Dec 16, 2025 | Press Releases, Uncategorized
ATLANTA, GA —DECEMBER 15, 2025 — Baptist Women in Ministry (BWIM) is honored to announce the historic Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, as the recipient of the 2025 Church of Excellence Award, recognizing the congregation’s bold, decades-long...
Dec 16, 2025 | Press Releases, Uncategorized
ATLANTA, GA — December 15, 2025 — Baptist Women in Ministry (BWIM) is honored to announce Rev. Sarah Jackson Shelton of Birmingham, Alabama, as the 2025 recipient of the Frankie Huff Granger Distinguished Mentor Award, celebrating her decades of courageous pastoral...
Nov 7, 2025 | Press Releases, Uncategorized
Atlanta, Georgia (November 7, 2025) — Baptist Women in Ministry (BWIM) has released the State of Women in Baptist Life Report 2025, marking the twentieth anniversary of the publication. The report provides research, statistics, and analysis for women serving in...
Jul 21, 2025 | Press Releases, Uncategorized
Lauren Trowbridge is a vibrant nonprofit leader with over a decade of experience connecting people to causes they care about—and showing them the tangible change they help create. Known for her high energy and people-first approach, Lauren excels at building lasting...
Feb 26, 2025 | Press Releases, Uncategorized
Dear Signers of An Open Letter to Baptist Women: One week ago, the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee voted to disfellowship another church, Rabbit Creek Church in Anchorage, Alaska, because of their support for women in ministry. The SBC Executive...
Feb 20, 2025 | Press Releases, Uncategorized
Did you know that Rev. Druecillar Fordham was the first woman to pastor a church affiliated with the Southern Baptist Church and was the first Black woman to be ordained as a minister among churches in the Southern Baptist Convention? Our current staff did not know...