MISSIONS
Living Sent
COWEE MISSIONS
“....YOU SHALL BE MY WITNESSES…..” Acts 1:8
At Cowee we desire for 100% of the church to be participating in MISSIONS locally, nationally, and globally. Our mission statement is to empower generations to Love God, Love people, and put Love in Action. God has commanded us to GO- go make disciples and go be HIS witnesses. At Cowee, we desire to provide opportunities for everyone to engage in missions.
Join the Mission
Upcoming Trips
Go - Pray - Give
You can be part of what God is doing through missions in three key ways: Go by serving on a trip, Pray for our teams and the people we serve, and Give to support the work of the gospel. Check out upcoming trips and see how you can make a difference.
"8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” Acts 1:8
HOW CAN YOU GO ?
Step Out in Faith
Going on a mission trip is an incredible opportunity to serve others, share the hope of Christ, and grow in your own faith. Whether locally, nationally, or internationally, we’ll equip and prepare you for the journey. Ask God where He might be calling you to go.
GET INVOLVED
Be Part of the Story
You don’t have to travel far to make an impact. From serving locally to supporting global partners, there are many ways to get involved in missions at Cowee. Your prayers, time, and generosity all play a role in advancing God’s kingdom.
The purpose of BROTHERHOOD is to help Christians share the love of Jesus by praying, giving, going and becoming actively involved in missions with their time and talents. Brotherhood consists of the following age-level organizations: Royal Ambassadors (RAs), Challengers and Baptist Men (ages 18 and up). Cowee’s Baptist Men has vibrant firewood and construction ministry projects. The Baptist Men meet monthly on Family Missions Night (the 1st Wednesday after the 1st Sunday of each month) at 7pm. They also meet once a month, regularly, for group workdays at 8:30 a.m, every 1st Saturday morning after the 1st Sunday of each month.
If you are interested in participating in the Brotherhood activities contact Paul Pieringer at Pieringer4@comcast.net.
Woman’s Missionary
Union challenges Christian believers to understand and be radically involved in the mission of God.
Objectives of WMU
The objectives of WMU (formerly called “areas of missions focus”) reflect a biblical understanding of missions and provide a holistic approach to missions awareness and participation. Content in WMU materials supports these objectives, providing a comprehensive and balanced approach to missions in the church.
Pray for Missions
To pray for missions means to communicate with God on behalf of missions work, people involved in missions work, and people that need to know and accept God’s redeeming love.
Engage in Mission Action and Witnessing
The teaching and actions of Jesus recorded in the New Testament show us that the Christian faith is not stagnant but active and participatory. We are to share the gospel in word and deed verbally and through our actions.
Learn About Missions
Learning about missions helps believers better understand what God says about making His name known throughout the earth.
Support Missions
Christians have a part in upholding the cause of missions, maintaining missions work, and encouraging missions personnel.
Develop Spiritually Toward a Missions Lifestyle
For the believer, spiritual development involves growing in our relationship with Jesus Christ. It involves day-to-day living that applies and carries out the missions imperatives of God’s Word.
Participate in the Work of the Church and Denomination
As a missions ministry within a congregation, WMU encourages and provides opportunities for all church members and other participants to be aware of and involved in missions and cooperates with other missions ministries within the congregation to help the congregation fulfill its missions potential.
In 1888, a handful of women dedicated to the cause of missions founded Woman’s Missionary Union. Since that time, WMU has become the largest Protestant organization for women in the world, with a membership of approximately 1 million. WMU also was the first and remains the largest body of organized laity in the Southern Baptist Convention.
From the beginning, WMU’s main purpose has been to educate and involve women, girls, and preschoolers in the cause of Christian missions. It accomplishes these purposes primarily through age-level organizations.
Financial support of missionaries has always been a priority for women involved in WMU. When the women founded the national organization in 1888, one of their first items of business was to accept the request to raise money for the two mission boards. Within the first year, the women contributed over $30,700 to the two entities.
The women’s efforts to raise money for the two mission boards are known today as the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions. The Christmas offering originated in 1888 and was named for Lottie Moon in 1918. The Easter offering originated in 1895 and was named for Annie Armstrong in 1934. The two offerings remained women’s offerings until 1956, when WMU agreed to promote the offerings churchwide. By the end of 1998, WMU had helped lead Southern Baptists to contribute nearly $2.5 billion to the two offerings.
Clarkston, GA
A Mission Field at Our Doorstep
Check out this video for a recap of one of our recent trips to Clarkston, Ga working with refugees in this incredible city. From Cowee Valley to remote villages in Africa, we embrace the call to go and to make disciples!
Matthew 28:19–20
19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”