Our Story
CBWOQ began when the hearts of Baptist women in Ontario and Quebec were set on fire to do whatever they could to bring health, education, justice, and the Gospel (word+ deed) to the poor and downtrodden women and girls of India. A movement was born of women who discipled, equipped and empowered other women to take the good news of Jesus Christ to the world.
When we look at what God is calling us to do today, we look, as we did over 140 years ago, at the spiritual, social, and material needs of women in our day. We pray that God sets us on fire as he did our foremothers to love God and respond to our world with courage and an abundance of hope, love, faith and compassion.
“Our heritage is a story of women of faith, women with strong convictions, and women who determined to make a difference in their world. It is the story of cultured, confident women. It is the story of humble, hesitant women. It is the story of mission band leaders, workers with children and teens, and adult program planners. It is the story of journalists and editors, treasurers and record-keepers, leaders and followers. It is the story of women who, moved at heart, used their heads and their hands to serve others.”
— Audrey Morikawa (former Executive Director), 2001