Celia Jones 8/26/24 Celia Jones 8/26/24

Mom & Me: A Ministry of Connection

Mom & Me is a weekend created by the WMU of Virginia to help mothers (or guardians) and daughters learn more about Jesus and how to journey on mission with God.

Celia Jones 9/17/22 Celia Jones 9/17/22

Mission Grants

Through the Alma Hunt Offering for Virginia Missions, WMUV had the pleasure of awarding over $11,000 in grants across Virginia

Celia Jones 9/16/22 Celia Jones 9/16/22

Baptist Nursing Fellowship: Called to Care

Offering continuing education as well as mission and prayer opportunities, BNF is growing in Virginia thanks to support from the Alma Hunt Offering.

Celia Jones 9/13/22 Celia Jones 9/13/22

Investing in Young Women: WMUV Leadership Programs

The Alma Hunt Offering helps WMUV invest in students who exemplify spiritual maturity and have been identified by their local churches as mission-minded. Investing in our children and students demonstrates our belief in the future of WMUV.

Celia Jones 9/12/22 Celia Jones 9/12/22

Disaster Relief: Serving with Hope

As we move out of the isolation we’ve experienced, churches are beginning to think about how they can serve, and many are turning to disaster response.

Celia Jones 7/29/21 Celia Jones 7/29/21

SPA: Missions & Racial Reconciliation

WMUV’s response to racial tensions in 2020 was the creation of a process called S~P~A: Share, Pray, Act. Women are brought together to share stories, to pray for unity, and to develop mission action plans.

Celia Jones 7/27/21 Celia Jones 7/27/21

Crisis Care at Standing Rock

In the more than 50 years Virginia Baptists have been active in Disaster Response (DR), we’ve learned a lot about the long-term effects of a disaster.

Celia Jones 7/26/21 Celia Jones 7/26/21

Camp Ministry During Covid

Ministry might look different on the mountain during a global pandemic, but God still moves in incredible ways. At CrossRoads Adventure Days, guests experienced outdoor activities and meals, worship, and safely distanced community.

Celia Jones 7/21/21 Celia Jones 7/21/21

Kenya Medical Missions

In March 2020, Dr. Lynne Stockman led the first mission trip of a three-year partnership to Mully Children’s Family (MCF) in Kenya to provide medical care to children in need and the surrounding community.

Celia Jones 4/22/21 Celia Jones 4/22/21

New Hope Church Uses State Missions Grant to Support Community’s Students in Virtual School

Because of your gifts to the Alma Hunt Offering for Virginia Missions in 2020, churches were able to meet real needs in real time that arose because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Celia Jones 9/21/20 Celia Jones 9/21/20

Louisa Baptist Church Provides Day Camp with Help from the Alma Hunt Offering

When Louisa County Public Schools reopened for the 2020-21 school year, they did so with students attending two days per week. Louisa Baptist Church opened a day camp to accommodate families needing childcare on the days their children did not attend in-person classes. The Alma Hunt Offering for Virginia Missions grant made it possible to offer scholarships to families whose budgets could not afford childcare, buy supplies, and pay expenses incurred to conduct the day camp.

Celia Jones 9/8/20 Celia Jones 9/8/20

Dan River W.E.E. School Meets Community Needs With Help from the Alma Hunt Offering

Dan River Baptist W.E.E. School is a part of the education and outreach ministries of Dan River Baptist Church in Halifax, VA. Clearly, if children know about Christ and his love, parents also learn about Jesus.

Celia Jones 6/12/19 Celia Jones 6/12/19

Ministering to Burmese Refugees

For many people, the idea of travel and work is not a freedom but a right. For many families who have come to the United States in pursuit of opportunity, work, and even freedom of religion, they see it as a privilege.

Celia Jones 6/2/19 Celia Jones 6/2/19

Standing Rock: Building Relationships Together

All in Jesus’ name—hand in hand and heart to heart—we build relationships and trust with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of The Dakotas through loving kindness, listening ears, and words of encouragement. We do this together as one.