Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
See separate instructions.| (i) Name of supported organization |
(ii) EIN |
(iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) |
(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? |
(v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? |
(vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? |
(vii) Amount of support? |
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| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 2,529,708 | 2,642,630 | 2,529,307 | 2,494,557 | 2,431,855 | 12,628,057 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3.. | 2,529,708 | 2,642,630 | 2,529,307 | 2,494,557 | 2,431,855 | 12,628,057 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public Support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 12,628,057 | |||||
| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 2,529,708 | 2,642,630 | 2,529,307 | 2,494,557 | 2,431,855 | 12,628,057 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 125,674 | 145,697 | 108,245 | 65,749 | 66,783 | 512,148 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. (Explain in Part IV.) Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets.. | 26,077 | 57,352 | 83,429 | |||
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | 13,223,634 | |||||






| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public Support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) | ||||||
| 13 | Total support (Add lines 9, 10c, 11 and 12.). | ||||||




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| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION MAKES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO ITS BOARD AFTER IT IS FILED. HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT REVIEWS FORM 990 IN DETAIL PRIOR TO FILING. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | WMU HAS ADPOTED AND IMPLEMENTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE IS COMPLETED ANNUALLY BY WMU STAFF AND THE NEWLY ELECTED EXECUTIVE BOARD. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a | THE BOARD SETS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY BY REVIEWING A SALARY RANGE STUDY THAT IS PREPARED FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA BAPTIST CONVENTION. THE INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY AND THE DELIBERATIONS ARE RECORDED IN THE CORPORATE MINUTES. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18 | WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. | |
| Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances: | Form 990, Part XI, line 5: | Net unrealized gains on investments: 100,557. CHANGE IN VALUE OF PERPETUAL TRUST HELD BY OTHERS 3,496. Total to Form 990, Part XI, Line 5: 104,053. |
| EXPLANATION OF RESPONSIBILITY | FORM 990, PART X11, LINE 2C | THE ORGANIZATION HAS A FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SOUTH CAROLINA BAPTIST CONVENTION, A RELATED PARTY, SELECTS THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT FOR THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a | SC WMU EXECUTIVE BOARD SUMMARY REPORT SEPTEMBER 1, 2009-AUGUST 31, 2010 CHRISTIAN WOMEN'S JOB CORPS, A MINISTRY OF WMU (CWJC) AND CHRISTIAN MEN'S JOB CORPS (CMJCSM) CONTINUE TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE WORK OF SC WMU. WMU CONTINUES TO STRESS THROUGH TRAINING THAT CWJC/CMJC MAY BE DONE BY ONE WOMAN/MAN, ONE CHURCH, AND ONE OR MORE ASSOCIATIONS. CURRENTLY THERE ARE EIGHT ACTIVE SITES IN SOUTH CAROLINA. SOUTH CAROLINA WMU IS IN THE FINAL YEAR OF A SEVEN YEAR MISSIONS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JAMAICA BAPTIST WOMEN'S FEDERATION. DURING THE SUMMER OF 2010, EIGHTY-TWO PEOPLE REPRESENTING FOURTEEN ASSOCIATIONS, TWENTY CHURCHES AND THE STATE WMU STAFF SERVED ON FOUR MISSIONS TEAMS. TEAM MEMBERS CONDUCTED VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLS (VBS), PROVIDED A HEALTH FAIR FOR WOMEN, LED WORSHIP AND GOSPEL SERVICES, AND SPONSORED A MEDICAL CLINIC WHERE APPROXIMATELY 350 PEOPLE WERE SEEN AND TREATED. LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONFERENCES WERE ALSO HELD FOR THE WOMEN ATTENDING THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE JAMAICA BAPTIST WOMEN'S FEDERATION. TWENTY-FIVE PROFESSIONS OF FAITH WERE REPORTED. ONE TEAM REPORTED THAT THERE WERE SO MANY DECISIONS MADE THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ACCURATE COUNT. PARTNERSHIP TEAMS ALSO VISITED CHILDREN'S ORPHANAGES AND LOCAL HOSPITALS. THE PARTNERSHIP CONCLUDES ON DECEMBER 31, 2010. THREE ACTEENS GROUPS CONTINUE TO MEET MONTHLY ON THE WILLOW LANE CAMPUS. SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES THIS YEAR INCLUDE THE OPENING OF THE SECOND CHANCE BOUTIQUE AND GIFT SHOP. THE BOUTIQUE WAS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CLOTHES FOR DJJ YOUTH WHEN THEY LEAVE THE COMMUNITY BEHIND THE FENCE. CLOTHES HAVE BEEN FURNISHED BY CHURCHES AND INDIVIDUAL CHURCH MEMBERS. IN MAY, A PRAYERWALK WAS HELD ON THE BIRCHWOOD AND JOHN G. RICHARDS CAMPUS OF DJJ. THIRTY VOLUNTEERS WERE PRESENT TO WALK AND PRAY. IN DECEMBER, THE GIRLS AT WILLOW LANE INVITED THEIR MENTORS TO A PAJAMA PARTY. THEY DECORATED THE CAFETERIA AND PREPARED SAUSAGE AND PANCAKES WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS. THE 2009-2010 EMPHASIS OF WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION WAS CALLED TO LOVE. "LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, SOUL, AND MIND. THIS IS THE FIRST AND GREATEST COMMANDMENT. AND THE SECOND IS LIKE IT: LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." MATTHEW 22:37-39 WAS THE FOCUS PASSAGE. THE FULL PASSAGE WAS MATTHEW 22:34-40. THROUGH THIS FOCUS, WMU CHALLENGED INDIVIDUALS TO LIVE OUT THE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE OF CHRIST BY LOVING GOD WITH HEART, SOUL, AND MIND; TO ENGAGE OTHERS IN AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS THAT LED TO A DEEPER LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT IN MISSIONS MINISTRY, WITNESS, GIVING, AND PRAYER; AND TO BUILD BRIDGES FOR THE CAUSE OF CHRIST THROUGH A STUDY OF SCRIPTURE THAT LED TO A DEEPER LEVEL OF COMMITMENT TO MISSIONS INVOLVEMENT. THE CRITICAL ISSUE CONTINUES TO BE POVERTY. WMU IS THE STRONGEST, CONSISTENT ENTITY IN THE CHURCH WHICH SEEKS TO GET PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND MISSIONS, TO SEE THE LOSTNESS OF THE WORLD BEGINNING IN ONE'S OWN COMMUNITY, AND TO EQUIP WOMEN, MEN, BOYS AND GIRLS, ALL OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD TO COMMIT TO BE PERSONALLY INVOLVED IN MISSIONS. THIS INCLUDES PRAYING, GIVING FINANCIALLY THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM AND SPECIAL MISSIONS OFFERINGS, AND HANDS-ON INVOLVEMENT. ONE OF THE BEST RESPONSES THAT SC WMU CAN MAKE IS TO START ADDITIONAL WMU ORGANIZATION UNITS AND TO ENLIST MORE MEN, WOMEN, TEENAGERS, BOYS, GIRLS, AND PRESCHOOLERS IN ONGOING MISSIONS ORGANIZATIONS. WMU, SBC AND SC WMU ARE CONTINUING TO WORK TOGETHER TO PUT THE NEEDED MATERIALS IN THE HANDS OF CHURCHES TO BEGIN NEW ORGANIZATIONS. BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 AND AUGUST 31, 2010, 108 GROUPS IN 38 CHURCHES REQUESTED MATERIALS TO BEGIN NEW ORGANIZATIONAL GROUPS. THESE NEW GROUPS INCLUDE: 17 MISSION FRIENDS, 12 GIRLS IN ACTION, 17 CHILDREN IN ACTIONSM, 13 ACTEENS, 15 YOUTH ON MISSIONS, 13 WOMEN ON MISSION, 8 ADULTS ON MISSIONS, 13 WMU/CHURCHWIDE, AND 1 MULTI-ETHNIC GROUP. