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[RICH.SCHRAMM@ecunet.org]

AMERICAN BAPTIST NEWS SERVICE 
Office of Communication  
American Baptist Churches USA 
P.O. Box 851, Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851 
Phone: (610)768-2077 / Fax: (610)768-2320 
Web: www.abc-usa.org
Richard W. Schramm, Director 
 E-mail: richard.schramm@abc-usa.org

BONN RESIGNS AS BIENNIAL MEETING PLANNING COORDINATOR
 Linda Bonn, who has served as Biennial Meeting 
planning coordinator for American Baptist Churches USA, 
has resigned that position effective April 19, 2002.  She 
has announced her intention to join her husband, James 
Bonn, in retirement. 
 Bonn directed all programmatic planning for the 
denomination's national biennial gathering in Providence, 
R.I. in 2001 and has had the same responsibilities for the 
Biennial Meeting to be held in June 2003 in Richmond, Va.   
She has led a Staff Advisory Group in assisting Biennial 
Program Committees in their work.  
 Bonn has had extensive experience in planning for 
denominational meetings.  As director of Special Services 
for American Baptist Churches USA from 1995 to 1999 she 
was responsible for the arrangement of facilities and 
administrative support for Biennial Meetings, as well for 
gatherings of the American Baptist General Board and 
other bodies.  She also supervised meeting planning and 
other administrative functions at the American Baptist 
Churches Mission Center in Valley Forge, Pa.  She 
previously had served as consultant to Biennial Program 
Committees for four Biennial Meetings.
 Bonn frequently has collaborated with her 
husband in designing and implementing worship for 
denominational meetings and conferences.
 Prior to joining the national staff Bonn ministered 
for more than 20 years full time with two American Baptist 
congregations, focusing her work in worship, music, 
education, women's ministries and administration.  
 "In all that she has done to facilitate the planning 
of American Baptist meetings, Linda Bonn has brought an 
admirable attention to detail and a sensitivity to and 
appreciation of the diverse American Baptist family," said 
American Baptist Churches USA General Secretary the 
Rev. A. Roy Medley.  "Her efforts have helped engender in 
our gatherings an ongoing atmosphere of fellowship and 
worshipful work.  We will miss her very much, but pray 
that God's every blessing will be with her and Jim in 
retirement."
 To continue planning for the Biennial Meeting in 
Richmond, Richard Schramm, deputy general secretary for 
communication, will serve as Biennial Meeting planning 
coordinator.  He will facilitate both the work of the Staff 
Advisory Group and the undertaking of certain Biennial 
Meeting responsibilities by current Office of the General 
Secretary staff.

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