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| (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 monetary support | |||
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(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 2,494,557 | 2,431,855 | 2,581,121 | 2,424,294 | 2,379,404 | 12,311,231 |
| 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 | 2,494,557 | 2,431,855 | 2,581,121 | 2,424,294 | 2,379,404 | 12,311,231 |
| 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. | 12,311,231 | |||||
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 2,494,557 | 2,431,855 | 2,581,121 | 2,424,294 | 2,379,404 | 12,311,231 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 65,749 | 66,783 | 42,249 | 43,811 | 69,098 | 287,690 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.).. | 26,077 | 57,352 | 63,350 | 3,969 | 6,807 | 157,555 |
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | 12,756,476 | |||||






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(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (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.) | ||||||
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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 III, Line 4a: | The 2012-2013 emphasis of Woman's Missionary Union (WMU) was The Story Lives On. "As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard," Acts 4:20 (NIV) was the focus passage. The full passage was Acts 4:12-20. Through this focus, WMU challenged individuals to celebrate the radical stories of WMU - past and present; connect our stories as we forge our future; and commit to tell the gospel story and ignite a passion for the Great Commission in all generations. Beginning September 2010, Human Exploitation became the focus of Project HELP, our critical issue and we continued that focus this year. Woman's Missionary Union, Auxiliary to South Carolina Baptist Convention continued to provide resources and to assist associations and churches in holding educational events in their areas. WMU is the strongest, consistent entity in the church which seeks to help 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 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 South Carolina Woman's Missionary Union (SC WMU) can make is to start additional WMU organizational units and to enlist more adults, youth, children, and preschoolers in ongoing missions organizations. WMU, SBC and SC WMU continue to work together to put the needed materials in the hands of churches to begin new organizations. From September 1, 2012-August 31, 2013, the following new WMU organizations were started with complimentary copies of the appropriate literature provided to each: 17 Mission Friends; 12 Girls in Action; 11 Royal Ambassadors; 10 Children in Action; 10 Acteens; 10 Youth on Mission; 6 Challengers; 10 Women on Mission; 6 Adults on Mission; one language group and 11 WMU officers. This is a total of 105 new groups in 43 churches. Christian Women's Job Corps (CWJC) and Christian Men's Job Corps (CMJC), a ministries of WMU, continue to be an important part of the work of South Carolina WMU. WMU continues to stress through training that CWJC/CMJC may be done by one woman/man, one church, and one or more associations. During this reporting period, there were two active sites in South Carolina. Two Acteens groups continue to meet on the DJJ campus of Willow Lane. In November, Calvary Church in Neeses spearheaded the Fall Festival at DJJ. Other churches and organizations also were involved. The second prayerwalk in the "community behind the fence" took place July 20. Thirty participants prayed and walked the campus along with a group of DJJ youth. VBS was held the last week of July at the Willow Lane Chapel. Refuge Church, Chapin led this school for the second straight year. Seven professions of faith were made. Thirteen Campers on Mission volunteers were on the DJJ campus for 30 days, August 13-16, building Adirondack chairs alongside 14 male youth on parole or probation. Thirty chairs were built. WMU also sponsors the We're Here for You day of ministry each year. This occurs the Saturday before the South Carolina Baptist Convention (SCBC) in November. Twelve churches, representing nine associations reported involvement in mission action projects on this day. These reports indicated that a total of 254 persons were served on that day by 105 volunteers. An additional twenty-three families from one church were helped. These families were from a county DSS. Three were families who recently lost everything in a fire; one family, from Sistercare, was given items on their Christmas wish list; and three families received Wal-Mart gift cards to help stock their home with food and items. One church prepared and served lunch to a group of homeless men in downtown Charleston where one of their ministers has begun a Bible Study. 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 The new growth emphasis Bigger and Better was launched September 1, 2013. The new starts for this past year are recorded above. 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 requests for assistance which come from churches and associations. The age-level growth brochures provide promotional ideas for groups. They are available as a free download on the SC WMU website, www.scwmu.org, under resources for WMU leadership. WMU Membership and Organizations In 2012-2013, the Annual Church Profile shows that SC WMU had a total membership of 105,457. This includes members as follows: 131 Baptist Nursing Fellowship and 14 DJJ Acteens. LEADERSHIP TRAINING Leadership training continues to be 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) training plans and helps to assist associational leadership in training events; 3) training conferences/events offered by associations/churches in which WMU staff/Executive Board members/specialists participate; 4) speaking engagements; 5) articles included in WMU newsletters; 6) letters and telephone calls responding to specific situations and/or questions from churches and associations; 7) consultations/customizations; 8) published materials; and 9) web page. Specialized Workers WMU specialists enable South Carolina 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 other studies, i.e. emphasis book We've a Story to Tell. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a, continued: | Associational Spring Meetings State WMU staff assisted associational WMU leadership with WMU Spring Meetings which were held during the months of March, April, and May of 2013. 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 2,350 individuals participated in these meetings which were held in 42 of the 43 associations. MISSION SUPPORT The mission support objectives 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. This marks the 36th year of providing these packets. A total of 25,163 prisoner packets were provided in 2012. This is an increase over what was given the previous year and exceeded the required number needed. 