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WMU, SBC, APPROPRIATE COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS AND HOW-TO GUIDES WERE PROVIDED TO EACH UNIT. WMU STAFF CONTINUES TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE SCBC EMPHASES. LAURIE REGISTER WORKED WITH DR. JAMES AUSTIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-TREASURER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA BAPTIST CONVENTION (SCBC) AND THE SCBC ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS IN VISIONING AND SETTING GOALS TO CARRY OUT THE EXPERIENCE KINGDOM LIFE (EKL) EMPHASIS. WMU ALSO SPONSORS THE WERE HERE FOR YOU DAY OF MINISTRY EACH YEAR. THIS OCCURS THE SATURDAY BEFORE THE SOUTH CAROLINA BAPTIST CONVENTION IN NOVEMBER. BECAUSE THE PROJECTS ARE COORDINATED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL CHURCHES AND ASSOCIATIONS, WE DO NOT ALWAYS RECEIVE FULL REPORTS. BASED ON THOSE WE DID RECEIVE, WE KNOW THAT AT LEAST 57 CHURCHES FROM 33 ASSOCIATIONS PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF MINISTRY AND MISSION ACTION EFFORTS INCLUDING COMMUNITY FAIRS/BLOCK PARTIES; NURSING HOME/SHUT-IN OUTREACH ACTIVITIES; CITY EMPLOYEE APPRECIATIONS, AND SCHOOL/MEDICAL SUPPLIES COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION. WMU CLIP ART WAS SENT EACH MONTH TO ASSOCIATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS, WMU DIRECTORS, GROWTH CONSULTANTS, MISSIONS CONSULTANTS, AND WMU COMMUNICATION SPECIALISTS. SOUTH CAROLINA MISSIONS GROWTH PLAN SC WMU CONTINUES TO PROMOTE GROWTH THROUGH THE GROWTH PLAN OFF THE CHART, WHICH WAS LAUNCHED SEPTEMBER 1, 2007. THE RESULTS OF THIS PAST YEAR ARE RECORDED ABOVE. CHURCHES AND ASSOCIATIONS ARE WORKING WITH WMU IN PROMOTING GROWTH. THE VISION STATEMENT FOR THE GROWTH PLAN IS "MISSIONS INVOLVEMENT THROUGH WMU GROWTH." KEY ELEMENTS OF THE GROWTH PLAN ARE: DEFINE MISSIONS EDUCATION TO THE CHURCH; COMMUNICATE THE HEART OF WMU; LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE GROWTH; NUMERICAL GROWTH; COACHING; MENTORING; AND CUSTOMIZATION. THE ENTIRE PROGRAM OF WORK OF SC WMU GIVES SUPPORT TO GROWTH. THIS INCLUDES SPECIALISTS, CONFERENCES/MEETINGS, CONSULTATIONS, MAIL-OUTS, NEWSLETTERS, WEBSITE INFORMATION, AND RESPONDING TO ANY REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE WHICH COME FROM CHURCHES AND ASSOCIATIONS. SC WMU ALSO HAS GROWTH SPECIALISTS WHO ARE TRAINED TO START MISSIONS EDUCATION IN CHURCHES THAT HAVE NO WMU ORGANIZATIONS. THEY CAN ALSO GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT RAS AND MEN'S MINISTRY ORGANIZATIONS. WMU MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONS IN 2009-2010, THE ANNUAL CHURCH PROFILE SHOWS THAT SC WMU HAD A TOTAL MEMBERSHIP OF 72,696. THIS INCLUDES MEMBERS AS FOLLOWS: 172 BAPTIST NURSING FELLOWSHIPSM; 26 DJJ ACTEENS; 1,972 CHRISTIAN WOMEN'S JOB CORPS/CHRISTIAN MEN'S JOB CORPS. WMU SPECIALISTS ENABLE SC WMU TO EXTEND THE SERVICES OFFERED TO THE CHURCHES AND ASSOCIATIONS. IF A STAFF MEMBER CANNOT ACCEPT A SPEAKING/TRAINING REQUEST, USUALLY A SPECIALIST CAN. A SPECIALIST IS A PERSON WITH EXPERIENCE IN THE OFFICE, AGE LEVEL, OR SPECIALTY IN WHICH THEY ARE SERVING. IN ADDITION, THEY HAVE COMPLETED EXTENSIVE TRAINING IN THE WORK OF WMU. SPECIALISTS ARE AVAILABLE TO SPEAK IN CHURCHES/ASSOCIATIONS, LEAD CONFERENCES, AND TEACH NORTH AMERICAN/INTERNATIONAL MISSION STUDIES, STATE MISSIONS EMPHASIS, AND OTHERS STUDIES, I.E. EMPHASIS BOOK CALLED TO LOVE. THEY ALSO ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU ASSESS YOUR WMU ORGANIZATION AND OTHER SPECIALIZED NEEDS. BASICALLY, THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS AS DETERMINED AND REQUESTED BY CHURCHES AND ASSOCIATIONS. SPECIALISTS MAY BE CONTACTED DIRECTLY OR MAY BE CONTACTED THROUGH THE STATE WMU OFFICE. | |
