Walnut Hills Missions Council Launches!
At the January 31, 2007 Business Meeting, the Ad hoc Missions Committee and the Church Council made a Motion to the church body that "a Missions Council be appointed on a trial basis of one year for the purpose of coordinating and implementing church wide mission activities, as proposed in the Ad hoc Committee report of December 17, 2006. The establishment of a Missions Council as an ongoing church organization will be considered at the end of the trial period."
Commission
Working with church leaders, mission organizations, and ministerial staff, the Missions Council shall take the lead in:
· Identifying physical and spiritual needs in our community, nation, and the world, seeking ways that individuals, groups, and the entire church may respond
· Considering and approving projects with anticipated involvement by church members at large;
· Proposing budgeting and implementation plans for all projects approved by the Church Council;
· Planning appropriate ways to celebrate member's involvement in missions
The MC's immediate goals are to:
1. Assist members and visitors of WHBC in finding opportunities open to them for Kingdom service, and
2. Recognize our WHBC "missionaries" already at work.
Perhaps God is leading you to "champion" one of the initial areas on the Missions Council in 2007. We continue to look for those who have a heart and passion for mission ministries.
William & Mary Student Liaison - Helping to provide transparency to the congregation concerning the mission work in which W&M students are participating throughout the college year.
Come and join these new members of the Council:
K. J. Proctor, Convener (253-0910)
Alice Erickson, Partnership Missions (229-0188)
Terri Bolt, VBMB Disaster Relief (258-0219)
Jack Horner, National and International Disaster Preparedness Advisor
We hope that you will visit this website on a regular basis to learn what is available to you as a church family.
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WALNUT HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH RANKS IN TOP 100 VIRGINIA CHURCHES IN TOTAL COOPERATIVE MISSIONS GIFTS
The April 5, 2007 edition of "Religious Herald" news journal of the Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV) reported three categories of missions giving participation by Virginia Baptist Churches in 2006.
Walnut Hills Baptist Church ranks in the Top 100 of each category noted below:
Top 100 Virginia Churches in Total Cooperative Missions Gifts, #61. (Year ending 12/31/06)
Top 100 Virginia Churches in Virginia Portion of Cooperative Missions Gifts, #49 (Year ending 11/30/2006)
Top 100 Virginia Churches in Per Capita Cooperative Missions Gifts, #73
(99.7 for year ending 12/31/2006; Per capita is based on resident membership from the 2006 Annual Church Profile.)
On behalf WHBC, we thank each of you for having such generous hearts to give to missions ministries through the Baptist General Association of Virginia. We urge you to make sacrificial giving a part of your Christian walk. The Lord did not ask for equal giving, but equal sacrifice when we consider Kingdom work.
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COOPERATIVE MISSIONS 2007 BGAV BUDGET GOAL - $14,200,000
Cooperative Missions is Virginia Baptists' long-standing commitment to the Cooperative Program
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PARTNERSHIP MISSIONS
Alice Erickson
Virginia Baptist Mission Board (VBMB) Partnership Missions Opportunities 2007
2828 Emerywood Parkway, Richmond, VA 23294 - 1.800.255.2428
If you are interested in going on a mission trip that is already planned out for you, here's your opportunity! You can choose to join a group from the VBMB as an individual, family or small group.
Here's how to get started:
*NOTE: Any projects involving donations / fundraising and/or expenditure of monies from the church budget must be brought to the Missions Council during the planning phase of the project. The MC will in turn take these requests to the Church Council for discussion and approval
Sample Trips for Summer/Fall 20007
International Trips are available for adults and youth in the following areas:
Church Outreach (Brazil, Trinidad, Jamaica, Moldova, Latvia, South Africa)
Children's Work / VBS (Brazil, Trinidad, Moldova, Latvia, Romania, Sicily, South Africa)
Construction (Brazil, Trinidad, Belize, Moldova, Romania)
Training / Teaching (China, Moldova, Treviso, Italy)
Library materials (Trinidad)
Medical (China, Jamaica, Moldova)
Disaster Relief Development (Jamaica; South Africa)
Summer English programs (China, Macau)
Outreach to migrant workers (China)
Sports Camps (China, Moldova)
Arts - painting scenes, use of Photoshop to transfer (Arricia, Italy)
Men's Camp Weekend in late August (South Africa)
Social Ministry (South Africa)
Skills Training & Craft Marketing for Women (South Africa)
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VIRGINIA MISSION OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2007
Backyard Bible Clubs: Ashburn, Roanoke, Virginia Beach
Construction: Roanoke, Salem, Jonesville
Vacation Bible School: Virginia Beach, Charlottesville, Big Stone Gap, Orange, Jonesville, Groveton
Music: Virginia Beach
Sports/Recreation: Virginia Beach
Special Projects: VB Children's Home
Resort Missions: Myrtle Beach, SC, Ocean City, MD; Kill Devil Hills, NC
Home Bible Studies: Roanoke
Homeless Shelter: Alexandria
Drama/Puppet/Clowns: Wirtz
Clothes Closet, Food Pantry, Construction: Bland
Residential Day Camp: Smithfield
Summer Camp: Lowesville
Remember: you can join a group that is already forming at VBMB, or form a group from WHBC and other churches in our area. Bring your ideas and passion for projects to the Missions Council! Let us help you get started on your Kingdom adventure!
