South Wayne Baptist Church in Fort Wayne (now Fort Wayne Baptist), an American Baptist Congregation, celebrated the conclusion of its Flourishing Congregations grant with a Thanksgiving dinner on November 18. The purpose was to honor the new outreach children’s ministry the grant helped make possible.
Two hundred were in attendance as Pastor Wungreiso Valui and his wife Margreth (the new ministry director) introduced the children and explained the program's joys and benefits. Participants enjoyed entertainment and excellent food prepared by members of the congregation. I was on hand to share the congratulations of the Center.
Fort Wayne Baptist is a newly-merged (First Baptist and South Wayne) and thriving, multi-racial, multi-ethnic congregation. The grant helped fund a new ministry to reach neighborhood children from diverse backgrounds. The South Wayne grant was the first Flourishing Congregations grant given in Indiana.
Brian Witwer
Northeast Director