| LEADERSHIP TRAINING IS ONE OF THE GREATEST NEEDS THAT WE HAVE IN WMU IN SOUTH CAROLINA. TRAINED LEADERS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EXCITING LEARNING EXPERIENCES, AND THOSE THAT ARE NOT! IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN QUALITY MISSIONS EDUCATION AND WMU GROWTH. LEADERSHIP CAN BE EITHER THE STRONGEST LINK OR THE WEAKEST LINK IN WMU. COMMITTED AND TRAINED LEADERSHIP DETERMINES THE FUTURE OF WMU. OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO HAVE TRAINED, EFFECTIVE LEADERS. TO DO THIS, SC WMU USES THE FOLLOWING APPROACHES: 1) STATE-SPONSORED TRAINING EVENTS; 2) MISSIONS FAIRS; 3) TRAINING PLANS AND HELPS TO ASSIST ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN TRAINING EVENTS; 4) TRAINING CONFERENCES/EVENTS OFFERED BY ASSOCIATIONS/CHURCHES IN WHICH WMU STAFF/EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS/SPECIALISTS PARTICIPATE; 5) SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS; 6) ARTICLES INCLUDED IN WMU NEWSLETTERS; 7) LETTERS AND TELEPHONE CALLS RESPONDING TO SPECIFIC SITUATIONS AND/OR QUESTIONS FROM CHURCHES AND ASSOCIATIONS; 8) CONSULTATIONS/CUSTOMIZATIONS; 9) PUBLISHED MATERIALS; AND 10) WMU WEB PAGE. DUE TO AN ERROR IN STATISTICAL TRACKING, WE ONLY HAVE STATISTICS FOR EIGHT MONTHS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 AND AUGUST 31, 2010. DURING EACH OF THOSE EIGHT MONTHS, THERE WAS AN AVERAGE OF 1,249 VISITS THE SOUTH CAROLINA WMU WEBSITE. THE MONTHLY AVERAGE UNIQUE VISITORS WERE 923 AND AVERAGE PAGE VIEWS WERE 3,923. WHILE MOST OF OUR TRAFFIC CAME FROM WITHIN SOUTH CAROLINA, WE DID HAVE VISITORS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND BEYOND. WMU SEEKS TO HELP CHURCHES WHETHER THEY ARE LOOKING FOR MISSIONS ASSISTANCE OR ASSISTANCE WITH WMU ORGANIZATIONS ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING (ALT) 2010 WAS HELD AT CAMP LA VIDA, APRIL 30-MAY 1, 2010. ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR PERSONS, REPRESENTING THIRTY ASSOCIATIONS ATTENDED. THE THEME FOR THE EVENT WAS THE AMAZING RACE. THE WEEKEND BEGAN WITH DINNER AND A BRIEF GENERAL SESSION AROUND THE TABLES FOLLOWED BY INTERACTIVE CONFERENCES. THE INTERACTIVE CONFERENCES WERE CENTERED AROUND THE FOUR OBJECTIVES OF ASSOCIATIONAL WMU: 1) NURTURING A MISSIONS ENVIRONMENT IN THE CHURCH AND THE ASSOCIATION, 2) PROVIDING AND PARTICIPATING IN ASSOCIATIONAL MISSIONS ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS, 3) EQUIPPING CHURCHES IN MISSIONS AWARENESS AND INVOLVEMENT, AND 4) DEVELOPING AND STRENGTHENING WMU IN ALL CONGREGATIONS. TWENTY-THREE ASSOCIATIONAL WMU DIRECTORS AND TWELVE ASSOCIATIONAL GROWTH CONSULTANTS ATTENDED A DAY OF SPECIALIZED TRAINING ON JULY 17, 2010. CHURCH WMU TRAINING WAS HELD AUGUST 20-21, 2010. 204 PERSONS, REPRESENTING FIFTY-SIX CHURCHES, ATTENDED THE EVENT HELD AT CAMP LA VIDA. THE THEME FOR THE EVENT WAS THE AMAZING RACE. FOLLOWING DINNER AND A SHORT GENERAL SESSION, INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS WERE AVAILABLE TO CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS. THROUGH SIXTEEN INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, INFORMATION WAS SHARED ON CURRENT MISSION ACTION AND MINISTRY PROJECTS OF WMU, AS WELL AS INFORMATION ABOUT WMU AGE-LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS. FOR THE SECOND YEAR, WMU PARTNERED WITH THE SCBC WORSHIP AND MUSIC OFFICE AND THE YOUTH MINISTRY GROUP TO PROVIDE MISSIONS TRIP TRAINING FOR ACTEENS ACTIVATORS TEAMS, YOUTH ON MISSION POINT TEAMS, YOUTH MISSIONS CHOIRS, AND YOUTH MISSIONS TEAMS AND THEIR LEADERS. SEVENTY-NINE YOUTH AND YOUTH LEADERS ATTENDED THE 2010 M-TOOLS MISSIONS TRIP TRAINING EVENT. THE TWENTY-ONE FACULTY INVOLVED IN THE EVENT MADE A TOTAL OF 100 PARTICIPANTS. STATE WMU STAFF ASSISTED ASSOCIATIONAL WMU LEADERSHIP WITH WMU SPRING MEETINGS WHICH WERE HELD DURING THE MONTHS OF MARCH, APRIL, AND MAY OF 2010. THE PURPOSE OF THESE MEETINGS IS TO PROVIDE MISSIONS INSPIRATION AND INFORMATION AND TO CONDUCT WMU BUSINESS, WHICH INCLUDES ELECTING ASSOCIATIONAL WMU LEADERSHIP FOR THE NEW CHURCH YEAR. THE SC WMU OFFICE SENDS PROGRAM PLANS AND MATERIALS. SC WMU ALSO PROVIDES TRAVEL FOR THE MISSIONARIES. A STAFF MEMBER