GIRLS AUXILIARY OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IHIAGWA
THE GIRLS AUXILIARY OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IHIAGWA IS OBSERVING HER
DAY
TODAY 25TH SEPTEMBER, 2016
TOPIC: ADVANCING IN
GOD’S WORD LIKE DANIEL (DAN. 1:8)
Is full of spiritual packaged celebration with educative
drama and lots more
BRIEF HISTORY OF
GIRLS AUXILIARY
In 1914, the Women’s Missionary Union (WMU) changed the name
of their Junior Young Women’s Association to the Girls' Auxiliary (GA).
In the 1940s, the WMU
published the first Coronation Service and in the 1950’s began producing and
marketing the crown, scepter, and cape to be used in the
Service. Prior to this, many of the GA groups made their own regalia as
suggested in the GA literature. The GA emblem was adopted in 1915;
a white star bearing the gold GA monogram and enclosed by a green octagon edged
with gold. The star represented the Star Ideals. The colors of the GA emblem
were meaningful—the green was for growth; the white for purity; and the gold
for sincerity. The following are photographs that were taken primarily in
our church sanctuary of a coronation service held in June 1958. Geralene
Champion and Clarene Bennett have been able to identify most of the participants.
Please let us know the names of those who are unidentified in the photographs
It appears that prior to their
official start they were called "Sunbeam Societies" or
"Sunbeams," a term that continued but was meant for younger children.
Sponsoring Organization: Women's
Missionary Union (WMU) of the Southern Baptist Church (SBC)
Age Levels:
- Junior Girls' Auxiliary 9-12 yrs.
- Intermediate Girls' Auxiliary 13-15 yrs.
PHOTO SPLASH OF THE DAY
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