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Promoting Church Planting

Highlights

  • 1940s first ABWE missionaries pioneer in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.  Founding of the Instituto Hefsibá for women and later merges with Seminário e Instituto Batista Bereiano.
  • 1950 Construction of the seminary campus in Tirol neighborhood of Natal.
  • Present: through the sacrifice of many missionaries–married or single–and countless believers in North America, the LORD established 30+ local churches, a seminary and two camp ministries in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.  All of these ministries are under national leadership.  The few foreign missionaries remaining serve alongside the national local churches under the leadership of the local pastors.
  • Tim and Martia appointed to serve with ABWE in 1999.
  • Commissioned by Discovery Baptist Church and arrival in Brazil in 2002.
  • 2004 Began serving alongside Seminário e Instituto Batista Bereiano in Natal.
  • 2006 team up with Pr. Erinaldo and Igreja Batista Regular de Igapó in local church ministries, initial at Planície das Mangueiras.
  • 2007 the LORD provided property for a church plant in the community of Upper Serrinha.  The ministry is carried on by the Igapó church.
  • 2010 the LORD provides a home for us near the new seminary campus on the north side of Natal.
  • 2010 completed ministry transition with seminary graduate Pr. Jordão at Igreja Batista Regular em Planície da Mangueiras.  Invitation to assist in Cidade Satélite.
  • 2014 the LORD provided property for a church plant in the Flores do Campo neighborhood of Natal.
  • 2015 completed ministry transition with seminary graduate Pr. Rúbens at Igreja Batista de Cidade Satélite.
  • 2017 completed construction of the parsonage at Upper Serrinha.  Seminary graduate Pr. Magno and family lead the ministry with assistance from the Igapó church.
  • 2018 began formal ministry at Flores do Campo assisting seminary graduate  Pr. Davi.  The Igapó church also is active in this church plant.
  • 2020 we moved into a provision building on the church property.
  • We praise the LORD for His work in us, through us, and in spite of us and…

We invite you to consider participating in God’s work together.

Tim and Martia Franklin
electronic contact: timnmartia (at) yahoo.com

We are sent by:
Discovery Baptist Church.  Gig Harbor, WA
www.discoverybaptist.org

We serve together with:
Numerous churches and individuals throughout America.

We are sent with:
ABWE
P.O. Box 8585
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8585
www.abwe.org  Gifts can be sent to ministry account 13125

2 Timothy 2:2

The things you have heard… entrust to faithful men… who… will teach others also.