Missions Week 2022 Kicks Off Sept. 26th
Baylor Missions Week 2022, supported by the Lynn A. and Jacqueline S. Harmon Endowment, kicks off Monday, Sept. 26, 2022 with events and activities through Wednesday!
More than 40 participating organizations will visit campus to share information and knowledge about their organizations, causes, and opportunities to engage in short-term and long-term service opportunities.
Missions Week provides missions education and raises student awareness about the possibilities to grow, love, and serve both through Baylor University mission trips as well as with many global and community partners.
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE.
Monday, Sept. 26, 2022
Dinner at Fountain and in the Halls (Part 1): 6:30 p.m. | Fountain Mall and Various Residence Halls
Join us on Fountain Mall for dinner and speed learning. As you move from table to table every few minutes, you'll learn all about work that is happening around the globe and how you can join in.
Check with your Resident Chaplain and see if Dinner in the Halls is happening in your residence hall tonight. There you'll enjoy a free dinner and meet with a global partner to discuss global issues, culture's role in their work, and be able to ask questions.
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022
Go Global Missions Fair: 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Fountain Mall
This is a tabling opportunity for global partners to connect with Baylor students, share about their work, and opportunities to serve.
Habitat House Building: 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Fountain Mall
This a chance to stop by and help put together the walls for a Habitat house for a family in our community. You'll use hammer and nails and build the frame of the house. You can stop by for a few minutes or stay for a while.
Free food vouchers for Boardwalk on Elm, Kona Ice, and Waco Cha while supplies last for visiting the tables and helping with the build.
Dinner at Fountain and in the Halls (Part 2): 6:30 p.m. | Fountain Mall and Various Residence Halls
Join us on Fountain Mall for dinner and speed learning. As you move from table to table every few minutes, you'll learn all about work that is happening around the globe and how you can join in.
Check with your Resident Chaplain and see if Dinner in the Halls is happening in your residence hall tonight. There you'll enjoy a free dinner and meet with a global partner to discuss global issues, culture's role in their work, and be able to ask questions.
Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022
Serve Local Tabling Time: 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Fountain Mall
This is a tabling opportunity for local partners to connect with Baylor students, share about their work and opportunities to serve right here in our own community.
Habitat House Building: 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Fountain Mall
This a chance to stop by and help put together the walls for a Habitat house for a family in our community. You'll use hammer and nails and build the interior walls of the house. You can stop by for a few minutes or stay for a while.
Free SWAG and food vouchers for Boardwalk on Elm while supplies last for visiting the tables and helping with the build.
Participating organizations include:
ABWE
Cafe1040
Casas por Cristo
Children's Relief International
Christar
Christian Missionary Fellowship
Crossworld
East-West
Educational Resources & Referrals - China
ELIC (English Language Institute/China)
Empowering Youth 2 Serve
Family Legacy
Go Now Missions
Greater Europe Mission
Mercy Ships
Mission of Hope
One More Child
Orchard: Africa
Passport Camps
Pioneer Bible Translators
Pioneers
Push the Rock
Restoration Gateway
Signs of Love
TEAM (The Evangelical Alliance Mission)
UrbanPromise Arkansas
Village Schools
World Venture
YouthWorks
Waco Habitat for Humanity
Animal Birth Control Clinic
VASA (Voices Advocating for Substance Awareness) Coalition
AccentCare Hospice
Communities in Schools
Greater Waco Sports Commission
Salvation Army
Waco Family Medicine
Waco Shepherd's Heart, Inc.
Mission Waco, Mission World, Inc.
Cameron Park Zoo
Friends For Life
Waco-McLennan County Library
Mentor Waco
Mentoring Alliance
Caritas of Waco
Keep Waco Beautiful
Talitha Koum Institute
Transformation Waco AfterSchool Academy
Friends for Life
Waco Cha
Kona Ice Waco
Boardwalk on Elm
For more information, contact Sarah Nelson, Assistant Director for Missions.