ATTENDS EVERY MEETING. THE MAJORITY OF THE ASSOCIATIONS INCLUDED A PRESENTATION FROM A RETIRED OR ACTIVE INTERNATIONAL OR NORTH AMERICAN MISSIONARY AS A PART OF THEIR PROGRAM. APPROXIMATELY 2,720 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THESE MEETINGS. THE MISSION SUPPORT FOCUS AREAS OF WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION INCLUDE PRAYING AND GIVING. EACH YEAR, WMU CO-SPONSORS WITH THE MISSIONS MOBILIZATION GROUP ONE MISSION SUPPORT PROJECT: PRISONER PACKETS AT CHRISTMAS. A TOTAL OF 24,815 PRISONER'S PACKETS WERE PROVIDED IN 2010. THIS REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF 962. WE THANK SOUTH CAROLINA BAPTISTS WHO FAITHFULLY GIVE TO THIS PROJECT. WITH ASSOCIATIONS, WMU SPONSORS MINISTRY HEALTH KITS IN THE SPRING. BECAUSE OF THE WAY HEALTH KITS ARE COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED IN THE ASSOCIATIONS, WE DO NOT HAVE A TOTAL FIGURE FOR THESE. WMU AND MEN'S MINISTRIES WORKED TOGETHER TO PROVIDE DUFFEL BAGS AND BIBLES FOR CHILDREN IN THE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM. WMU WORKS THROUGH THE SC FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATION. FOR 2009-2010, $30,669 WAS GIVEN FOR THE PURCHASE OF DUFFEL BAGS AND BIBLES FOR FOSTER CHILDREN IN SOUTH CAROLINA. SOME GROUPS PARTICIPATE IN THE DUFFEL BAGS AND BIBLES PROJECT BY PURCHASING AND DELIVERING DUFFEL BAGS AND BIBLES DIRECTLY TO THE FOSTER PARENTS PRESIDENT OF THEIR COUNTY OR REGION. THEIR NUMBERS ARE NOT COUNTED IN THE TOTAL UNLESS THEY WERE REPORTED TO THE WMU OFFICE. EVERY YEAR, WMU IS THE PRIMARY PROMOTER OF THE SEASON OF INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS, THE SEASON OF NORTH AMERICAN MISSIONS, AND THE SEASON OF PRAYER FOR STATE MISSIONS. IN ADDITION, A DVD, CHILDREN'S SERMONS, PASTOR HELPS, AND INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS AVAILABLE TO SPEAK WERE MAILED TO EVERY CHURCH. SPEAKER'S GUIDES, INCLUDING A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, WERE MAILED TO ALL WHO AGREED TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF STATE MISSIONS. WMU ALSO ASSUMES A MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM (CP). ALTHOUGH THE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM GIFTS FELL SHORT OF THE BUDGET, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR EACH DOLLAR GIVEN, AND THE SACRIFICIAL GIVING OF SOUTH CAROLINA BAPTISTS DURING DIFFICULT FINANCIAL TIMES. THIS AFFIRMS ALL THAT SC BAPTISTS DO TOGETHER FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD. IN ALL MISSIONS OFFERINGS, CHURCHES WITH WMU GAVE MORE TO THE OFFERINGS. | ||
| THE 2009 SEASON OF PRAYER FOR STATE MISSIONS WAS OBSERVED IN THIS REPORTING PERIOD. THE THEME WAS "OUTSIDE MY SPACE." THE SCRIPTURE WAS MATTHEW 9:35-38 (KJV). IT SAYS, "THEN SAITH HE UNTO HIS DISCIPLES, THE HARVEST TRULY IS PLENTEOUS, BUT THE LABOURERS ARE FEW; PRAY YE THEREFORE THE LORD OF THE HARVEST, THAT HE WILL SEND FORTH LABOURERS INTO HIS HARVEST." DAILY MISSIONARY PRAYER GUIDES WERE PROVIDED TO CHURCHES FOR THE EIGHT-DAY PRAYER OBSERVANCE. A MISSIONS FACT/INTEREST SHEET, CLIP ART, A POSTER, AND AN INTERPRETATION AND ALLOCATION SHEET ON THE JANIE CHAPMAN OFFERING FOR STATE MISSIONS, MISSIONS EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE KINGDOM LIFE ALSO WERE PROVIDED. TO REACH A BROADER AUDIENCE, THE SEASON OF PRAYER FOR STATE MISSIONS BOOKLET, MINUS THE AGE-LEVEL PROCEDURES, WAS PRINTED IN THE BAPTIST COURIER. SEASON OF PRAYER MATERIALS WERE ON THE WMU WEBSITE. LETTERS WERE ALSO SENT TO PASTORS URGING THEIR SUPPORT AND PROMOTION OF THE SEASON OF PRAYER AND OFFERING. A DVD, AND WHEN REQUESTED, A VIDEOTAPE, WAS SENT TO CHURCH WMU DIRECTORS, PASTORS OF CHURCHES THAT DO NOT HAVE WMU, AND ASSOCIATION OFFICES AND ASSOCIATIONAL WMU DIRECTORS. OTHER MISSION SUPPORT EVENTS/PROJECTS INCLUDE: PROMOTION OF MISSIONS EMPHASES