Within a month after the devastating January 12 earthquake in Haiti, American Baptists overwhelmingly responded with more than $1 million for relief efforts in that Caribbean nation. These funds represent gifts by local congregations and individuals during the initial weeks after the earthquake as well as direct donations to International Ministries (IM) provided through mid-February.
nuChristian: Finding Faith in a New Generation (Judson Press) has been recognized by Outreach magazine in its 7th Annual Outreach Resources of the Year issue. Russell E. D. Rathbun’s book is named in the Youth Outreach category.
Rev. Rohn D. Peterson, the acting executive minister of the American Baptist Churches of Vermont and New Hampshire (ABC VNH), died on Wednesday, February 17, 2010. Rev. Dr. Arthur Foye, a former area minister and director of World Mission Support for the region, also died on February 17, 2010.
$303,000 has been given to International Ministries in response to the January 12th Haiti earthquake with one of the latest contributions coming from half a world away. At its 125th anniversary celebration, the Angami Baptist Church Council, part of the Nagaland Baptist Church Council, collected $8,744 to fund Haiti relief efforts through International Ministries (IM).
Mission Resource Development of American Baptist Churches USA is pleased to announce that Rev. Soozi Whitten Ford has been employed as Stewardship Facilitator, beginning February 15, 2010. This is a part-time, deployed position.
Contributions totaling $254,000 in relief funds have been received by International Ministries (IM) in the wake of the destruction caused by the January 12 earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince and the surrounding area. A draft proposal identifying $1 million for immediate and medium-term needs has been received from IM’s partner, the Convention of Baptists in Haiti (CBH).
The Mom's Choice Awards® has named "Raising Boys to Be Like Jesus" and "Mothering Heights: A Novel Approach for Christian Mothers" among the best in family-friendly media, products and services.
The 10 people arrested for child trafficking in Haiti are not members of churches affiliated with American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA). Some media sources have labeled these individuals as American Baptists. While the people involved are Baptists from the United States, they are not members of the denomination known as ABCUSA.
A roundtable discussion was held at the American Baptist Mission Center on January 28-29, 2010, to discuss the future of the Women in Ministry program, overseen by the Office of the General Secretary. The roundtable included 25 denominational leaders from denominational agencies, caucuses, seminaries and other recognized interest groups in American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA). Specifically, the group considered how to best encourage, support and advocate for women who are in ministry positions within ABCUSA.