Rev. Linda Inman
President- WBHFMC
Dr. Sherri Arnold-Graham
Executive Secretary Treasurer
The Woman’s Baptist Home and
Foreign Missionary Convention
of North Carolina
Auxiliary to the General Baptist State
Convention of North Carolina,
Incorporated.
Motto: Christ in Every Home
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1946/1947 insignia was designed by the late
Dr. Ellen Alston (Former Executive Secretary-Treasurer)
1981 explanation of insignia adopted:
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Equilateral triangle (Trinity: God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, each being
equal in the Godhead, thus reminding us of the author and foundation of
mission through missions and our power for helping to extend the Kingdom)
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The equilateral triangle also points us toward being witnesses of and to that
work through missions (preaching, teaching, healing, and serving).
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The convention's name, a cross, the convention's official beginning year,
motto, and a globe
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At the apex of triangle, is the Cross with a sunburst effect suggesting the
illuminating work of Christ and its far penetrating effects.
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 to organize and improve missionary circles: senior, young
adult, and youth departments in Baptist churches of North
Carolina;
 to promote a broader spirit of missionary endeavor; to
encourage the study of the Bible and other missionary
books in order to awaken a greater interest in missionary
work;
 to support missionaries on the State and Foreign Field; to
support Christian education... And
 to cooperate with the General Baptist State Convention.
(See the Bylaws of the Woman's Convention.)
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The Woman’s Convention was organized to
help strengthen the missionary work of the
local church by helping to build better and
stronger missionary circles where they did
not exist.
One of the aims of the Woman’s Convention
is to have a missionary circle in every Baptist
Church in North Carolina.
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Church Circles Senior Departments Young
Adult Departments Youth Departments
County/City Unions Senior departments
Young Adult Departments Youth Departments
Auxiliaries (Associational) Senior departments
Young Adult Departments Youth Departments
District Conferences (Missionary) Senior
departments Young Adult Departments Youth
Departments
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Vision Statement: To have an inspired body of
believers faithfully serving and sharing the
mission of the Convention.
Mission Statement: To exalt Christ as we extend
His Gospel globally to men, women, and youth
through educating, equipping, giving, serving,
and witnessing with the transforming love of
Christ.
Core Values: Accessibility, Accountability,
Credibility, Inclusiveness, Integrity, and Love
Theme: Reaching the Masses - Matthew 28:19-20
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Objectives
Shaw University and Shaw Divinity School, located
in Raleigh, North Carolina, is an institution for the
training and development of Christian Leaders
and highest level of educational training with
religious emphasis.
Foreign Missions support salaries of missionaries,
build and support schools, clinics, and helps to
evangelize the world. This is done mainly
through the Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission
Convention with headquarters in Washington D.C.
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State Missions encompasses the internal and
external expense of the Woman’s Convention
including salaries, operational expenses,
publications, and conventional ministries.
Central Children’s Home, located in Oxford, North
Carolina, provides a home for needy children in an
atmosphere of love.
J.J. Johnson Baptist Assembly located in Laurel Hill,
North Carolina, and serves as a retreat area for our
Baptist Family to hold workshops, camps,
conferences, picnics, and retreats. Sixty two acres
of land in Scotland County.
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Monies for the work of our Woman's Baptist
Home and Foreign Missionary Convention of
North Carolina come from local church
circles, county unions, associations,
women's auxiliaries, district conferences,
institutes and/or workshops, interested
groups and individuals.
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We welcome your checks or money orders to be made payable
to: The Woman's Baptist Home and Foreign Missionary
Convention or the Woman's Baptist State Convention. Please
also send with your contributions the appropriate financial
blank of WBH & FMC so that each department can receive
proper credit.
The Address is:
Dr. Sherri Arnold-Graham, The Executive Secretary-Treasurer
Woman's Baptist Home and Foreign Missionary Convention
603 S. Wilmington St.
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
Phone #: 919-833-4823
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MISSION – MISSIONS – MISSION-IN-ACTION
MATTHEW 28:18-20
WHAT IS OUR MISSION? - “REACHING THE MASSES” THROUGH
OUR SERVICE, WITNESS AND FINANCIAL GIVING TO STATE AND
FOREIGN MISSIONS
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY MISSIONS? - THE ACTIVITIES OF THE
CONVENTION THAT ARE BORN FROM GOD'S MISSION TO THE
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WHAT IS MISSION-IN-ACTION? – GOING INTO ALL THE WORLD
TO BEAR WITNESS TO THE TRANSFORMING LOVE OF JESUS
CHRIST.
