AMERICAN BAPTIST WOMEN'S MINISTRIES

November 2025 Update

3 5 7 is an amazing number, but that's how many dresses were made during the last year by our women. And the dresses are already on their way to mission fields both at home and abroad.

We were contacted by a mission school in Uganda. It was started several years ago with 50 students. Now there are over 600 children at the school Dormitories and classrooms have been built and they have begun a chicken farm and also large vegetable gardens.

A number of dresses are being sent to Katrina and Kyle Williams in Thailand and also to girls in Myanmar. We also have many refugees from Myanmar that have settled in the Kent area so they also received dresses.

A big "thank you" to Janice Holcomb, Yim Locke, Jan Downen and Carol Holt for their hours and hours of sewing. A number of women also helped by cutting out dresses, ironing fabric, hemming and being encouraging support to each other. While some of the dresses were made out of pillowcases, many were made from fabric we were gifted. What's next? We are going to make shorts for boys. Some of the women have already started, and I will keep you up to date

November is coming and we will be meeting on Wednesday, November 12th at 12 noon. Bring your sack lunch. I heard a "rumor" that pumpkin pie may be the dessert at our meeting. I hope you will come and hear the exciting things we have planned for the new year!

Thank you to all the women who made muffins,cookies and cakes for the Evergreen Association Conference recently held here! Wonderful snacks and desserts! Many, many thanks!

Thank you all for your continuing support of Women's Ministries!

Jean Heidal, Chair

ABWM Annual Christmas Brunch: December 6th

Join us for a celebration of Bells and Bows and Brunch!

If it's November then December can't be far behind. Our annual Christmas Brunch is Saturday, December 6th at 10:30am, but doors will open at 9:30am for early shoppers to the Baptist Bakery and Treasure Room!

Tickets for brunch go on sale the first Sunday of November. Tickets are $13 this year, in the church library after worship. You can also call or text Jean at 206-387-1492.

Program

The "My Best Friends" ensemble will present a program of Christmas music and Kat Stoker will bring our message of the morning. In addition many of you are aware that our long time Minister of Visitation, Rev. Caroline Lehman retired earlier this year and we will take some moments to recognize her for her years of service to our congregation.

Treasure Room + Baptist Bakery

We have storage at the church for items donated to the Treasure Room! We already have quite a few items, but we would love to have YOUR no longer needed items for our sale. And it's time to pull out your beloved Christmas recipes to make something wonderful for the Baptist Bakery.