Baptist Women in Ministry News
May 2021

After a year off due to the pandemic, Baptist Women in Ministry is thrilled to host our Annual Gathering virtually on June 30! Our theme this year is NEW MERCIES in reflection on Lamentations 3:23 and the new mercies God’s faithfulness has for us.

Since community and connection is so important to BWIM, we have provided options so that you can choose to begin your participation at the BWIM Annual Gathering by attending a Zoom watch party starting at 10:00am Eastern. We have organized several options from which you can choose, or feel free to create a Zoom or in-person watch party of your own! Door prizes will be awarded in each BWIM-organized Zoom watch party.

Our worship celebration will begin at 10:30 Eastern. It will feature a spoken word performance by Sharlene Provilus, special music from Louisa Ward, and a charge from Meredith Stone.
SUPPORTING BWIM
Pictured, Kimberly Divelbiss
All the work Baptist Women in Ministry does and all the ways in which this organization contributes to the shift in Baptist culture happen because of people like you who believe in our ministry and who share in our mission of affirming all those whom God has gifted for ministry.

We hope you will consider making a gift to BWIM so that our shared vision of a church which values and empowers the gifts of women will continue to move forward.

ORDINATIONS
Lori Moore was ordained at Park Lake Baptist Church in Waco, Texas on May 9.
Nataly Mora was ordained at Park Lake Baptist Church in Waco, Texas on May 9.
Baptist Women in Ministry celebrates the ordinations of Baptist women and provides resources for ordination and pastoral installation services.

To send in notification of ordinations or if you have ordination or installation resources that you would like to share with BWIM, email them to lynnbrinkley@bwim.info.
MINISTRY SEARCH RESOURCES
Baptist Women in Ministry offers resources and assistance both to churches searching for a minister and ministers searching for a new position. Churches and candidates in need of assistance may now submit information, job descriptions, and resumes online via BWIM’s Ministry Search Registration Forms. BWIM’s assistance is provided as a ministry, and there are no fees for these services. 
BOOK RESOURCE
In A Marginal Majority: Women, Gender, and a Reimagining of Southern Baptists, editors Elizabeth H. Flowers and Karen K. Seat and eight other contributors examine the SBC’s complex history regarding women and how that history reshapes our understanding of the denomination and its contemporary debates.

Read contributing author, Melody Maxwell's blog about the book HERE.
ON THE MOVE
Hannah Coe, senior pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, Texas.
Ayanna Franklin, pastor, Ray of Hope Baptist Church, Baltimore, Maryland.
Crystal Goree-Jennings, pastor, Second Baptist Church, Germantown, Pennsylvania.
Nell Green, offering for global missions advocate for Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Decatur, Georgia.
Shelby Haggray, pastor, First Baptist Church, Levittown/Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania.
Sarah Laurence, interim coordinator of youth programs, First Baptist Church, Aiken, South Carolina.
Daynette Snead Perez, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship disaster response leader, Decatur, Georgia.
Edith Tamay, worship outreach coordinator, First Baptist Church, Portland, Oregon.
Diana Farrell White, pastor, First Baptist Church, Radford, Virginia.
OPEN POSITIONS
Positions are listed by state, city, open position, church name. BWIM collects these openings from a wide variety of sources, and the degree of openness to women ministers among the listed churches varies. In its effort to advocate, network, and connect, BWIM provides this list as a resource to those searching for ministry positions. 

ALABAMA
Alpine-Pastor-Alpine Baptist Church
Birmingham-Pastor-Shades Crest Baptist Church
Huntsville-Minister of Music-Weatherly Heights Baptist Church
Huntsville-Minister to Experienced Adults-First Baptist Church-closes 7/8/2021

ALASKA
Petersburg-Pastor-First Baptist Church

FLORIDA
Gainesville-Pastor-Parkview Baptist Church
Gainesville-Associate Pastor for Discipleship Ministries-First Baptist Church
Palm Coast-Pastor-Hammock Community Church

GEORGIA
Alpharetta-Mobilization Pastor-John Creek Baptist Church
Carrollton-Minister to Students-Tabernacle Baptist Church
Cornelia-Pastor-First Baptist Church
Duluth/Johns Creek-Pastor-Parkway Baptist Church
Forsyth-Pastor-Rocky Creek Baptist Church
Harker Heights- Pastor-Trinity Baptist Church
Hawkinsville-Associate Pastor to Families and Children-First Baptist Church
Madison-Pastor-Madison Baptist Church
Manchester-Assistant Pastor with a Focus on Youth-First Baptist Church
Moultrie-Pastor-Trinity Baptist Church-closes 5/31/2021
Moultrie-Youth Minister-Trinity Baptist Church
Rosewell-Minister of Music and Worship-First Baptist Church of Roswell-posted 5-5-21
Troutville-Pastor-Pleasant Hill Baptist Church

ILLINOIS
Carmi-Houseparent Couples-The Baptist Children’s Home
Reynolds-Pastor-Antioch Baptist Church of Reynolds-posted 3-17-21

INDIANA
Camden-Pastor-First Baptist Church
Terre Haute-Associate Pastor-First Baptist Church
West Lafayette-Pastor-Federated Church of West Lafayette