AND ASSOCIATIONAL EMPHASIS WEEK; MONETARY GIFTS TO SOUTH CAROLINA MISSIONARIES WHEN THEY ARE APPOINTED/COMMISSIONED AND AT CHRISTMAS; MONETARY GIFTS, TWICE A YEAR, TO CHILDREN (MKS) OF SOUTH CAROLINA MISSIONARIES ATTENDING COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY AND TO ANY MK ATTENDING A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY IN SOUTH CAROLINA; PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO MK RE-ENTRY RETREAT FOR SC MKS ENTERING THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR OF COLLEGE; AND PROMOTION OF AND PARTICIPATION IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA/WITNESS TO THE WORLD PARTNERSHIP; SOUTH CAROLINA/APPALACHIA REGION MINISTRIES; THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONNECTION PARTNERSHIPS; AND THE JAMAICA BAPTIST WOMENS FEDERATION/SC WMU/WMU, SBC PARTNERSHIP. WE ALSO PROMOTE GIVING TO THE PURE WATER, PURE LOVESM MINISTRY OF WMU, WHICH PROVIDES PURE WATER FOR MISSIONARIES AND SOMETIMES WHOLE COMMUNITIES. WE ENCOURAGE CHURCH AND ASSOCIATIONAL WMU ORGANIZATIONS TO HAVE WORLDCRAFTSSM PARTIES. AN ANNUAL DAY OF FELLOWSHIP IS PROVIDED FOR SOUTH CAROLINA MISSIONARIES AND THEIR FAMILIES AT CAMP LA VIDA. THIS YEAR IT WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 WITH 29 MISSIONARIES AND 18 WMU AND CAMP STAFF ATTENDING. TWO MISSIONARY PARENTS FELLOWSHIP MEETINGS WERE HELD. THE FALL MEETING WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 17, 2009 AT THE SCBC BUILDING, COLUMBIA, WITH TWENTY-NINE ATTENDING. THE SPRING MEETING WAS HELD MARCH 20, 2010 AT RYAN'S FAMILY STEAK HOUSE IN CHARLESTON. TWENTY-FOUR ATTENDED THIS MEETING. D. RAY AND KIM DAVIS, INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD, WERE THE GUEST SPEAKERS. WMU PROVIDES MEALS AND PROGRAMS FOR BOTH MEETINGS. WHITE OAK CONFERENCE CENTER WAS THE SITE FOR THE 2010 NATIONAL MISSIONARY PARENTS RETREAT ON APRIL 23-25 WITH 183 PERSONS ATTENDING. THIS RETREAT, SPONSORED BY SOUTH CAROLINA WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA MISSIONARY PARENTS FELLOWSHIP, AND THE INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD, IS HELD EVERY OTHER YEAR. MISSIONARY PARENTS ATTENDING THE RETREAT REPRESENTED EIGHTEEN STATES AND CHILDREN SERVING IN NINE AFFINITY GROUPS. 2010 LOTTIE MOON CHRISTMAS OFFERING FROM JANUARY 1-DECEMBER 31, 2010, $7,816,998.60 WAS GIVEN. THIS WAS A 6.82% DECREASE OF $572,097.01 FROM 2009. 2010 ANNIE ARMSTRONG EASTER OFFERING FROM JANUARY 1-DECEMBER 31, 2010, SOUTH CAROLINA BAPTISTS GAVE $3,528,282.20. THIS WAS A DECREASE OF 2.73% OR $99,173.59 FROM 2009. 2010 JANIE CHAPMAN OFFERING FOR STATE MISSIONS, MISSIONS EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE KINGDOM LIFE (WMU OFFERING) FROM JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2010, $1,735,785.98 WAS GIVEN TO THE JANIE CHAPMAN OFFERING. THIS REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF 4.36% OR $79,127.41 OVER 2009 RECEIPTS. A CHECK FOR $1,148,963.48 WAS SENT TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA BAPTIST CONVENTION FOR THE EVANGELISM AND MISSIONS TEAM, SCBC EMPHASIS (EXPERIENCE KINGDOM LIFE), INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MINISTRIES, DISASTER RELIEF, MCCALL ROYAL AMBASSADOR CAMP, AND ASSOCIATIONAL SERVICES OFFICE. WMU RECEIVED $586,822.50 FOR CAMP LA VIDA AND WMU MINISTRIES/WORK. WHEN THE WMU EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETS IN MARCH 2010, $2,738.83 (INTEREST EARNED) THAT WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED WILL BE ALLOCATED. SOUTH CAROLINA MISSIONARIES DURING THE 2009-2010 CHURCH YEAR, WE KNOW THAT THERE WERE AT LEAST 25 MISSIONARIES APPOINTED TO SERVE IN LAST FRONTIER AREAS. | ||
