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The Wisconsin Baptist
The Regional
Newsletter of the American Baptist Churches of Wisconsin
February - 2008
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In This Month's Issue:
Tangible
Word Ministries-A New Church Plant
This ministry was begun by Roxanne Cardenas and has
been serving for several years. On December 18, 2007,
they became an ABC related new church plant dually
aligned with Churches of God in Christ (COGIC). COGIC,
under the leadership of Bishop Sedgwick Daniels, has
become a member of the Interfaith Conference of Greater
Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Council of Churches in
recent years. Tangible Word Ministries is planning
their inaugural worship service on March 9th. For
further information about this ministry, consult their
website www.tangibleword.org.
2008
AB Women in Ministry Conference
"DAUGHTERS OF THE FLAME
CONFERENCE"
April 16-19, 2008
St. Louis International Airport
Hilton Hotel
Registration Deadline is February
29, 2008
You may register by completing
the registration form that was sent
to your church with this newsletter.
Or, you may register on-line by
going to: ABC/USA Meeting Registration
on line at: https://www.bimwebport.org/etrakwebapp/Meetings.aspx
click on the "Register Now"
next to the WIM's Daughters of the
Flame
If you have questions contact Rev.
Valentine Royal at 1-800-222-3872
ext. 2058 or email: vroyal@abc-usa.org
Together
In Ministry Grants For 2008
Four region groups received TIM grants for 2008: Sisters
in Faith - Bonnie Bell contact, Women in Ministry Milwaukee
Area - JoEllen Witt contact, Harvard Divinity School Clergy
Klatch - Jamie Washam contact, and the Northeast Cluster
- Sam Brink contact. For more information about TIM groups
go to www.ministerscouncil.com.
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Judson
Press Regional Rewards Program
 In
partnership with Judson Press you can purchase books,
curricula, churches supplies and more on-line at www.judsonpress.com
and earn income for the ministries of ABC/WI. At checkout,
enter code 33 and 10% of the total sales based on our
code will be sent to the region. This will help support
a wide range of regional ministries. Check out the website
today.
To Jane Mathison, ABC/Wisconsin
Director of Camping Ministries and Pastor of Honey Creek-Community,
on the death of her Mother who passed away early on
December 31, 2007.
To the family of Allan Knight,
former volunteer staff associate minister, who passed
away on November 30th in Minnesota at the age of 95.
For twelve years prior to his retirement, he served
as Executive Minister of ABC/Nebraska. His wife, Pearl,
preceded him in death in 2003.
To Charles Graves on the death
of his Mother-in-Law in early December.
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To Ronda and Adam Bond on
the birth of their daughter, Alana
Lynette, born January 9th. Alana
joins big sister Raychel
at home. Adam is a staff associate
minister with ABC/WI.
News
About Churches and People
Kathy McElmurry, Madison-First, recently
returned from a two-year mission in Madagascar.
Grace Morgan, Wauwatosa-Underwood, received
the Frank Zeidler Award from the Interfaith Conference of
Greater Milwaukee. The award recognizes lifelong commitment
to community service.
Virginia Henderson, Madison-First, received
the Ruth Gordon Service Award from the Madison Area Service
Clubs Council in recognition of her extensive efforts in working
with youth.
Carmen Porco, Housing Ministries of AB in
Wisconsin, had an article published in "The Christian
Citizen" Volume 4, 2007 entitled "Transforming
Poverty by Reconsidering Our Citizenship".
Robert Newberry, Antigo-First, has authored
"Remember-ing Summer Church Camps: From Green
Lake to Camp Tamarack and Baptist Youth Fellowship Congresses
and Baptist Youth Fellowship 1956-59, a Personal History".
This is especially timely with the 50th Anniversary of Camp
Tamarack being celebrated in 2008.
Eau Claire-First hired Nicole Wolf
as a part-time Youth Worker. Nicole, a member of First-La
Crosse, is a student at the University of Wisconsin-Eau
Claire and will be working with the youth and children of
the church to strengthen and develop ministry in these areas.
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Region
Calendar
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FEB.
1-2,
8-9,
23
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Seminary Class "Church History II"
@ Region Office,
Adam Bond
Seminary Class "Practice Preaching"
@ Region Office,
Eleanor Cardenas
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9
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Commission on Congregational Missions Meeting
10 AM @ Region Office
Program Committee Meeting
1 PM @ Region Office
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Published by the American Baptist Churches
of Wisconsin
Dr. Arlo R. Reichter, Executive Minister
Sue Kindl, Associate Editor
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