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So…how do I become active in Missions?
I work. I can't attend many of the organizations at WHBC,
but I have vacation and leave time when I can serve.
How can I become involved in Missions or Evangelism?
Apart from the work done by Walnut Hills each month, there is another
Answer: MOBILE MISSION CONNECTION
You can be a Responder, Servant, Venturer or Ambassador!
The Mobile Mission
Connection is a co- and its partners
and is coordinated by the Glocal Missions and Evangelism Team.
Kingdom Advance RESPONDERS - On Call
Responders are individuals or groups of individuals with specialized skills, abilities, knowledge or experience or with other particular resources such as commitment to prayer, financial giving, or simply an able body and willing heart who stand "on call" to offer themselves when Virginia Baptists' mission ministries have need of their gifts and talents; Examples: Disaster response ministries, construction missions, medical missions, Crisis Care Chaplains, volunteers helping with administrative needs, financial adoption of a missionary or orphan child, and prayer support for victims of disaster or for particular mission ministries.
Kingdom Advance SERVANTS - Short Term
Servants are individuals or teams who serve in hands-on missions for one week to six months. Examples for Individuals: project or field coordinators, collegiate summer missionaries, ministry apprentices. Examples for Teams: Partnership teams, youth groups on mission trips, camp staff, Impact VA! and Transformers.
Kingdom Advance VENTURERS - Long Term
Venturers are individual, eighteen years or older, who serve in hands-on mission roles for a period of six months to two years. Examples: Young adults taking a break between high school and college or during their college career, new college graduates, adults transitioning from a secular career into a ministry, and retirees.
Kingdom Advance - Ambassadors - On-Going
Kingdom Advance Ambassadors are individuals who serve in an on-going specialty role in a mission field setting. Terms are usually longer than two years. Examples: Ambassadors to a country of a people group such as China, Liberia, Romany Gypsies, Latinos, Military and Muslims.)
Do any of these areas interest you? It they do, please call Alice Erickson or K. J. Proctor for more information.
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DISASTER RELIEF
Terri Bolt
Are you the type of person who likes to help in time of crises?
Do you have training in Disaster Relief or reconstruction experience?
Did you notice the opportunities under the Responders - On Call?
If so, we could use your help in forming the WHBC Disaster Relief Team to respond to VBMB alerts locally, geographically, nationally or internationally.
Disaster Relief Training from the VBMB
April 21: First Baptist Church, Winchester, VA, sponsored by the Shenandoah Association. To register, please contact the church office at 434.589.8529
April 28: UVBA @Wise BCM Building / Association Office, Wise, VA, sponsored by the Wise Association. To register, please contact Lee Kidd a the Wise Association Office, 276.328.2752
May 5: First Baptist Church, Hopewell, VA, sponsored by the Petersburg Association. To register, please contact the church office, 804.458.2752
If you are interested in forming a Disaster Relief Team and helping to provide certified training to our church members, please contact Terri Bolt at 258-0219 or
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MISSION TRIPS
2007
May 18 - 31: John and K. J. Proctor leave for Odessa, Ukraine to work with Grace Baptist Church in planning for church outreach and future church programs. They also work with the Grace Children's Shelter (ages 2-18), and the construction on the Transition House (ages 18-21) and the construction of the 250 bed church camp on the Black Sea.
2006
Gulf Coast - Post Katrina Response: Bill Bynum, Pete Fowler, Andy Yeatts
May 20-28: Grenada Construction Team: Pete Flower, Terri Bolt, Andy Yeatts, (Please add other names)
June 1-10: Grace Baptist Church, Odessa, Ukraine - John & K. J. Proctor
October 14-26: Grace Baptist Church, Odessa, Ukraine - John & K. J. Proctor
2005
May 19-29: Construction Team to Belize: Alice Erickson, Andy Yeatts, Pat Wright, Gail Jenner, Linda Simpson, Pete Parks, Pete Fowler, Allen Wright, Bill Johnson
May 29: Tsunami Relief, Kottayam, India - Terri Bolt with team from VBMB
If you have participated in a Mission Trip during these years that is not listed, please let us know so we can post your trips. You may send your information to: .