Sisters Who Care

WMU believes it is never too soon or too late to be involved in missions. That’s why we offer a variety of opportunities to involve people of all ages in missions.

What is Sisters Who Care?
Sisters Who Care® (SWC) is part of a national organization of Baptist women, aged 18 and above, of all races, ethnic backgrounds, and classes. Our national organization is Women on Mission® which is a church-based organization that seeks to enable women to understand the call of missions, to embrace that call, then to live it out by growing spiritually toward missions and by becoming involved in mission action.

It is important to understand that Sisters Who Care is not a separate organization but rather an approach to understanding, embracing and living the mission of God. The term sister resonates in the African American community both spiritually and ethnically. Members of Sisters Who Care are committed first and foremost to their membership in the household of faith and to the work our Lord has commissioned us to do: To “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything [the Lord has] commanded . . .” (Matt. 28:19–20). This means we will increase our knowledge and understanding of our Savior; we will support fellow believers; and we will positively influence the world for Christ.

Women on Mission® provides experiences for all women to come together to seek, see and celebrate what God is doing in their lives and through them in their community, association, state, nation and/or world. The beauty of Sisters Who Care/Women on Mission (WOM) is women can take advantage of resources provided by WOM to address the concerns of their communities. And the information can be customized to meet particular needs of the community. WOM makes available books, magazines, brochures, and posters to help publicize special events as well to support the ongoing work of Women on Mission and other mission organizations and women’s ministries.

Sisters Who Care has been an integral part of Women on Mission® and its efforts to include and encourage all women to be radically involved in the mission of God. Sisters Who Care is fully committed to the focus and over-arching mission of Women on Mission and seeks to motivate African American women to join with other Southern Baptist sisters in fulfilling the Great Commission.

How does missions involvement change lives?
Through missions involvement women can mature in their relationship with Christ from an understanding of God’s purpose for their lives. Women will be able to explore God’s missionary purposes, resulting in personal commitment and obedience to that purpose and move beyond the walls of the church to reach and witness to the lost. Through this purpose-driven environment women will gain knowledge and develop understanding, appreciation, attitudes, and skills for doing and supporting missions. This understanding will provide a biblical reason for reaching out to non-Christians and will help women become aware of and involved in all their church and denomination are doing to support missions. As they recognize the connection between their church and individual missionaries, women may take part in more hands-on involvement and begin to increase their giving to missions and their involvement in prayer. Missions involvement help women become instilled with an evangelistic spirit through hands-on ministry that in turn helps Christians fulfill the outward focus of the Great Commission.

To learn more about Sisters Who Care please visit National WMU’s websites at www.wmu.com,
www.womenonmission.com and www.sisterswhocare.com.

How can I start or grow Sisters Who Care in my church?
We are so glad that you are interested in Sisters Who Care. Your involvement in missions can make a huge difference. If your church has never had any other WMU® age-level organizations or WMU Leadership in your church please give us a call and we can advise you on what to do next to begin your new organization.

Already have Sisters Who Care?
If your church already has Sisters Who Care and you need either leadership training or just some advice to help your group grow, please feel free to give us a call. We have a consultant waiting to hear from you.  

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Testimonials
“SWC has given me the opportunity to join God in the work of educating African American women about missions and ministry through the conferences and fellowship. I have witnessed spiritual growth in the women as well as myself during the four years that I have attended. I love planning, leading, and attending SWC conferences. I pray that WMU® will continue to sponsor SWC for years to come.” – Suzette Mitchell, African American Advisory Council

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To order resources for Sisters Who Care/Women on Mission® please visit National WMU’s web store at www.wmustore.com (link to store URL).You can search their website by age-level organization or by WMU® category. Please note that your order will be coming from National WMU® in Birmingham, Alabama and it may take 6-8 weeks for you to receive your