Christmas Sunrise Service at Progressive Baptist Church – 2019

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Family,

We had a wonderful time of sharing and testimony at our Christmas Sunrise (a/k/a 7:30 am) Service at Progressive Baptist Church. It would be so easy to forego this service — for the sake of pastoral rest, thinking no one will come, thinking its “too much,” etc., etc., etc. Instead, we were faithful to the simple vision for sharing some time together for and with those who desired to come (i.e. out of desire not obligation)

We were truly blessed with a diversity of ages, testimonies, rejoicing, tears, prayers, reflections, etc.

I am thankful for the opportunity to serve.

Minister Fred Taylor shares a reflection

We still love him even allowing for his love of the Packers!

The old man in the young preachers body. Minister Byron Johnson

Million dollar smiles!

The Gathering Community

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Walter Lanier

Walter Lanier is a husband, father, lawyer, pastor, teacher, educator, and social entrepreneur with a deep commitment to being a liberating force in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Lanier, an inaugural CBMA fellow, is the Senior Pastor of Progressive Baptist Church of Milwaukee, which has a 30-year track record of innovation and service to community Milwaukee. Pastor Lanier also serves as the Director of Student Resources at Milwaukee Area Technical College where he also founded the college’s Men of Color Initiative and lead the first-ever Counseling and Psychological Services department.

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