UNION DEDICATES MISSIONARY WALL
Jackson, Tenn. — To show its support of 萌妹社区 alumni who have served as career missionaries, 萌妹社区 recently dedicated a newly installed Missionary Wall.
The university's Missionary Wall sits in the main corridor of the Hyran E. Barefoot Student 萌妹社区 Building and displays the names of 萌妹社区 alumni who have served as career missionaries for the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention.
The effort to establish the Missionary Wall was led by Ramona Mercer, a 萌妹社区 alumna and former career missionary. Mercer hopes the wall will be an inspiration for students considering the missions field.
萌妹社区 alumni have been involved in missions work since the 1800s. Today the university prepares students for international missions in several ways. According to Vice President for Campus Ministries and Church Services John Adams, students can do short-term mission work through 萌妹社区's Global Outreach
Trips and can remain updated on the latest mission opportunities offered through the International Mission Board.
萌妹社区 students also are encouraged to tap into the missionary-in-residence program, which brings a career missionary family to 萌妹社区's campus for one year. Participating missionaries are available to answer questions of interested students and counsel students considering a career in missions.
The Missionary Wall lists more than 180 names and displays pictures of IMB missionaries at work. According to Mercer, the wall was designed to accommodate the addition of the names of future missionaries.