What is MISSIONKY, the Eliza Broadus Offering®?
In 1913, the Kentucky Woman's Missionary Union®, under the leadership of Eliza Broadus, established the State Missions Offering and Season of Prayer to promote and support missions within the commonwealth of Kentucky. From that time on, an annual observance of the a season of prayer and offering for state missions took its place along with those for International and North American missions. In 1976, the state missions offering was renamed to what we know now as the Eliza Broadus Offering for State Missions®.
State Missions GoalState Missions Goal: $1,250,000
The Eliza Broadus Offering® is promoted beginning in September. Each calendar year, the Kentucky WMU develops a giving campaign with a theme and featured missionaries. Each Kentucky Baptist church is encouraged to participate during the Week of Prayer, which typically begins the second Sunday of September. Because churches can continue giving throughout the year up until August 31 of the following year, we call our offering emphasis a Season of Prayer. Four ministry areas are featured during the Season of Prayer for Kentucky Missions. They represent sacrificial work taking place in cities, rural communities, and college campuses where lives are being transformed with the Gospel.
Your gifts to the Eliza Broadus Offering for State Missions® supports more than 200 ministries and missions efforts. |
|
Who Was Eliza Broadus?
Miss Eliza Broadus 1851-1931 |
The State Missions Offering is named for one of its earliest advocates and missions pioneers, Eliza Broadus. In 1913 Miss Broadus led Kentucky WMU to promote the taking of an annual offering for state missions in all the churches. In 1975 Kentucky WMU voted to name the annual state missions offering in her honor starting in 1976.
To learn more about Eliza Broadus, click the button below. The Eliza Broadus Offering is the state missions offering for Kentucky Baptists. The Eliza Broadus Offering is a registered trademark with Kentucky WMU. |