This offering supports the mission of the Christian County Baptist Association which is to promote cooperative Kingdom work, be a resource to partnering churches and to provide a healthy network of praying churches to fufill the Great Commission.

The Seven Pillars are:

• Practice fervent prayer.
• Promote evangelism and disciple-making.
• Strengthen existing churches.
• Plant new multiplication churches.
• Reach Christian County’s international community.
• Embrace unreached and unengaged people groups.
• Engage young church leaders.

John Christian pastored many CCBA churches from 1971-1987 and served as Moderator in 1974. His wife Kathleen faitfully served alongside Bro. John throughout his ministry. The mission offering was named in honor of Bro. John and Kathleen to recognize hsi commitment to educate churches on the importance of supporting the work of the local Baptist Association.

The offering was established to allow additional support of CCBA ministries, provide assistance to individuals and churches participating in mission trips, and provide support for our local commuity schools and other non-profit organizations.

Read all about the ministries HERE

Lottie Moon was sent as a Southern Baptist missionary to China from 1873 to 1912. She saw firsthand the world’s greatest problem — LOSTNESS. Meeting so many people who had never heard the gospel compelled her to write letters to American churches describing the need for a greater missionary presence.

The Week of Prayer for International Missions is a special, focused time of prayer for Southern Baptist missionaries serving through the International Mission Board and the people whom they serve. 

In addition to prayer, your generosity in giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering can make an eternal impact. When you give directly to this offering, 100% of your gifts support missionaries around the world. 

Lottie was born in Virginia on December 12, 1840.Her name was Charlotte Digges Moon, but everyone called her “Lottie.”She was 4’9” tall.Before she became a Christian while in high school, Lottie missed required chapels 26 times.Lottie loved to pull pranks on others. Once, when asked what the “D” stood for in her middle name, she replied, “Devil.”Lottie was appointed to China as a missionary at age 33 and served there 39 years, primarily in Tengchow and Pingtu.She wore Chinese clothes and lived like her Chinese neighbors.Lottie had several nicknames in China—foreign devil, foreign lady teacher, heavenly book visitor, and the cookie maker. (Lottie baked cookies to win the hearts of the children and families who were frightened of her.)Lottie led in the campaign to end the practice of bound feet. The Chinese believed small feet made a woman more beautiful, so girls’ feet were bound tightly with cloth. Girls with bound feet could hardly walk, and infections, gangrene, and even death were common side effects of this practice.In 1912 at the end of her career, famine, flood, and war encircled her China. Her friends were starving. In a final act of empathy, Lottie stopped eating and gave all her food away. When her friends realized the depth of her sickness, they put her on a boat to return to the United States. Lottie died on Christmas Eve while en route to the U.S.

PLAIN TEA CAKE

Annie was born in Baltimore at a time when there was little opportunity for women. Yet, her devotion to Christ led her to a life of service and leadership. She organized women to pray, to give and to meet the needs around them. She challenged pastors and churches to action and rallied vital support for missionaries. Ultimately, Annie was recognized as a national Southern Baptist trailblazer for her visionary leadership that still inspires millions today.

Every year, SBC churches observe the Week of Prayer for North American missions by praying for missionaries, their ministries and their families. Because these missionaries make Jesus known in places all over the U.S. and Canada where there’s little or no gospel witness, they experience opposition and they battle loneliness and discouragement. That’s why they need your prayers.

Understanding that missions is what believers do to reach beyond the needs of their congregations to witness and minister for the purpose of fulfilling the Great Commission, Kentucky WMU designed the Eliza Broadus Offering® to advance Kentucky Baptists ministry and missions efforts to help people come to know Christ.