Sisters Who Care event coming to Birmingham

A Great Commission-focused, three-day event for black women who want to impact their world for Christ is coming to Birmingham. The third annual Sisters Who Care Conference will be held at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel and the attached Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Sept. 23–25.
   
Dynamic sessions for worship along with inspiring breakout sessions will provide an opportunity for women from around the country to grow spiritually and develop friendships while learning practical ways to minister to others. There will also be a track specifically for women’s ministry leaders.
   
Under the theme of Unleash God’s Power … Change Your World, the focus will be on the Great Commission as found in Acts 1:8: “But the Holy Spirit will come upon you and give you power. Then you will tell everyone about me in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria, and everywhere in the world.”
   
“Sisters Who Care encourages and equips African-American women to invigorate their walk with the Lord and discover exciting and creative ways to share their passion for Christ with others,” said Debra Berry, adult ministry consultant for national Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU). 
   
“As we celebrate African-American women, both past and present, who have transformed their world for Christ, we will be challenged to listen to God’s voice and seek to be instruments to unleash God’s power in our homes, our neighborhood, our communities, and our world,” Berry said.
   
Sponsored by WMU, the event kicks off at the national WMU headquarters in Birmingham Sept. 23 with a tour of the building. The tour will feature the highlights and rich heritage of Baptist missions work over the past 118 years as well as artifacts and artwork from all over the world. A Remember Africa welcome reception will follow that evening at the Sheraton. African attire is encouraged.
   
The weekend also will include an opportunity to tour the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and the historic Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Sept. 24. In addition, participants may participate in a hands-on ministry activity at Kelly Ingram Park.
   
Featured speakers include Carolyn Gordon, professor at Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Kan.; Christine Wells, North Carolina Sisters Who Care team leader of Kannapolis, N.C.; and Berry. Ingrid Irons-Brown, director of the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church Progressive Choir in Birmingham, will lead music for worship. Other features include the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church Progressive Choir and Liturgical Dancers, black missionaries, former volunteer missions team members and much more.
   
Deadline to register is Sept. 10. For information, registration and hotel reservations visit www.sisterswhocare.com or call WMU at 1-888-968-0322. (WMU)