WMU Foundation awards $163,445 for missions

WMU Foundation awards $163,445 for missions

BIRMINGHAM — The national Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) Foundation board of trustees awarded $163,445 to boost missions work in North America and around the world during their meeting March 30–31 in Birmingham.

Of the total amount, $75,000 was awarded from the Vision Fund to support the ministries of national WMU, and $50,000 was awarded from the Joy Fund to support the operational needs of the national missions organization, also based in Birmingham.

An additional $38,445 was awarded in grants, scholarships to MKs (missionary kids) and other awards, including two grants from the Lillian Isaacs Endowment to support literacy missions.