KENTUCKY
Corbin-Associate Pastor of Spiritual Formation-First Baptist Church
Danville-Minister to Children/Middle School Students-Lexington Avenue Baptist Church 
Louisville-Pastor-St. Matthews Baptist Church-closes 6/30/2021
Mayfield-Minister of Music-Trace Creek Baptist Church

LOUISIANA
Lake Providence-Executive Director-Together for Hope Louisiana

MISSOURI
St. Joseph-Pastor-Wyatt Park Baptist Church

NEW YORK
Syracuse-Pastor-Bellewood Baptist Church

NORTH CAROLINA
Albemarle-Pastor-First Baptist Church-closes 5/30/2021
Apex-Associate Pastor of Youth and Young Adults-Woodhaven Baptist Church
Benson- Pastor-Bethlehem Christian Church
Benson-Minister of Youth and Children-Benson Baptist Church-closes 8/1/2021
Boone-Associate Pastor-First Baptist Church
Butner- Associate Pastor of Children and Youth Ministries-First Baptist Church-closes 6/2/2021
Cary-Greenwood Forest Children's Center-Greenwood Forest Baptist Church
Clemmons-Minister of Youth and Discipleship-First Baptist Church
Fuquay-Varina-Pastor-Bazzel Creek Missionary Baptist Church
Fayetteville-Director of Worship Technology-Snyder Memorial Baptist Church-closes 7/28/2021
Greensboro-Associate Pastor: Missions & Community Ministry-First Baptist Church
Laurinburg-Pastor-First Baptist Church-closes 5/30/2021
Hillsborough-Pastor-First Baptist Church
Maiden-Minister for Middle and High School Students-East Maiden Baptist Church-closes 5/20/2021
Marion-Associate Pastor for Children and Families-First Baptist Church-closes 6/11/2021
Morehead City-Associate Pastor/Minister of Education, Discipleship, Missions-First Baptist Church
Mount Airy-Associate Pastor for families-First Baptist Church-closes 6/5/2021
Mount Holly-Minister of Music-First Baptist Church
Raleigh-Minister of Music-First Baptist Church
Raleigh-Associate Minister: Youth ministry/Virtual Ministry-Longview Baptist Church-closes 6/30/2021
Raleigh-pastor-Macedonia Baptist Church-closes 8/14/2021
Roswell-Minister of Music & Worship-First Baptist Church-closes 6/30/2021
Salemburg-Pastor-Salemburg Baptist Church-closes 6/25/2021
Shelby-Minister of Children & Youth-Zion Baptist Church-closes 7/2/21
Whittier-Pastor-Shoal Creek Baptist-closes 7/15/2021
Winston-Salem-Ministry Support Manager-Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

PENNSYLVANIA
Mercer-Pastor-Mercer Baptist Church

SOUTH CAROLINA
Beaufort-Minister of Youth and Communication-The Baptist Church of Beaufort-closes 6/1/2021
Rockhill- Associate Pastor for Spiritual Formation and Missions-Oakland Baptist Church

TENNESSEE
Memphis-Pastor-First Baptist Church
Tullahoma-Associate Pastor-King's Cross Church
 
TEXAS
Coppell-Worship Pastor-Valley Ranch Baptist Church
Dallas-Children's Minister-Cliff Temple Baptist Church
Dallas-Director of Development-The Reformation Project-posted 3-25-21
Harker Heights-Pastor-Trinity Baptist Church-posted 3-10-21
Houston-Pastor-River Oaks Baptist Church
Longview-Minister for Discipleship and Connections-First Baptist Church
Universal City- Children's Minister-First Baptist Church

VIRGINIA
Annandale-Pastor of Youth and Young Adults-Parkwood Baptist Church
Ashland-Executive Director of Missions-Dover Baptist Association
Glen Allen-Director of Communications-Mount Vernon Baptist Church
Hampton-Associate Pastor Children and Youth Discipleship-Hampton Baptist Church
Kenbridge-Pastor-Kenbridge Baptist Church
New Kent County-Pastor-Emmaus Baptist Church
Richmond-First Baptist Church-Director of Communication-posted 4-7-21
Roanoke-associate pastor/music minister-Melrose Baptist Church-closes 6/7/2021
Springfield-Minister of Children and Families-Westwood Baptist Church
Suffolk- Pastor-Bethlehem Christian Church
Troutville-Pastor-Troutville Baptist Church
Vinton-Associate Pastor of Youth and Missions-Vinton Baptist Church-closes 8/14/2021
Waynesboro-Associate Pastor of Spiritual Growth- First Baptist

WASHINGTON
District of Columbia-Director of Marketing and Media-Baptist Joint Committee

WEST VIRGINIA
Huntington-Minister of Music-First Avenue Baptist Church-closes 6/30/2021
State and Regional BWIM
Be sure to connect with your state or regional BWIM group for
events happening near you!
Alabama
Laura Stephens-Reed

Arkansas
Brittany Stillwell

Florida
Tammy Snyder

Georgia
Katie Faison
katienfaison@gmail.com 

Heartland (Kansas/Missouri)
Laurel Cluthe

Robin Sandbothe
robinrsandbothe@gmail.com

Kentucky  
Laura Levens
North Carolina
Ka'thy Gore Chappell

South Carolina
Anna Burch

Mary Frances Thompson 

Tennessee
Eileen Campbell-Reed

Vicki Violette

Texas
Anyra Cano

Virginia
Nancy McDaniel