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...
Jun 11, 2024 | BWIM News, Press Releases, Uncategorized
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...
May 22, 2024 | Press Releases, Uncategorized
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...
May 22, 2024 | Press Releases, Uncategorized
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...
Feb 21, 2024 | Press Releases, Uncategorized
Baptist Women in Ministry expresses solidarity with Immanuel Baptist Church and Rev. Katie McKown in the face of the SBC Executive Committee’s decision to disfellowship their congregation. This decision further solidifies what the SBC has already stated it believes...
Jan 30, 2024 | BWIM News, Press Releases, Uncategorized
On January 22-25, 2024, the National Baptist Joint Board Session convened in Memphis, Tennessee. The Joint Session is a meeting of the four predominantly African American Baptist conventions in the United States—National Baptist Convention, USA, National Baptist...
