The purpose of the Magalia Pines Women’s Ministries (also known as Women on Mission or WOM) is to uplift, encourage, and challenge Christian women in their life journey as disciples of Jesus Christ and members of His global church.
This ministry provides ongoing outreach opportunities and areas of service to develop and exercise the spiritual gifts God has given our women. Women will find purposeful and personal fulfillment knowing they are a valuable part of the body of Christ.
WOM encompasses seasonal Bible studies, fellowship times (including watching movies and sharing mugs), monthly planning meetings, annual associational women’s retreats in the fall, and mission projects based on the Southern Baptist Women on Mission, our outreach arm. Mission projects include Team Kid, our children’s outreach, Esther’s Hope, a women’s home in Paradise, CA, and other ministries supported by our church. The goal of WOM is to unify and strengthen the advancement of God’s Kingdom and promote fruitfulness in the lives of our church and other women in the community and around the world.
For more information on WOM Ministries please contact Jan at jan@magaliapines.org
Description of Our Women’s Ministry
You are welcome to join us!
Secret Sister (prayer, card, and gift exchange)
Women’s Sunday School (9:30 am each Sunday at the church)
Associational Ladies’ Retreat (September)
Women’s Bible Study (offered at a home periodically in 4-week segments)
Mug-N-Muffin (offered at a home once a year to share a muffin with fellowship and exchange mugs with prayer partners)
Chick Flick nights (offered at various homes throughout the year as a fellowship of women to share a themed dinner, watch a fun movie, and discuss questions afterward)
Specific objectives of WOM are to:
- *Uplift women as people of invaluable worth because they have been created by God.
- *Help women to strengthen and freshen their faith and grow spiritually.
- *Build networks and fellowship among women at Magalia Pines and in the Sierra-Butte Baptist Association to encourage friendships, support, and exchange of creative ideas in a Christian context.
- *Mentor young Christian women, to encourage their involvement in activities, guide them in relationship and cultural issues, and enable them to reach their full potential in Christ.
- *Support global missions, including the needs of the North American and International Mission Boards.
- *Seek broader avenues for women to get involved in dynamic Christian service.
- *Encourage women to develop their spiritual gifts and fruits of the Spirit in ways that are honoring to Christ.
- *Challenge each woman to use her gifts to complement those of other church members as they work together to further the cause of Christ in the church, association, and denomination, and throughout the world.
- *Strengthen women in their family roles as wives, daughters, sisters, mothers, in-laws, aunts, nieces, and grandmothers, and in other important relationships.
- *Offer encouragement to widows, single mothers, and home-bound and ill members of the church.
- *Train women to be encouragers, servants, leaders, mentors, prayer-warriors, Bible readers, counselors, and disciples.
- *Embolden and empower women to share the good news of Christ to the lost within their families, the communities with which they interact, and around the globe .
