Many of our congregations financially support ABC-IN/KY Region ministries throughout the year—and we thank you who do! If your church does not financially support Region ministries in an ongoing way, we encourage you to consider taking up a Region Offering, perhaps during July/August, and/or to include Region State Work in your budgeting annually.

Church financial leaders may mail in any Region Offering monies collected during 2024 using the Mission Support Form. –Individuals may also give directly to the Region Offering (online) at www.abc-indiana.org/give/.

Grace and Peace to the American Baptist Churches of Indiana and Kentucky,

We celebrate the words of Jesus from the Great Commission when He promised that He would be with us always, even unto the ends of the earth.  In this promise, I find great value in our relationship and connection  as American Baptist Churches.  I take the words of Christ seriously when He calls us to carry this promise unto the ends of the earth.  Through our connection, we are accomplishing this mission.  In like manner, when you support our Region, you are supporting the local mission to carry the Gospel, even in areas of Indiana and Kentucky where you may never go.  The American Baptist Churches of Indiana and Kentucky Region (ABC-IN/KY) is made up of about 270 congregations who independently provide great ministries. The Great Commission reminds us that we are connected to Jesus; yet, as a Region, we also have chosen to be connected to one another to do the ministry and mission Christ calls us to do in our communities and the world. Apart from Christ we can do nothing that is lasting and true!

All that is provided through Region ministry enables us to be even more engaged in the work of Christ, with one another and with others beyond our church walls. Our shared ministry carries farther when we work “TOGETHER on God’s Abundant Journey.” (To read this letter and to review the 2024 Regional Offering promotional materials in their entirety, click HERE)…

TOGETHER in Christ,

Rev. Mark Thompson
Executive Minister