| THE 2010 SUMMER CAMPING SEASON THEME AT CAMP LA VIDA WAS LIVE LOVE. THE CAMPING SEASON CONSISTS OF THREE MOTHER/DAUGHTER OVERNIGHTS, A MOTHER/DAUGHTER MINICAMP, GA AND ACTEENS MINICAMPS, AND GA AND ACTEENS FIVE-DAY CAMPS. IT ALSO INCLUDES CHILDREN IN ACTION AND YOUTH ON MISSION CAMPING EXPERIENCES. IN THE 2010 SEASON, A TOTAL OF 1,861 CAMPERS ATTENDED. THIS NUMBER INCLUDES 527 WHO ATTENDED THREE MOTHER/DAUGHTER OVERNIGHTS AND ONE MOTHER/DAUGHTER MINICAMP, AS WELL AS NINE CHILDREN OF MISSIONARIES AND PROGRAM GUESTS WHO STAYED IN CABINS AND PARTICIPATED IN THE CAMPING PROGRAM. A TOTAL OF 242 DECISIONS WERE RECORDED: 74 CAMPERS MADE PROFESSIONS OF FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST; 46 REDEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO CHRIST; 92 COMMITTED TO FULL-TIME MISSION SERVICE; 5 TO FULL-TIME CHRISTIAN SERVICE; AND 25 OTHER DECISIONS WERE MADE. CAMPERS CONTRIBUTED $2,595.72 THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM (AN OFFERING IS NOT TAKEN DURING MOTHER/DAUGHTER OVERNIGHTS). THERE WERE THIRTY-FOUR PROGRAM GUESTS WITH EIGHT FAMILY MEMBERS (NOT INCLUDING THE SIXTEEN PARTICIPATING) AND FIFTY STAFF FOR THE CAMPING SEASON. EIGHTEEN FROM CONNIE MAXWELL CHILDRENS HOME WERE PROVIDED CAMPERSHIPS (HALF THE FEE). SEVEN CONVENTION STAFF FAMILY MEMBERS ATTENDED CAMP. TWO WORK DAYS WERE HELD AT CAMP LA VIDA OCTOBER 17, 2009 AND APRIL 10, 2010. IN OCTOBER, TWENTY-ONE PARTICIPANTS FROM FIVE CHURCHES, ALONG WITH NINE STAFF MEMBERS PARTICIPATED. IN APRIL, TWENTY-SIX PARTICIPANTS FROM FIVE CHURCHES AND ONE ASSOCIATION, ALONG WITH NINE STAFF MEMBERS PARTICIPATED. PROJECTS COMPLETED AT CAMP LA VIDA THIS YEAR INCLUDED: COVERING THE WINDOWS ON TOP OF UNIT THREE; REBUILDING THE WALKWAYS TO CABINS 9 AND 10; BUILDING A NEW SET OF STEPS TO THE STAGE IN THE MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDING; RENOVATING THE PORCHES ON BOTH THE WORLD MISSIONS AND ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS; WORKING ON THE KITCHEN TO MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT; IMPROVED THE EFFICIENCY OF THE LUGGAGE TRAILERS; AND ADDING ON TO THE DOCK ROOF. ON APRIL 17, 2010, A CAMP LA VIDA OPEN HOUSE WAS HELD. 170 POTENTIAL CAMPERS, PARENTS, AND LEADERS ATTENDED, ALONG WITH SEVENTEEN SUMMER CAMP STAFFERS AND WMU STAFF. SHARON STRAWHORN SERVED AS THE MISSIONARY. | ||
| TRIPLE A IS A TOOL FOR CHURCH AND ASSOCIATIONAL WMU LEADERS TO USE IN MEASURING THEIR PROGRESS AND TO AID THEM IN ANNUAL PLANNING AND EVALUATION. THE CHURCH TOOL HAS 13 CATEGORIES. TO RECEIVE RECOGNITION, 45 OUT OF 60 ACTIONS, WITH AT LEAST ONE ACTIVITY FROM 11 OF THE 13 CATEGORIES MUST BE COMPLETED. IN THE ASSOCIATIONS TOOL, THERE ARE 11 CATEGORIES AND 85 ACTIONS. TO BE RECOGNIZED, 70 ACTIONS FROM A MINIMUM OF 7 DIFFERENT CATEGORIES MUST BE COMPLETED. IN 2009-2010, 118 CHURCHES AND 13 ASSOCIATIONS WERE RECOGNIZED. THE 2010 WMU ANNUAL MEETING WAS HELD AT ASHLEY RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH, CHARLESTON, MARCH 19-20, 2010. GAIL HODSON, PRESIDENT, PRESIDED OVER EACH SESSION. THIRTY-SEVEN ASSOCIATIONS WERE REPRESENTED. THE THEME FOR THE MEETING WAS INDUBITABLE. DURING THIS REPORTING YEAR, WE BEGAN PRINTING OUR NEWSLETTERS IN FULL COLOR. WE CUT BACK ON THE ENCLOSURES BY MAKING THEM AVAILABLE ONLINE AND CHANGED PACKAGING ON OTHER ITEMS. OVERALL, TOTAL COST OF MAIL-OUTS HAS BEEN DECREASED. SOUTH CAROLINA WMU PROVIDED ARTICLES FOR INCLUSION IN FOCUS MAGAZINE, THE QUARTERLY EXPERIENCE KINGDOM LIFE PUBLICATION FOR CHURCHES. SOUTH CAROLINA WMU CONTINUES TO BE INVOLVED WITH HOLD OUT THE LIFELINE: A MISSION TO FAMILIES. HOLD OUT THE LIFELINE ASSISTS AND ENABLES RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS AND COMMUNITIES TO WORK ALONE OR WITH AGENCIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING OF FAMILIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THE WMU DEVELOPMENT FUND TASK FORCE IS IN ITS FOURTEENTH YEAR. COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST YOU BY TALKING WITH YOU OR SOMEONE THAT YOU KNOW WHO IS INTERESTED IN SECURING THE FINANCIAL FUTURE OF WMU. THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS THAT THIS CAN BE DONE: DONATING TO THE SC WMU DEVELOPMENT FUND; DONATING TO THE SC WMU/WMU, SBC ENDOWMENT FUND, TOUCH TOMORROW TODAY, WHICH IS SET UP AT THE WMU FOUNDATION IN BIRMINGHAM; SETTING UP A TRUST FUND, AND INCLUDING SC WMU IN YOUR WILL. A VOLUNTEER FORCE CONTINUES TO ASSIST IN THE WMU OFFICE. FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2010, EIGHTY-NINE VOLUNTEERS FROM NINETEEN CHURCHES SERVED 576 HOURS. