Mission News and Community Outreach Ministries
Giving and active involvement in local missions is a major focus at West Bowdoin Baptist Church...both through our denomination, American Baptist Churches of Maine and ABC-USA, and in cooperation with other churches and organizations locally. We seek to answer our Lord’s call to meet the needs of all people. These needs are spiritual, physical, and social. We seek to meet these needs through the following:
Giving and active involvement in local missions is a major focus at West Bowdoin Baptist Church...both through our denomination, American Baptist Churches of Maine and ABC-USA, and in cooperation with other churches and organizations locally. We seek to answer our Lord’s call to meet the needs of all people. These needs are spiritual, physical, and social. We seek to meet these needs through the following:
- Joyful participation in our denomination’s missions campaigns - “America for Christ,” “World Missions Offering,” “One Great Hour of Sharing," “Retired Missionaries and Ministers Offering,” "United Missions Basics,” and the “Love Gift Offering.”
- Locally, we are involved with Lisbon Area Christian Outreach. (LACO) Through this ecumenical group of churches, we share in the sponsorship of a food pantry and clothing bank.
Our Focus Missionaries
Sue Hegarty
Sue Hegarty now serves in Costa Rica with the Baptist Federation and with the Pastoral Care for Women ministry.
She teaches seminary courses for training pastors with the Costa Rican Baptist Federation in San José, as well as serving as liaison with American Baptist mission teams.
Sue also teaches in the leadership development program for the inter-denominational ministry of Pastoral Care for Women. Although the office is in San José, courses are given in locations all around the country. Sue assists this ministry as they update their course contents as well as their publications. This ministry seeks to give Christian hope to women in a male-dominated culture by teaching them of God´s love for them, which then empowers them as they seek to reach their potential as women of faith.
Previously, Sue served for twelve years in Cuba where she taught at the Baptist Theological Seminary in Santiago de Cuba and directed an editorial group responsible for writing and publishing Bible study materials for all age groups for the Eastern Cuba Baptist Convention. Prior to that she worked for five years in Nicaragua as the Christian Education Promoter for the Baptist Convention, where she and a team of national leaders led teacher training workshops and published Sunday School curriculum.
Language used in ministry: Spanish
Sue Hegarty now serves in Costa Rica with the Baptist Federation and with the Pastoral Care for Women ministry.
She teaches seminary courses for training pastors with the Costa Rican Baptist Federation in San José, as well as serving as liaison with American Baptist mission teams.
Sue also teaches in the leadership development program for the inter-denominational ministry of Pastoral Care for Women. Although the office is in San José, courses are given in locations all around the country. Sue assists this ministry as they update their course contents as well as their publications. This ministry seeks to give Christian hope to women in a male-dominated culture by teaching them of God´s love for them, which then empowers them as they seek to reach their potential as women of faith.
Previously, Sue served for twelve years in Cuba where she taught at the Baptist Theological Seminary in Santiago de Cuba and directed an editorial group responsible for writing and publishing Bible study materials for all age groups for the Eastern Cuba Baptist Convention. Prior to that she worked for five years in Nicaragua as the Christian Education Promoter for the Baptist Convention, where she and a team of national leaders led teacher training workshops and published Sunday School curriculum.
Language used in ministry: Spanish
Bill and Ann Clemmer
Ann and Bill Clemmer are in South Sudan after 16 years of service in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Bill serves as country representative for IM's partner, IMA World Health, working with a team of 35 men and women from six African nations to help establish and reinforce primary health care services for an estimated 4 million persons in two of South Sudan's states (Jonglei and Upper Nile), many who are returning refugees from the northern sector of the country. Ann supports communication, logistics, and the needs of Sudanese health care workers in various training and educational settings. Although there are ongoing questions, Ann and Bill only have to look at God's provisions and blessings in the past to know that His faithfulness covers their tomorrows.
Language used in ministry: English
Ann and Bill Clemmer are in South Sudan after 16 years of service in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Bill serves as country representative for IM's partner, IMA World Health, working with a team of 35 men and women from six African nations to help establish and reinforce primary health care services for an estimated 4 million persons in two of South Sudan's states (Jonglei and Upper Nile), many who are returning refugees from the northern sector of the country. Ann supports communication, logistics, and the needs of Sudanese health care workers in various training and educational settings. Although there are ongoing questions, Ann and Bill only have to look at God's provisions and blessings in the past to know that His faithfulness covers their tomorrows.
Language used in ministry: English