to General Council districts to use for their domestic missions projects Program Milestones 1957 First awards/trophies were given to honor amounts given by churches 1959 BGMC yearly giving reaches the $100,000 mark 1963 BGMC total giving reaches the one million mark 1971 Frances Foster retires after being the BGMC coordinator for 21 years 1977 Helen Rye resigned and Sandy Askew was named BGMC coordinator 1979 Plastic Buddy Barrels were introduced 1982 BGMC total giving reaches the ten million mark 1984 BGMC yearly giving reaches the one million mark 1985 Pencil Pal introduced 1987 New plastic Buddy barrels with plastic caps were introduced 1989 Winnie the World was introduced 1990 BGMC total giving reaches the twenty million mark 1991 Sandy Askew went full-time as the National BGMC Coordinator 1992 BGMC yearly giving reaches the two million mark 1995 BGMC total giving reaches the thirty million mark 1998 BGMC yearly giving reaches the three million mark 1998 BGMC total giving reaches the forty million mark 1999 BGMC quarterly missions packets are replaced with an annual manual 1999 Buddy Barrel celebrates his 50th Birthday 1999 Sandy Askew retires after 22 years, David and Mary Boyd become the new National BGMC Coordinators 1999 The National Children's Ministries Agency is created and BGMC becomes a part of this agency. David and Mary Boyd are the National Directors. 2001 The Executive Presbytery votes to make BGMC the missions education program for children in the Assemblies of God 2001 Royal Rangers, Missionettes, and Christian Schools adopt BGMC into their programs. External links BGMC Official Website BGMC Kids Official Website (games, videos, and missions stories for kids) References BGMC Giving Statistics Assemblies of God Pentecostalism in the United States