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Missions Extravaganza

Missions Extravaganza 2008 was held April 4-6, and it was a big success! We will have a "report" of the event here soon. The information below will give you a little idea of all the great things that were offered.
 
Be looking forward to Missions Extravaganza 2009 - March 20-22!
 
General Info

Get ready! Plan to take a retreat in the alluring mountains of Western North Carolina as leaves turn green and flowers begin to bloom in the Spring. We have more thought-provoking speakers, talented musicians, dedicated missionaries and animated conference leaders headed your way! Missions Extravaganza 2008 will offer a wide variety of helpful and informative conferences and missions and ministry exhibits. The general sessions are bound to inspire and uplift, and the time spent with women from across the state who share the vision of Christ and the Church will encourage and excite anyone who comes. Learn and do missions at Missions Extravaganza - and enjoy some of God's most beautiful creation and have some fun while you're at it.

New this year!

  • We will offer an associational leadership training track. Associations who want to take advantage of this training need to have their officers for 2008-2009 elected by the first of April. There will be an introductory, fun session on Friday evening after the worship time. The main training will take place on Saturday for 3 hours from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm. If your team chooses this training option, there will be no extra charge since you will have to be registered for Missions Extravaganza to attend the associational training track. (Other associational leadership trainings will take place April 26 at Oak View Church in High Point and May 3 at Oakmont Church in Greenville. More detailed information about all three trainings will be mailed to all associational directors and officers early in 2008.)
  • The women of the North Carolina Baptist Nursing Fellowship will be celebrating their 25th anniversary at Missions Extravaganza. They will be participating in our regular sessions and conferences, but they also will hold their annual meeting on Saturday and will have special conferences available to them for their special interests and continuing education.

New last year; coming again this year!

  • The North Carolina Hispanic Women’s Fellowship will also meet with us again this year to have their annual meeting. Welcome these special women, our fellow sisters in Christ and co-laborers in God’s work.
  • The “Mosaic of Missions” will be back, but a little different. Instead of all of the missionaries being set up in the ARC, they will have their displays and hands-on activities in several open lobby areas across the campus. You won’t have to hike across campus to see them!

Personalities

Missions Extravaganza 2008 will feature National WMU President Kaye Miller, former NC WMU Executive Director Nancy Curtis, Debra Berry and Ginger Smith as well as many other exciting personalities. Cindy Gaskins will provide music for the general sessions. 
Photos from ME 2007  

   

Mission Project

This year at Mission Extravaganza we are going to have a "walkabout", or a journey. One of the stops on the Walkabout is our mission project room where we will be putting together exam goodie bags for several campus ministries all over North Carolina. The exam goodie bags will help encourage college students and it will also help the BCMs (Baptist Campus Ministries) raise money for summer missions. If you would be willing to help with this project please bring a mixture of the following:

Please bring the individually packaged sized items:

  • bag of chips
  • pack of gum
  • small sticky notes
  • granola bar
  • popcorn
  • pencil/pen
  • hard candy
  • cookies
  • peanuts
  • crackers
  • small candy bar
  • fruit cocktail or applesauce packs
  • juice boxes
  • Capri Sun
  • Easy Mac/Ramen noodles
  • fruit snacks/fruit roll ups
  • oatmeal cakes/fudge rounds
  • small toy (such as play dough, small bouncy ball, punch balloon, etc.) 

Please bring items to Ridgecrest when you come for Mission Extravaganza. Be sure to stick to the list and make sure items are individually packaged; otherwise we may not be able to use them. Thank you so much. Come join us in the mission room as we put the goodie bags together.

Spotlight on Your Project!

Attention ladies, we would like to put a spotlight on some of your mission projects. This year at Mission Extravaganza we will have a missions stop where participants can come and look at what different WMU’s are doing in their church and in their association. If you have a mission project that you would like to see highlighted please do the following:

  1. Mail or e-mail a picture of your WMU in action. (This picture will not be returned.)
  2. Write a short sentence or paragraph describing your mission project.
  3. Identify the church or the association.
  4. Send to ttate@wmunc.org or mail to WMU NC, Box 1470, Cary, NC 27512 by March 10, 2008.
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