Author Archive: Byron Johnson

No Going Back

By: Rev. Carolyn Dugan, Associate Regional Minister – Outdoor Ministries   17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! – 2 Corinthians 5:17 One night during our Bible study on The Post* I shared with the group a thought that had been running […]

ABCWI Urgent Letter regarding Burma Temporary Protected Status Revocation

  November 25, 2025 Subject: Urgent Request to Review and Correct DHS Statement on Burma TPS Termination Dear American Baptist Churches of Wisconsin, I am writing to raise a serious concern regarding remarks made by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem concerning the situation in Burma (Myanmar) and the decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for […]

ABCWI Mission Trip to Tijuana

  Report From: Rev. Mindi Welton-Mitchell In November, ABCWI held its first region mission trip in many years with a team of four traveling to Tijuana, Mexico. Rev. Mindi Welton-Mitchell, Rev. Kim Drost (First Baptist Church in West Allis), Mary Fiore (First Baptist Church in Madison), and Pastor Thawng Za Uk (Milwaukee Chin Baptist Church) […]

Patient Hope

By: John A Jones IV, Associate Regional Minister – Education   And now, O Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you. Psalm 39:7   December is always a special time of year. The holidays shape almost everything we do. I’m sure we remember saying or hearing someone say “I can’t wait […]

A Pastoral Letter…

Dear members and friends of ABCWI, We are beginning this month that often ends in giving with a government shutdown. We are beginning the month of celebrating thanksgiving for the harvest with the loss of SNAP benefits and the Emergency Food Assistance Program that provides food assistance from the USDA to local food pantries. We […]

Attitude of Gratitude

By Rev. Mindi Welton-Mitchell As I write this, the leaves are starting to change and the weather is turning cooler. By the time you read this, many of the leaves will have fallen and we’ll be in late fall. Autumn reminds us that everything changes, everything turns, and we can’t hold on to things that […]

Can You See YOUR Feet?

Min. Byron Johnson – Assistant Minister for Regional Ministries & Regional Office Coordinator   “Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path,” Psalm 119:105   I know, this may be a silly question. If you have the ability of sight, of course when you look downward you can locate […]