Women’s Missionary Union (WMU)
Quilt Ministry
The most prominent aspect of the WMU at Cartoogechaye Baptist Church is the quilt ministry. A couple of meetings a month, and time spent at home on their own time, A group of women, sometimes with help from their husbands, have created a lasting legacy for the chuch in the form of beautiful quilts. The quilt ministry started in March of 2011 and has been going strong ever since. To date, the WMU has given out over 2,000 quilts.
These quilts are gifted and donated to pregnancy centers, cancers centers, nursing homes such as the Mtn. Valley Nursing Home, Grandview Manor, Franklin House, and Hermitage Nursing Home. Quilts are also given to staff at the nursing homes, health care staff, elderly in the church, babies and families, and to participants in the Night To Shine. The WMU has given quilts to people in many different states across the country and have even donated quilts to people in Romania.
Recently, the WMU has been gifted a special plaque to commemorate all the hard work and dedication the ladies have shown throughout the years. this plaque is on display in a hallway behind the Fellowship Hall. Next to the plaques, there are some quilts on display.
Other WMU Accomplishments
Quilts are not the only missions that the WMU have participated in. Below is a list of projects that the WMU have supported or been involved in since records began being kept in 2002. This information was provided by Hoppy Rogers.
Donating to orphanages abroad in places like the Philippines and Haiti
“Angel Food,” and other needs like medical bills, Christmas donations, and fuel bills for families in the community
Sent vitamins to Iraq and Honduras
Fruit baskets for elderly in the community
Supported County Mission Fairs and the Baptist Children’s Home
Bought Bibles, and gathered food donations for Local Care Net
Fed World Changers groups that visit Macon County
Supported Association Missions such as disaster relief in America and abroad in places like Honduras, Africa, and Japan
Sent money to buy chickens, goats and rabbits for poverty stricken village farms abroad
Firewood Ministry
The firewood ministry aims to help keep our community warm, especially during the fall and winter months. Dale Webb and his family have taken the lead of this mission. If you have wood that you would like to donate, give them a call, they will come to you to get it! Donations to help keep this program running are also welcomed. If you know someone that is in need of firewood this winter, or would like to make a donation please reach out to Dale Webb at (828)-421-8391.