The first Christmas in August^TM was a project of the Sunbeam Band of the First Baptist Church of Charlottesville, Virginia. The year was 1927.

Join us October 12-17 in Maine for a week of ministry and fellowship.

Promote WMU to others with our new downloadable "commercial-length" videos telling the reasons why missions education through WMU is important!

Every girl a GA - That’s the current emphasis of Girls in Action^® (GA^®), the missions organization for girls in 1st through 6th grade, to encourage missions education in the local church. It’s also a message that resonates with four former GAs whose lives were influenced through their GA participation as they developed a heart for missions.

Most people recognize Feb. 14 as Valentine’s Day, but for nearly 16,000 children across the country, Feb. 14 was also Children’s Ministry Day^TM

(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) – Dec. 12, 2008 – In a time when layoffs and financial concerns dominate daily headlines, WMU, SBC, has announced proactive measures to retain all staff members while continuing with the mission God gave the organization 120 years ago-encouraging personal involvement among preschoolers, children, youth, and adults in the Great Commission.

(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) - Jan. 16, 2009 - Two Christian Women's Job Corps (CWJC) sites, Merea Ministry in Batesville, Miss., and Mosaic Center, Inc. in Lufkin, Texas, are recipients of the 2008 CWJC site awards.

(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) - Jan. 16, 2009 - Despite a self-described "chaotic and unmanageable" past, Melanie Fleming knows that she is no longer defined by her previous poor decisions and experiences, but by the power of God's redeeming love.

(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) - Jan. 21, 2009 - National WMU's board meeting, Jan. 10-13 at Shocco Springs Baptist Conference Center in Talladega, Ala., was full of fellowship and optimism as the organization remembered former leaders, heard from Southern Baptist mission board personnel, and looked toward WMU's initiatives for 2009.

Meet Molly—a brightly smiling little girl in red capri pants and a yellow shirt who will help preschoolers and children learn more about what happens on church missions trips as their travel representative. She is featured in Molly’s Adventures in Missions written by national WMU preschool consultant Joye Smith.