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(Anderson, Indiana)

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CONNECTIONCONNECTIONVolume 86 | Issue 1 | Spring 2020

(FORMERLY KNOWN AS WOMEN OF THE CHURCH OF GOD)

A Newsletter of Christian Women Connection

Last December, we celebrated the good news of Jesus’ birth. Now, it feels like the world has turnedupside down. Churches have closed their physical doors to embrace a digital presence. Many have losttheir jobs or a significant portion of their income, while others have lost loved ones to this virus. It seemsthe bad news just keeps coming. We need good news now more than ever. So, we cling to the good newsof Christ’s birth, life, death, and resurrection. We celebrate how encountering the genuine Jesus gives ushope in times of fear and peace when the world is in turmoil. We celebrate how Christ’s BirthdayObservance continues to support missionaries and ministries across the Church of God. CBO is a seventy-one-year-old tradition in the Church of God. In 1949, the women in the Church of Godsaw that the season, meant to celebrate the birth of Jesus, was consumed by commercialization,busyness, and general holiday chaos. These women wanted to do something that would encourageChristians to experience the true meaning of Christmas: the birth of Jesus Christ. This led to the initiativeof Christ’s Birthday Observance: a way to provide resources, prayer calendars, and devotions for Advent,the liturgical season leading up to Christmas. The observance then culminates in an offering to supportmissionaries and mission organizations across the globe.

Our goal for CBO is not just to collect money to support missions, but to unite the Church of Godmovement in our celebration of Advent. Currently, we have received $687,780.77 as of May 27, 2020. Due to the uncertainty surrounding this pandemic, we extended the due date to remit funds to May31, 2020 (previously, the end of April). Our goal is to raise $800,000. We invite everyone to give. Ifsomeone missed the chance to give in December when the church collected the offering, they can stillgive by texting “GOODNEWS” to 44-321, or they can send in a money order or check written to Christian Women Connection at PO Box 2328, Anderson, IN, 46018 with a note stating it is for CBO.

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Even as we celebrate what God has done through Christ's Birthday Observance 2019, we are lookingahead to the Christ’s Birthday Observance 2020, where we will be “Experiencing the World Changer.”

GOOD NEWS FROM THE MANGER TO THE EMPTY TOMB!

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“Thank you for your continued support of the Christ’s Birthday Observance offering, especiallyduring a time in our nation when so many are focused on survival and staying safe. This offeringcontinues to unite us as a Movement and provide opportunities for us to do more than survive butthrive as the church. Your gifts will aid Christian Women Connection to touch lives in the local,national, and international church as we seek to fulfill our missional call to be witnesses inJerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts of the world in the spreading of the gospel andmeeting basic needs.” —Rev. Arnetta McNeese Bailey, Executive Director of Christian Women Connection

"The CWCLinen Chest is

unlike anyother

missionary-support

program inthe world—and is oftenthe envy of

missionariesfrom othertraditions!"

Missionary families receive goods such as:Kitchen, Bath & Bed LinensDish cloths and towelsTupperware & FlatwareAppliances in Field Residences Clothing Allowance for Women MissionariesCollege Assistance for Missionary TeenMinister's Aid RecipientsStateside Missionary Residences Missionaries

WARMING HEARTS & BODIES

INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS

PICTURED IN THE LINEN CHEST

We are excited about the impact and ministrywe have in Uganda through the BeatriceAbasoola Sewing Center! The sewing machinesprovide education and business opportunitiesfor the women in Uganda. "Here is Rev. Abasoola with the sewingmachines for the technical school. This showsthe tables and the heads are like the green onenext to him. The others are in boxes behindhim. We sent them to Kirongero, which is avillage. They are so very pleased." Tim & Colleen Stevenson -Developmentmissionaries to Uganda, Rwanda, DRC, and S.Sudan

PAUL & KATTIA JONES - BoliviaKAITLIN SMITH - UgandaSTEVEN & PEGGY BEVERLY - Sri LankaNational CWC Council Members visiting for aBoard Council meeting in Anderson, Indiana

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Teays Valley Church of God's CWC in ScottDepot, West Virginia completed 50 blanketsto give to the local domestic violence shelter.

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BEATRICE ABASOOLA SEWING CENTER

DECEMBER 2016NATIONAL WOMEN'S CONVENTION & STATE GROUPS

2019 Church of God Women's ConventionWomen Shaping the Future

October 10-13 - Myrtle Beach, SC

Meet your 2021 Church of God Women's Convention Planning Team 

Over 1,000 delegates joined us for our 2019Women's Convention from preteens to

octogenarians. The worship, Word, ConnectorBreakfast, "We Shape the Future" Banquet, and

conferences were themed to encourage and helpus to know our past, celebrate our present, andshape our future. We must shape our future for

the future generations!

New Mexico & Kansas delegation at 2019 Convention

Florida delegation at 2019 Convention

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