10/22/2026
From his recent Biennial “State of the Region” report, Executive Minister Rev Jerrod H Hugenot concluded,
“The best time to plant a tree, the old proverb goes, was 20 years ago. We could lament about what might seem like a lean time based on attendance, building physical resources, and cashflow, the things we let ourselves too often use as the definition of success…
Or, we could relearn how to plant, to tend patiently and intentionally the grove of
new leaders God has already began begun seeding in: our churches, our outreach ministries, our American Baptist youth convention attendees, and everywhere else that God can be found working in the midst of this world to help us learn how to spread and share the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Today, let us know we talk about the state of the region in 2026, but let us not misunderstand, this is all about being in the place we want to be in 2046.
Will you join me in this sacred work?
