Balboa Women’s Ministry has six areas of ministry to support our mission – equipping women to know, love, and serve Christ:
- Prayer and Encouragement
- Spiritual Development
- Outreach on Campus
- Outreach off Campus
- Special Events
- Communication and Administration
Prayer is the foundation of the women’s ministry and serves as an act of worship that glorifies God and reinforces our need for Him to direct our ministry.
All activities are open to all women.
Prayer and Encouragement
The purpose of Prayer and Encouragement is to:
- provide opportunities to join together in prayer to communicate with God, align our lives with His purpose, and deepen our relationship with Him.
- express God’s love through recognition, encouragement, and appreciation.
Activities to Support Prayer and Encouragement include:
First Thursday Prayer Time
Purpose: To provide an opportunity to lift up the needs of our nation, country, state, Village, church, and personal lives to our Mighty and Loving LORD through praying aloud and silent prayers. Praying aloud is strictly volunteer.
Frequency: First Thursday of every month (9:30am-11am)
Location: Outreach Center, Room 208
Contact: Darlene Phillips at
Quarterly Staff Appreciation
Purpose: To provide an opportunity to encourage and thank our church staff for their dedicated service.
Frequency: Five times per year (January, April, July, August, October)
Location: Main Building, Room 115
Contact: TBD
Deacon Appreciation
Purpose: To provide an opportunity to encourage and thank our deacons for their dedicated service through providing dessert at one of their scheduled meetings.
Frequency: Annually
Location: TBD
Contact: Tracy Axcell at
Spiritual Development
The purpose of Spiritual Development is to:
- provide sound structural theological training and discussion.
- provide opportunities for spiritual growth through appropriate bible study lessons.
- provide information on current spiritual enrichment opportunities.
Activities to Support Spiritual Development include:
Bible Studies
Purpose: To provide an opportunity to delve into the meaning of scripture through small group biblical studies. These studies are structured for fellowship through meeting together, building friendships, and learning from each other.
Frequency: Weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings, Spring, Summer, Fall Sessions
Contacts: Tracy Axcell at
Outreach On Campus
The purpose of Outreach On Campus is to:
- reach those outside the church to make them aware of God’s love in action.
- reach those inside the church to provide opportunity for meaningful activities that result in helping others, support, encouragement, and glorifying God.
- provide activities in a relaxed and welcoming environment to discover and use spiritual gifts and provide opportunity for spiritual growth.
Activities to Support Outreach On Campus include:
Girls, Games, and Goodies (GGG)
Purpose: To provide an opportunity for fellowship through games, food and outreach to meet the needs in the community and surrounding areas. Ladies who participate contribute toward our food ministry for Harvey’s Chapel and other mission projects throughout the year.
Frequency: Second Thursday of every month-except December (10am-2pm)
Location: Outreach Center, Big Room
Contact: Anna Riley at
Getting to Know You
Purpose: To provide an opportunity to welcome new and current members in an informal and friendly way. The fellowship opportunity allows for a casual time of coffee, tea, and conversation with various members of the BWM planning team. Provides a great way to reconnect with each other, find out about BWM activities, or provide feedback on current or future activities… just drop in.
Frequency: Third Thursday of every month at 10:00am.
Location: Outreach Center Room 208
Contact: Joy Norris at
Threads of Hope
Purpose: To provide an opportunity to share faith through hearts and hands by making items by sewing, quilting, knitting, and crocheting for those in need in hospitals, long-term care, memory care facilities, homebound, and Hospice care.
Frequency: Fourth Thursday of every month-except November and December (10am-2pm)
Location: Main Building, Room 115
Contact: Linda Winslow at
Outreach Off Campus
Purpose: To provide outreach opportunities to meet needs in the community and surrounding areas. Outreach projects this year include providing goods and services and praying with the homeless, creating bags to provide to homeless, providing goods and services for Boys and Girls Club, and collaboration with area churches to provide food and/or snacks for hot Springs Village Police Department and security guards.
Activities to Support Outreach Off Campus include:
Special Projects
Frequency: Varied
Location: Varied
Contact: Teri Parnell at 
Balboa Baptist Women's Ministry Book Club
Purpose: To provide an opportunity to read and discuss quality, Christian, fiction books in an intimate and friendly atmosphere. Participants share beverages, good conversation, and their faith while developing deep, interpersonal relationships.
Frequency: First Thursday of every month (1-3:30pm)
Location: In the home of the hostess (rotates monthly)
Contact: Dorothy Pryor at
Special Events
The purpose of Special Events is to:
- provide opportunities for fellowship that allow women to learn from each other, strengthen one another, and demonstrate God’s love through actions.
- provide opportunities for spiritual growth through biblical teaching that allows for growth of grace and knowledge in Jesus Christ.
- provide opportunities for outreach through extending our services and helping others to provide support and encouragement to glorify God.
Activities to Support Special Events include:
Kick-Off Luncheon/Dinner – Balboa Baptist Women
Purpose: To provide an opportunity for fellowship through sharing a meal, learning about BWM activities, and identifying opportunities to serve.
Frequency: Annually in January
Location: Outreach Center, Big Room
Contact: Tracy Axcell at
Spring Event - Lunch/Dinner - Village-Wide
Purpose: To provide an opportunity for fellowship through sharing a meal, learning through laughter, and biblical teaching.
Frequency: Annually - April
Location: Outreach Center, Big Room
Contact: Jeannie McCormick at
Balboa Women’s Conference – Village-Wide
Purpose: To provide an opportunity to worship, fellowship, pray, and focus on seeking a better understanding of God through biblical teaching.
Frequency: Annually - September
Location: Outreach Center, Big Room
Contacts: Tracy Axcell at
Christmas Luncheon/Dinner – Village-Wide
Purpose: To provide an opportunity for fellowship through sharing a meal and biblical teaching to focus our thoughts on the miracle of Christmas as we glorify and thank God for sending Jesus, our Immanuel, ('God with us'), to earth!
Frequency: Annually - December
Location: Outreach Center, Big Room
Contact: Tracy Axcell at
Communication and Administration
The purpose of Communication and Administration is to:
- ensure timely communication of BWM Ministry offerings to the church and outreach to our community.
- maintain the tools and techniques to ensure consistency in what we do to support BWM ministry.
- maintain files on events and team that can be used for future planning.
Support Activities for Communication and Administration include:
Photography
Purpose: To pictorially document BWM events, activities, and meetings to be used for communicating to our church and community.
Frequency: All events, activities, and meetings
Contact: Teri Parnell at t
Inventory Management
Purpose: To efficiently and effectively maintain the storage areas in the Main and Outreach Center buildings for the BWM Team. This is accomplished through management of space, evaluation of storage needs, organization of storage areas, and planning for future needs.
Location: Main building storage consists of two closets in Room 115 and houses decorations, tablecloths, paper products, fabrics, sewing supplies, and books that can be recycled for future uses. Outreach Center storage houses materials for Girls, Games, and Goodies.
Frequency: At least quarterly and as needed after major events and activities
Contact: Tracy Axcell at
Secretarial Support
Purpose: To assist the BWM Director and Team with administrative support at the monthly Team meetings, Area Coordinator Meetings, planning meetings, activities, and special events. Support activities include providing documentation in various forms e.g. reports, charts, postcards, business cards, placemats, publicity posters, and online communications.
Frequency: Ongoing
Contact: Anna Riley at
Computer Support
Purpose: To work with various software programs (e.g. Microsoft Publisher, Excel, PowerPoint, WORD, One Drive, REALM, Google, Microsoft 365, etc.) to support the BWM Team activities.
Frequency: Ongoing
Contact: Anna Riley at