our missionaries there and the work they are doing. Read more... |
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GA and CiA Days!
There is one more GA days for 2008! You won't want to miss this fun day of recreation, crafts, missionaries, songs, cultural activities and nature. The date is October 4th. Registration opened January 7th. Download the GA Day flyer for more info! |
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