WMU Mission Celebration/Annual Meeting
April 10-11, 2015
Airline Baptist Church, Bossier City
Program Overview/Plan Sheet
Theme: Surrender. Sacrifice. Serve
Emphasis Verse: Mark 8:34 – “Then he called the crowd to him along with his
disciples and said: „Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up
their cross and follow me.‟”
Friday Evening, April 10 - Surrender
4:30 PM
Registration opens –
5:00-7:00PM
Dinner with a Purpose – served by Disaster Relief & Mission Fair
5:30-7:00
Ministry Round Tables (Breakout Conferences)
Presenters: Disaster Relief, CWJC/CMJC, Compassion Ministries, Church
Planting in Louisiana, Pregnancy Resource Ministries, ESL, Homeless
Ministries
LifeWay Christian Store
7:15
General Session – Surrender
Praise & Challenge Service, featuring:
 Music & Worship with LA Tech BCM Praise Band
 Offering for Retired Minister‟s Fund
 Parade of Nations
 IMB & WMU – praying for and supporting missions; Kristy Carr
and Alan Duncan
 Challenge Message – Kathy Shafto
8:45
Reception for out-going State WMU President
Saturday Morning, April 11 – Sacrifice
7:15-8:45 AM
BNF Breakfast (BNF Members and interested health care providers) – in
Old Fellowship Hall; Airline Baptist Church, Bossier City; Debbie Savoie,
Presiding; Kristy Carr, Speaker;
Election of officers
8:00 – 8:50
Registration/LifeWay Christian Store/Mission Fair
9:00 AM
Business Session –
Business/Reports:
BNF and Scholarship Report
Election of officers
Features:
 WMU – Ministries – Kristy Carr
 Compassion Ministries – Pam Walker
10:20
Break (provided by WMU/Women of Northwest Baptist
Association), Ministry Fair and LifeWay Christian Store
2015 Ann Mtg Schedule Plan Sheet (9/12/14; updated 3/26/15)
10:50 AM
Closing Session – Serve
Features
 Offering for Georgia Barnette Conference Center
 Testimonies from student missionaries; Shreveport BCMs
 WMU – Faithfulness – Kristy Carr
 Closing Challenge – Lane Corley
12:30 PM
Adjourned
Throughout the weekend, plans will include:
 Celebration of initial funding promotion for Georgia Barnette Conference Center at Tall
Timbers
 Mission Fair will feature WMU organizations, ministries and more
 Ministry Project – directed to two area ministries
2015 Ann Mtg Schedule Plan Sheet (9/12/14; updated 3/26/15)