Welcome to BHBC’s Women’s Ministry!

Our Ministry is designed for every woman no matter her age or stage in life. Our special events, Bible studies and ministries are planned with you in mind. We want to encourage you to become involved in the programs and studies available at Burnt Hickory Baptist Church. Participation will not only enhance and increase your friendships, but your life will be enriched by learning to apply God’s Word in your everyday life.

Likewise, explore our Ministry and Mission opportunities to fulfill the application of God’s teaching in your life. We support and encourage you to use your gifts and talents in serving Christ in your home, our church and the community. There are varying levels of commitment to meet each person’s availability.

We hope that you will find this website to be a useful tool in planning your year with our ministries in mind. We invite you to browse the site to see where God is working and moving. We would love to have you come along on the journey. God has already directed us down some new paths and we are excited about what lies ahead.

We ask you for your continued prayer support for Women’s Ministry as we seek God’s will for our lives, our church, our community and beyond.

Serving Him Together,
Jill, Glenna, Betty, Glenda and Suzanne

Weekly Devotions by the Women of Burnt Hickory Baptist Church

from Mercies New Every Morning, Volume 2

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.”
Proverbs 3:5-6

Change

I’m sure I’m not alone when I make the statement, “I don’t like change!” However, that seems to be the center of my earthly existence. I often feel like Paul. This is my “thorn in the side.”

You see, I was born into a military family. By the time I was five years old, I had lived in both Denver and Colorado Springs, Colorado, in England and in Florida. Our duty station in Fort Walton Beach allowed us to settle for six short years and then on to Illinois. As a teenager, I saw California, Hawaii, New Caledonia and New Zealand on my way to Australia. I graduated from high school in New Jersey after only attending the school for a year and a half. College brought me back to Florida, but move after move continued. One day I counted it up. From birth to college graduation, my head had rested under nineteen different roofs!

Upon meeting God’s chosen mate, I believed my life was finally going to settle down. Don’t you just love the Lord’s sense of humor! In the nineteen years we have been married, we have moved ten times!!

All I have ever wanted was a small town, cute house with a fence and a dog. I wanted my children to go to the same school K-12 and see their church friends daily. I wanted a “best girl friend” with whom to drink coffee and solve all the world’s problems. And through it all, I have come to realize that all the Lord has wanted is for me to focus on Him and trust in Him only.

The path the Lord has intended for me has not always been an easy one. There have been many trials (some self-imposed) through which He has carried me. He is still teaching me that no matter where my head lies, He, too, is there also. As a matter of fact, He was there before me, shining the light and pointing the way.

Oh, I don’t even begin to think I have it all sorted out. I am, however, learning to walk day by day, trusting in His wisdom and power. I am trying to be grateful for the experiences He has allowed to come my way. Through my travels, I have been privileged to know some of the finest Christians to walk the face of the Earth. They have shown me the value of living for Him and allowing His light to shine as a witness.

I don’t know how many more moves lie ahead. All I can do is trust and obey and know that I would rather be moving and in His will than any place else this side of eternity.

Missy Hensley