Women In Ministry

American Baptist Women in Ministry (ABWIM) is partnering with AB Women’s Ministries to offer to Baptist and Muslim women in the U.S. a unique intercultural/interfaith spiritual pilgrimage in the Republic of Georgia on October 31-November 11, 2017. The Spiritual Pilgrimage will include up to 14 Baptist and Muslim women from the U.S. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to break barriers and build bridges between Christians and Muslims, generations, Georgians and Americans, and lay and ordained women.

In the Republic of Georgia, the American women will be hosted by the Georgian Muslims Union and Georgian Baptists. Participants will experience homestays with Muslim families, reverent reflection in mosques and in 1,000-year-old Christian churches, a Eucharist service with the congregation at the Evangelical Baptist Church of Georgia’s Peace Cathedral, seminars to learn more about Christianity and Islam, respectful dialogue between Baptists and Muslims, advocacy for gender justice and religious rights, the stunning geography of Georgia’s mountains and vineyards, hiking, and the country’s renowned hospitality, cuisine, and folkdance. Registration is open until June 15, 2017. Click here to download the registration form.