William
Wyne

Rev. William James Wyne, Jr., is a native of Birmingham, Alabama. He served as the Pastor of Missionary Union Baptist Church in Columbus, Mississippi from March 1980 to September 1991. He is presently the Pastor of the historical Second Missionary Baptist Church in Battle Creek, Michigan, which was established in 1849. Since assuming the leadership of the church in January 1999, Second’s New Vision & Outreach Ministries has been established (a Community Development Corporation).

The Outreach Ministries consists of the Reading Incentive Program (an After-School Tutorial Program – a collaboration with Battle Creek Public Elementary Schools); and A Second Chance, two Transitional Houses for males or females (a collaboration with The Haven of Rest); the Annual Historical HBCU Concert since 2001); and formerly the NorthSide Senior Meal Activity Program (a lunch program that fed Seniors Tuesdays through Thursdays).

In the spring 2006, the congregation completed Phase I of the Family Life Center. Phase I includes administrative offices, classrooms, youth room, conference room, and an elevator to make the facility fully handicap accessible.

Pastor Wyne completed his clinical residency in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Children’s Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, and is a Board-Certified Chaplain by the Association of Professional Chaplains. He holds a theological degree from Bethany Bible College in Dothan, Alabama (BA in Ministry), Faith Lutheran Evangelical Seminary in Tacoma, Washington (MA in Christian Ministry). He has also done his post-doctoral studies at ETS Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit, Michigan.

Rev. Wyne is married to Josie Howard-Wyne. They are the parents of two daughters, Lisa S. Stinson and Genesis L. Player and the proud grandparents to Makyla Grace Player.