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 continues to provide duffel bags and Bibles for children in the foster care program. WMU works with the South Carolina Foster Parents Association to provide these items. During 2012-2013, South Carolina WMU received a total of $14,845.63 for the purchase of Duffel Bags and Bibles. Eighty churches and WMUs contributed towards this mission support effort. Seven individuals also contributed towards this total. A total of 1,200 duffel bags were purchased with this money. All of these were delivered to South Carolina Foster Parents Association contacts in late February and early March. Duffel bags and Bibles are given to all foster children in South Carolina. In addition to the money that was sent to South Carolina WMU, other churches worked directly through their local South Carolina Foster Parents Association contact. Every year, WMU is the primary promoter of the Season of Prayer for International Missions, the Season of Prayer for North American Missions, and the Season of Prayer for State Missions. In addition, for state missions, a DVD, children's sermons, pastor helps, and information on individuals available to speak were mailed to every church. Information packets 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. 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 South Carolina Baptists do together for the Kingdom of God. 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 partnerships. We also promote giving to the Pure Water, Pure Love ministry of WMU, which provides pure water for missionaries and sometimes whole communities. We encourage church and associational WMU organizations to have WorldCrafts parties. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a, continued: | SOUTH CAROLINA MISSIONARIES Due to security issues, we no longer provide in print names and areas of service of our missionaries. We regard their safety and security as a primary concern. Always keep our missions personnel in your prayers. If you have any questions, please contact the state WMU office. During the 2012-2013 church year, we know that there were at least six missionaries appointed to serve in Last Frontier areas. One was appointed to serve as Last Frontier Journeyman with the Sub-Saharan African Peoples affinity group. One who served as a Journeyman in a Last Frontier area completed his two years of service during the summer of 2013. Lucy Turner, retired North American missionary, and Norman Brown, retired international missionary, are now deceased. CAMP LA VIDA The 2013 summer camping season theme at Camp La Vida (CLV) was Fearless. The camping season consists of two mother/daughter overnights, a mother/daughter minicamp, GA and Acteens minicamps, GA and Acteens five-day camps, and two Children in Action and Youth on Mission camping experiences. In the 2013 season, a total of 1,459 campers attended. This number includes 466 who attended two mother/daughter overnights and one mother/daughter minicamp, as well as 6 children of missionaries and program guests who stayed in cabins and participated in the camping program. A total of 297 decisions were recorded: 89 campers made professions of faith in Jesus Christ; 65 rededicated their lives to Christ; 101 committed to full-time mission service; 16 to full-time Christian service; and 26 other decisions were made. Campers contributed $2,222.25 through the Cooperative Program (an offering is not taken during mother/daughter overnights). There were 39 program guests and 40 staff for the camping season, including short term staff. Seven from Connie Maxwell Children's Home were provided camperships (half the fee). Six Convention staff family members attended camp. TRIPLE A 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, 43 out of 68 actions, with at least one activity from 11 of the 13 categories must be completed. In the association's tool, there are 11 categories and 85 actions. To be recognized, 70 actions from a minimum of 7 different categories must be completed. In 2012-2013, 91 churches and 8 associations were recognized. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a, continued: | OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST 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. Sandra Tapp serves as a member of the Statewide Advisory Committee of Hold Out the Lifeline. A volunteer force continues to assist in the WMU office. From September 1, 2012 through August 31, 2013, 54 volunteers from 8 churches served 432 hours. These individuals are a strategic part of our work, as they play a big role in getting resources to our churches. Each year during the fall, we invite volunteers to a luncheon given in their honor. In attendance at the luncheon in 2012 were 49. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | Each woman who participates in her local chapter of WMU is considered to be a member. Members attend the annual meeting and approve the slate of board members for the upcoming year by voting "yes" or "no" when each candidate's name is called. Members cannot add names to the list of board candidates, not do they approve major decisions made by the board. There is only one class of membership. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | Each woman who participates in her local chapter of WMU is considered to be a member. Members attend the annual meeting and approve the slate of board members for the upcoming year by voting "yes" or "no" when each candidate's name is called. Members cannot add names to the list of board candidates. There is only one class of membership. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and reviewed in detail by WMU's top management. The reviewed Form 990 is then provided to the board of directors prior to filing with the IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The conflict of interest policy is monitored annually by requiring all organization staff and board members to complete and sign the conflict of interest questionnaire. The Accountant and Human Resource Director annually reviews the questionnaires and alerts the Executive Director-Treasurer if there are any issues. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a | The Board annually 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 19 | The organization makes its governing documents, Conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. |
| Form 990, Part XI, line 9: | Change in value of perpetual trust held by others 9,381. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: | This process has not changed since the prior year. 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. |
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