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE A STRATEGIC PART OF OUR WORK, AS THEY PLAY A BIG ROLE IN GETTING RESOURCES TO OUR CHURCHES. WMU HELPED TO PROMOTE THE MOTHER'S DAY OFFERING FOR THE HOMES FOR THE AGING. WMU PROVIDES CLIP ART AND INFORMATION TO ASSOCIATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS FOR USE IN THEIR ASSOCIATIONAL NEWSLETTERS. | ||
| FOURTEEN ASSOCIATIONAL MISSION FRIENDS CONSULTANTS WERE TRAINED ON APRIL 30-MAY 1, 2010 AT CAMP LA VIDA DURING ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING. EIGHTEEN MISSION FRIENDS LEADERS WERE TRAINED ON AUGUST 20-21, 2010 AT CAMP LA VIDA DURING CHURCH WMU TRAINING. GIRLS IN ACTION REPORT DURING ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING, APRIL 30-MAY 1, 2010, NINETEEN GIRLS IN ACTION/CHILDREN IN ACTION CONSULTANTS WERE TRAINED. TWENTY-FIVE GIRLS IN ACTION LEADERS WERE TRAINED AT CHURCH WMU TRAINING, AUGUST 20-21, 2010. ACTEENS/YOUTH ON MISSION REPORT EIGHT ASSOCIATIONAL ACTEENS/YOUTH ON MISSION CONSULTANTS WERE TRAINED AT ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING IN MAY, 2010. SIX ACTEENS LEADERS WERE TRAINED AT CHURCH WMU TRAINING AT CAMP LA VIDA IN AUGUST, 2010. THE SOUTH CAROLINA ACTEENS FACEBOOK PAGE GAINED 123 FANS BETWEEN JANUARY AND AUGUST 2010. WOMEN ON MISSION REPORT TWENTY ASSOCIATIONAL WOMEN ON MISSION/ADULTS ON MISSION CONSULTANTS WERE TRAINED AT ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING AT CAMP LA VIDA. TWENTY-EIGHT WOMEN ON MISSION LEADERS WERE TRAINED AT CAMP LA VIDA DURING CHURCH WMU TRAINING. IN ADDITION, A WOMEN ON MISSION MEMBER'S CONFERENCE WAS HELD. COED REPORT THIS YEAR SC WMU RESPONDED TO REQUESTS FROM MORE THAN 73 CHURCHES AND ASSOCIATIONS FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING COED MISSIONS EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSISTANCE IN TRAINING LEADERS. FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2009-AUGUST 31, 2010, THE FOLLOWING NUMBER OF COED WMU ORGANIZATIONS WERE STARTED WITH COMPLIMENTARY COPIES OF THE APPROPRIATE LITERATURE PROVIDED TO EACH: 17 CHILDREN IN ACTION; 15 YOUTH ON MISSION; 8 ADULTS ON MISSION. AT THE CHURCH WMU TRAINING CONFERENCE, AUGUST 2009, LEADERSHIP TRAINING WAS PROVIDED FOR 16 COED CONSULTANTS - 7 YOUTH ON MISSION; AND 9 CHILDREN IN ACTION. BAPTIST NURSING FELLOWSHIP SOUTH CAROLINA BAPTIST NURSING FELLOWSHIP (SC BNF) MEMBERSHIP IS 172. MEMBERS OF SC BNF PROVIDED BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING AND HEALTH LITERATURE FOR STATE FAIR WORKERS, OCTOBER 2009. SEVERAL MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN MISSIONS TRIPS OVERSEAS AND IN THE UNITED STATES. MEMBERS ALSO VOLUNTEERED AT FREE CLINICS, AT THE SUNBURN UNIT IN MYRTLE BEACH, AT LOCAL FAIRS AND FESTIVALS, AND HELPED WITH THE TRUCKERS MINISTRY. THIRTY-SEVEN NURSES AND GUESTS ATTENDED THE 25TH BNF ANNUAL MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 27, 2010 AT NORTH ANDERSON BAPTIST CHURCH, ANDERSON. SPECIAL GUEST WAS ELLEN TABOR OF NORTH CAROLINA WHO HELPED ORGANIZE THE SOUTH CAROLINA CHAPTER. FIVE REGIONAL MEETINGS WERE HELD FOR FELLOWSHIP AND INFORMATION ABOUT BNF. THE MEETINGS WERE HELD IN CONWAY, CHARLESTON, SIMPSONVILLE, CONWAY AND AIKEN. APPROXIMATELY THIRTY-FOUR ATTENDED. |
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