The four women mission groups of our church are now called “Global Women.”  Global Women, a ministry organization that connects with Christian women in some of the neediest countries in the world, is partnered with Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. You will find more information about them at http://globalwomengo.org. What is missions? It is reaching out beyond ourselves to inform and serve. To learn more, contact the leaders of one of these groups or ask Rev. Lauren Jones Mayfield, staff liaison for Missions. The four Global Women groups of Highland Baptist Church meet regularly to study, do and support missions. New members are invited to participate.

The group with the longest history is named for retired missionary/former member of Highland, Jean Janes. The Jean Janes Global Women Group meets on the second Monday evenings monthly except for July and August. During the Advent season, the group packs toys and personal needs in plastic shoe boxes for fourth grade boys in McCreary County, Kentucky.

Mission Minded Women meets on the first Tuesday of each month, at 4:00 p.m., in the Fireside Room, to hear about work of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship along with projects around the city, such as Supplies Over Seas (SOS), Wayside Christian Missions and Highlands Community Ministries. The women give and serve in these places.

The Prayer Shawl Global Women Group meets twice a month, on the first and third Thursdays, 7:00 p.m., at the Food Court in Mall St. Matthews, to crochet and knit gifts for persons undergoing stress or grief. The shawls and small afghans are evidence of prayers for the recipients. Larger pieces are now being made for the refugee family from Congo. Leader, Lela Hendrix, a skilled crafter, introduced Prayer Shawl ministry soon after joining Highland.

The Highland Book Ends book club meets on the fourth Monday of each month, at 2:00 p.m., in room 103, to discuss literature suggested by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

Further, Global Women and the Global Missions Ministry Group of Highland promote and sponsor the annual Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Global Missions Offering in late spring. If you would like to receive the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship “Mission Bites”—a weekly e-update from mission field personnel, sign up here.

We give thanks for the vibrant ministries each of these four global women mission groups afford our church!

If you are interested in learning more about Women’s Mission Circle Groups, contact Lauren Jones Mayfield.