Northside Baptist Church in Clinton, Mississippi has been named the 2024 recipient of the Baptist Women in Ministry Church of Excellence award. Each year, Baptist Women in Ministry celebrates a Church of Excellence that has broken barriers and set new standards for...
Rev. Dr. Jann Aldredge-Clanton, minister, author, liturgist, and trailblazer, passed away on September 20, 2024. Last year, when we began brainstorming a unique and meaningful gift to give our foremothers for our 40th anniversary in 2023, we knew a uniquely...
Baptist Women in Ministry offers appreciation to all the messengers of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) who voted against the Law amendment BECAUSE of their commitment to support and affirm women serving as pastors of all kinds in the SBC. We are grateful to...
Baptist Women in Ministry expresses solidarity with First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia and Pastor Kim Eskridge in the face of the SBC Messengers decision to disfellowship their congregation today. Like other decisions before it, this decision further...
On June 11-12, 2024 the Southern Baptist Convention will hold its Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana and will vote on the second reading of a constitutional amendment stating that churches which affirm, appoint, or employing women as pastors of any kind are not...
Rev. Barbara Florvil Lavarin Director of Supporting Women in Ministry barbaralavarin@bwim.info Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Rev. Barbara Lavarin is a proud daughter of Haitian immigrants. Barbara earned her B.A. in Child Development from Tufts University and her...