Category: Missions


Bicentennial: Missions discipleship helps us hear about God’s work and join Him
Candace McIntosh didn’t grow up in church, but for a short stint in her teen years, she attended a small church in her area. While there, she was involved in


Christian Job Corps gives practical help, ‘hope in the form of Jesus’
Elaine Dickson says a lot of stories have come from her years with Christian Job Corps, a ministry of Alabama Woman’s Missionary Union, but one woman’s story in particular leaps


Some Summer Difference Makers
Every year, they answer God’s call to go. They are young collegiate students from across Alabama. They come from our college and university campuses. They are trained and prepared by


The Difference We Can Make
Seventy-nine years ago – June 6, 1944 – was D-Day when a massive landing of allied troops at Normandy began the downfall of the Nazi regime. The challenge to democracy


Watching God work: Alabama WMU enjoys ‘sweet season,’ looks ahead to summer
Candace McIntosh says that so far, 2023 has been a “sweet season of watching God work” through Alabama Woman’s Missionary Union. “I want to brag on what God has been


Mobilizing students: Summer missions, spring break trips serve as ‘lab’ for disciple-making
Sonali Albus said that for her, planning to spend the rest of 2023 in Chile was a leap of faith. “I grew up in church and heard about missions,” she


Bicentennial series: Partnerships strengthen missions work at home, abroad
Jae McKee gets choked up when he talks about partnership — specifically the partnership between the state where he grew up and the state where he lives now. “I can’t


A Conversation with Paul Chitwood
This conversation is a transcript from One Mission Podcast. If you would like to listen to this episode, visit ALSBOM Podcasts. Rick Lance: Hello. I’m Rick Lance, State Missionary of


Christmas backpacks collection underway
More than 12,000 backpacks are expected to be donated by Alabama Baptists across the state in this year’s Christmas backpacks effort, a ministry partnership between Alabama WMU and the Alabama Baptist State Board