Who We Are

Our Mission

The purposes of Baptist Women in Ministry in North Carolina (BWIM, NC) are to provide a network of support, fellowship, worship, advocacy and education for Baptist women and men who are seeking to honor God’s call in Christ to women in all areas of mission and ministry, lay or ordained; and to dialogue and share information with North Carolina Baptists concerning women in missions and ministry for the purpose of increasing understanding and awareness of our calling as women and men in Christ. We go about these purposes by connecting, affirming, discerning, supporting, networking, and empowering.

Telling Stories

Opening Doors

Building Community

Our Impact

Women called by God for ministry seek the professional opportunity to serve people in churches and hospitals, in the military and on college campuses, through denominational work and with missions. Baptist Women in Ministry of North Carolina encourages and empowers these gifted, diverse and God-called women in ministry to lead with a creative spirit, building strong relationships resulting in bold communities.

In 2024, BWIM NC hosted a statewide event with workshops, worship and plenary sessions for women in ministry, provided ten thousand dollars in scholarships to five divinity students, supported state and global denominational gatherings with workshops and exhibits, participated in pastor installations and ministerial ordinations in churches, demonstrated leadership roles of women in ministry for youth, college students and church leaders during youth camp, Bible study and worship.

Our History

In 1983, a group of women and men met at College Park Baptist Church, Greensboro, NC, to consider forming an organization to support North Carolina women who felt a call to ministry. The twenty-five women and men present voted unanimously to establish a task force to work toward a formal organization and, a year later, a statement of purpose was adopted and Baptist Women in Ministry, NC (BWIM, NC) was born. We were then and are now committed to working for the day when both women and men have the opportunity to follow God’s call to ministry.