Annie Armstrong Easter Offering
Annie was born in Baltimore in 1850 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.
Annie wrote 100s of letters to raise awareness and promote giving to missions. It was in this year that a foreign missions offering was established to send a missionary to China to relieve Lottie Moon.
Annie mobilized women to reach beyond the bounds of race by organizing missions to African Americans and Native Americans.
Ultimately, Annie was recognized as a national Southern Baptist trailblazer for her visionary leadership that still inspires millions today.
The offering was started in 1895 by Woman's Missionary Union® (WMU) to benefit the work of the Home Mission Board (now North American Mission Board). In 1934, it was named in honor of Annie Armstrong, a bold missions advocate and WMU's first national executive leader. Annie Armstrong served WMU until 1906. During that time she never took a salary.
Today, the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering goes to train, resource, and send more than 2,400 missionary families across the United States and Canada for the North American Mission Board.
One hundred percent of the offering goes to the missionaries, none to administration.
Annie wrote 100s of letters to raise awareness and promote giving to missions. It was in this year that a foreign missions offering was established to send a missionary to China to relieve Lottie Moon.
Annie mobilized women to reach beyond the bounds of race by organizing missions to African Americans and Native Americans.
Ultimately, Annie was recognized as a national Southern Baptist trailblazer for her visionary leadership that still inspires millions today.
The offering was started in 1895 by Woman's Missionary Union® (WMU) to benefit the work of the Home Mission Board (now North American Mission Board). In 1934, it was named in honor of Annie Armstrong, a bold missions advocate and WMU's first national executive leader. Annie Armstrong served WMU until 1906. During that time she never took a salary.
Today, the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering goes to train, resource, and send more than 2,400 missionary families across the United States and Canada for the North American Mission Board.
One hundred percent of the offering goes to the missionaries, none to administration.