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David Emmanuel Goatley, Missions is Essential, Lott Carey 2011.
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Your Financial Support Helps to:
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Build over 1900 housing solutions
in Haiti for the Survivors of
Hurricane Katrina
Over 10,000 families in the Gulf
Coast region raise after the
devastation of Hurricane
Provide assistance to Women, Men,
and Children affected by HIV-Aids
around the world.
Build medical Clinics in
undeveloped countries
LET US CONTINUE TO REACH THE MASSES
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Provide physical and emotional,
and spiritual needs for the
children at our Central
Children's Home in Oxford
North Carolina
Provides Scholarships for
students attending SHAW
University and Shaw Divinity
School.
Generous Donations of 2,350
pairs of blue jeans to serve the
homeless, underprivileged,
impoverished youth and victims
of domestic Violence and
sexual assault.
LIFTING UP THE NAME OF JESUS!!!
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January (State Missions)
February (National Missions)
April (Foreign Missions)
June (Missions Prayer Day-County-Wide)
August (Family)
October
(Shaw University/Shaw Divinity School)
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The Young Adult Missionary Department is composed of men and women ages 21
through 40 years of age.
The department was organized in 1964 to encourage more involvement and Christian
witnessing within this age group. The department serves as a “bridge” between the
Senior and Youth Departments. Use of individuals and their talents in this age group
can strengthen all areas of the church.
The primary purposes of the Young Adult Department are:
To stimulate a true missionary spirit of this age group and to
awaken a deeper interest in the work of home and foreign missions.
To strengthen the missionary circle in the Baptist church, which
bridges the gap between the youth department and the senior
department.
To help support the financial objectives of the Woman’s Baptist
Home and Foreign Missionary Convention of North Carolina and to
cooperate with its program.
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The department meets in their own session at the One Day Session, the
Statewide Leaders Workshop, the Annual Session and the Family Missions
Conference.
They also hold a Young Adult Retreat the first Saturday in June. This is a
time when Young Adults can come together to fellowship, receive
training, deepen their own spiritual understanding and insight into God’s
will and share ideas that will help other young adults.
The Young Adult Director and Associate Director are elected by the
Woman’s State Convention. The Director has general oversight of the
Young Adult Department and is responsible to the Woman’s Convention
for the advancement and operation of the Young Adult Department.
Officers consist of President, four Vice Presidents, Secretary, Assistant
Secretary, Worship Chairperson, Choir Director, Assistant Choir Director,
Pianist, and Historian.
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Youth Department consists of a Supervisor, an
Associate Supervisor, twelve (12) advisors, local
supervisors, and youth officers as stated in the
By-Laws of the Youth Department.
Youth officers for the state department usually serve
in a learning position. They only work when the
State Convention is in session, unless otherwise
directed by the Woman’s Convention through the
State Youth Supervisor.
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The Cradle Roll
Eager Seekers
Calvary Climbers
years
Youth in Action
years
Youth Messengers
Birth to 3 years
4 through 8 years
9 through 12
13 through 15
16 through 20 years
All groups will be composed of both boys and
girls, young men and young women.
Adults in charge of each group are known as
“Leaders.”
PROJECT I: YOUTH OFFICERS’ MARCH
Financial Objective: Miss Minnie C. Lyon
Contributions: Suggested amount $25.
PROJECT II: THE SUPERVISOR’S MARCH
Financial Objective: Media Center at our school in
Liberia
Contributions: Suggested amount $50.00 each
PROJECT III: HAVE A HEART FOR MISSIONS (Eunice Youngblood)
Financial Objective: J.J. Johnson Baptist Assembly and
State Missions
Contributions: Each participant brings the highest amount
possible.
PROJECT IV: SHAW CONTEST
Financial Objective: Shaw University
Contributions: Each participant brings the highest
amount possible.
The Women's Department of the Baptist World Alliance (1911) is a fellowship of
Christian women from around the world who seek to demonstrate to the world
that Christ is a universal Savior and Lord.
Church Women United (1941) is a national ecumenical movement of Christian
women whose purpose is to encourage churchwomen to come together in a
visible community to witness to their faith in Jesus Christ, and enabled by the
Holy Spirit, to go out into every neighborhood and nation as instruments of
reconciling.
Women's Auxiliary of Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention (1900) is
an organization, which promotes missions primarily in the foreign fields of
Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Liberia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Woman's Convention, Auxiliary to the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc.,
(1901) represents more than 4,000,000 National Baptist women who have
membership in National Baptist Convention, U.S.A. churches. It promotes
missions education, missions-in-action, and missions support.
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