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WMU’s Volunteer Connection connects missions volunteers to needs, both nationally and internationally. Through Volunteer Connection, every person can make a world of difference. Please contact the Tennessee WMU office to order Volunteer Connection brochures, which feature all the ministries listed below. 1-800-558-2090 or jferguson@tnbaptist.org.
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Baptist Nursing Fellowship
The Baptist Nursing Fellowship is an organization that encourages nurses to become involved in mission service, both locally and internationally. It assists with special training, disaster relief projects, and local health-case ministries in addition to providing support through fellowship with Christian nurses.
For more information call Baptist Nursing Fellowship at (205) 991-4091 or email at bnf@wmu.org. Click here for information on Tennessee BNF.
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Christian Women’s Job Corps
Christian Women’s Job Corps is a job-readiness and life-skills program that brings hope, dignity, and a brighter future to women who might otherwise remain trapped in poverty and despair.
CWJC combines job training, mentoring, networking, an Bible study to help women develop skills and self-confidence in a supportive Christian environment.
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Christian Men’s Job Corps
The purpose of the Christian Men’s Job Corps is to provide a Christian context in which men are equipped for life and employment. There are many ways you can be involved in this new ministry.
Click here for Tennessee CWJC / CMJC page.
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FamilyFEST
FamilyFEST is a prepackaged missions trop giving parents the opportunity to model hands-on missions to their children first grade and up by working alongside them on a missions project. Men, women, boys, girls, and youth will find a variety of ministry projects in which to be involved.
Click here to see opportunities for FamilyFEST.
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The HEART (Humanitarian Emergency Aid for Rebuilding Tomorrow) Fund provides grants for emergency relief necessities and rebuilding supplies. |
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International Initiatives
The issues of poverty, war, sex trafficking, and discrimination worldwide can seem overwhelming. International Initiatives addresses issues faced by women and children around the world by helping you change people’s lives, one at a time.
You can be a part of the solution by serving on a missions team, giving to the International Initiatives Fund, providing clean water through Pure Water, Pure Love, or providing income and open doors for Christian witness through WorldCrafts.
Click here to learn about current International Initiatives trips and projects that you can be a part of.
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MissionsFEST
MissionsFEST is a prepackaged missions trip for men and women aged 18 and older. You can be involved in existing and new ministries in areas of the U.S., selecting the particular ministry that matches your individual gift and strength. In addition, devotions, prayer times, and worship celebrations provide opportunities for volunteers to meet one another and work together.
Three to five MissionsFEST opportunities are available each year in various cities throughout the U.S.
Click here to see opportunities for MissionsFEST.
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Pure Water, Pure Love
Pure Water, Pure Love is a ministry that began in response to a simple truth: missionaries need to be healthy to do their work, and good health requires pure drinking water. The project seeks donations to provide high-tech water purification units for missionaries working in some of the most remote and disease-ridden areas of the world.
For more information, call Pure Water, Pure Love at (205) 991-8100 or email purewater@wmu.org.
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Project HELP: Poverty
One in every 8 Americans lives in poverty. Through Project HELP: Poverty, Tennessee WMU provides resources and ideas for you and your church to be a part of breaking the cycle of poverty.
- 2004-2010 Project HELP: Poverty
Click here for more information.
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WorldCrafts
WorldCrafts is a nonprofit ministry of WMU that imports handcrafts from 31 areas of the world and markets them in the United States. When you purchase WorldCrafts, you:
- Assist women and men who live in poverty in providing for their families.
- Support missionaries while buying great gifts for your family and friends.
To learn more about WorldCrafts, visit their online store or call (615) 371-2038 for a free catalog.
Call 1-800-968-7301 to order a WorldCrafts party kit.
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