BWIM DINNER AT CBF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Join BWIM for an evening of celebration, reflection, and renewed purpose at the 2026 Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly. We’ll honor the progress of women in ministry, name ongoing challenges, and look ahead to faithful next steps toward gender equality among Baptists.

Featuring plenary speaker Dr. Yolanda Pierce, Dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School and acclaimed author, this gathering offers both inspiration and a clear call to action.

Purchase tickets or tables through your General Assembly registration: www.cbf.net/assembly.

For sponsorship opportunities, email Lauren at laurentrowbridge@bwim.info.

BWIM's LUNCH & LEARN

Join BWIM’s Lunch & Learn series on Tuesday, May 5, from 12:00 pm ET/11:00 am CT for Imago D.E.I.: Ministering to the Margins: The Neurodivergent Community.

BWIM's Rev. Nikki Hardeman will guide this practical, thoughtful session, equipping ministry leaders to better engage, support, and include neurodivergent individuals in their communities.

GOOD GRIEF RETREAT

Registration is open for BWIM’s Good Grief Retreat, a sacred space for Black Baptist women in ministry navigating grief and transition.

Join us June 12–14 in Greensboro, NC.Your registration includes lodging and meals. Space is limited.

Deadline is this Wednesday, April 29.

NIKKI AT THE U.N.

Women’s rights are under pressure in both visible and subtle ways—and the church must not remain silent.

In this compelling reflection, Rev. Nikki Hardeman draws on her experience at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, naming how global challenges to women’s rights echo in the lived realities of women in ministry.

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BWIM STATE CHAPTERS

BWIM has chapters in 6 states!

State BWIM chapters offer connection, support, and opportunities for women in ministry to build community locally.

Explore available chapters, get involved, and see what events are happening in your area.

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JOIN SALOME

Join a community committed to the long, faithful work of sustaining women called to lead in Baptist life.

We are working toward 180 Salome members, people committed to that same steady presence for women in ministry, month after month.

Give monthly, starting at $10.

JOIN SALOME

YOUR IMPACT

Because of donors like you, BWIM showed up last year, and women across the nation were equipped and supported.

Thank you.

Read the 2025 BWIM Annual Report and see the work your generosity made possible.

YOUR IMPACT

MINISTRY TRANSITIONS & ORDINATIONS

Rev. Kristina LaGuardia (pictured) was ordained at First Baptist Church of Vero Beach, FL, on January 4, 2026.

Rev. Annie Deaton was ordained at First Baptist Church in Greenville, SC, on March 8, 2026.

Rev. Mary Green was ordained at Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 21, 2026.

Rev. Della Lewis was ordained at Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 21, 2026.

Rev. Jill McCrory was installed as the pastor at Kensington Baptist Church in Kensington, Maryland, on April 11, 2026.

Rev. Kenna Curry was ordained at Royal Lane Baptist Church in Dallas, TX on April 18, 2026.

Know a Baptist woman who has begun a new ministry role or been (or will be) ordained? Send details and photos to nikkihardeman@bwim.info.

OPEN MINISTRY POSITIONS

Pastor (Part-Time): First Baptist Church, Commerce, GA
Senior Pastor (Full-Time): Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, TX
Associate Pastor for Community and Missions (Full-Time): Northminister Baptist Church, Jackson, MS
Director of Ministry to Children and Families (Full-Time): Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, NY

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