Rev. Veronica “Ronny” Lanier ‘70

A native of Boston, “Ronny” Lanier was commissioned as a missionary by the American Baptist Home Mission Society in 1957 serving in Denver, Sacramento, and Chicago. She received a master’s degree from ANTS and was ordained in 1970 serving the American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts for 25 years overseeing children’s curriculum and teacher training. For many years she hosted bus trips to the annual world mission conference in Green Lake, Wisconsin. She was Pastor Emeritus at First Baptist Lynn for 16 years and interim pastor at many other churches. Ronnie has received numerous awards and citations including an honorary doctorate from the American Baptist Seminary of the West in 2012 and the Spirit of the Hill Award in 2013. Ronny died in 2014, surrounded by much love.