Former IMB missionary Mary Swedenburg dies March 2

Mary Swedenburg, a former International Mission Board missionary from Alabama, died March 2.

At an early age, Swedenburg committed her life to the call of the Lord for international missions. She went on to study at Oklahoma Baptist University and Southwestern Theological Seminary in preparation for this calling. She was appointed by the IMB in 1969 to serve in Japan. She loved the Japanese people and served them faithfully for 34 years.

After retiring, Swedenburg served as Woman’s Missionary Union director at Shades Crest Baptist Church in Hoover as well as a serving as a Sunday School teacher, Missions Friends leader and WMU director at Abernant Baptist Church.