BWIM: “Midwives of a Movement” Program & Screening

Time & Location: 7:00 p.m. at the Byrd Theater in Carytown

River Road Church, in partnership with CBF Virginia and Grace Baptist Church, is bringing Baptist Women in Ministry’s (BWIM) documentary screening tour to Richmond. The film will be shown for free at the Byrd Theater in Carytown. This event is open to all. Concessions will be available to purchase. Following the screening, there will be a brief time of reflection and conversation.

Registration is not required, but is helpful for CBFVA’s planning. Register now via CBF.

“Midwives of a Movement”

The feature documentary film chronicles the stories of the women who boldly birthed a movement to seek greater visibility and opportunities for women in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Despite great opposition, their courage blazed pathways for advancing women in ministry and leadership among Baptists.

But challenging religious patriarchy, and specifically Baptist patriarchy, is not only a subject of the past. It is as relevant today as it was forty years ago.

In this film, audiences today will find heartfelt stories, painful anecdotes, profound insights, and lighthearted remembrances which will inspire continued confrontation of patriarchy and advocacy efforts so that women find equality and equity among Baptists.