Children’s Missions Day
WMU launched Children’s Missions Day in 2008 to move childrenin grades 1–6 out of their churches and into their communities to do missions. The goal is for children’s groups to create projects that meet needs in their own communities.
Children’s Missions Day (CMD) has been going strong ever since, with people in communities across the United States hearing about and experiencing the love of Jesus because children’s groups are going beyond simply learning about missions to actively participating in missions.
Join kids across the country in hands-on ministry in your community for Children’s Missions Day! WMU invites all children in grades 1–6 to participate each year.
WHY PARTICIPATE IN CHILDREN’S MISSIONS DAY?
Why should churches participate in Children’s Missions Day? It’s motivational. It’s easy. And it works!
Children’s Missions Day is motivational!
Children’s Missions Day is a great way to get the children in your church motivated and engaged in mission action in their own community. They are joining thousands of other children across North America to minister to people in their own community with the love of Jesus.
Imagine the impact the church of Jesus Christ could have in North America if children everywhere lead their entire church family to minister in their communities!
Children’s Missions Day is easy!
Children’s Missions Day is easy to implement. All the tools you need for planning and promotion are in a CMD leader guide. The guide includes project ideas, learning activities, and promotional tools for your CMD event.
Children’s Missions Day works!
Through Children’s Missions Day, God has used children to make a real difference in their communities.
We encourage churches to research the needs in their community and find ways children can meet those specific needs. We anticipate that many more lives will be impacted as children reach out in their communities with the love of Jesus.
Children's Missions Day 2024
Theme: Neighbors
Date: September 21, 2024
Scripture: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your strength and with all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself’” (Luke 10:27 NIrV).
What will you do?
No matter where we live — the big city, suburbs, a small town, or down a dirt road — we all have neighbors! Find out who your neighbors are, how you can best serve them, and then go out there and do it!
Children who participate in CMD 2024 will learn who their neighbor is and what it means to love them as they study the story of the good Samaritan in the Bible. Then they will go out into their communities on September 21 (or another day of your choosing) to put into practice actually loving their neighbors!
Project ideas include:
- Make a simple treat bag to deliver to houses in walking distance of your church.
- Ask what your local school needs, and help them out.
- Do a trash cleanup of a local park or street.
- Visit a local senior center or assisted living facility and take them something you made.
Whatever you decide to do and whomever you decide to serve, don’t forget to let your neighbors know God loves me and He loves you, too — that’s why He sent Jesus!
How will you plan?
As you plan for Children’s Missions Day this year, consider ways your group can love neighbors in your own community. Begin planning now using the resources included in the Children’s Missions Day 2024 Leader Guide.
In the Children’s Missions Day 2024 Leader Guide, you’ll find
- one fully planned event,
- additional project ideas,
- two lessons based on the story of the good Samaritan — one for younger children and one for older children,
- a letter to parents plus a follow-up devotional,
- and various administrative and promotional helps.
Everything is here to help you have a successful Children’s Missions Day. Just add children!
Don’t forget to order Neighbors CMD badges/patches for your children to recognize their efforts!
Tell Us Your Children's Missions Day Story!
Let us know how it went!
Tell us about your Children’s Missions Day event! We’d love to know what you did, how many children participated, and see any pictures you captured. We may even include them in social media posts!