VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/31/11)—Rev. Sylvester T. Acevedo, a former commissioned missionary for American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), died Sunday, March 27, 2011. He was 92. Acevedo was appointed executive director of Baptist Social Service Center, Los Angeles, in 1987. The center helped churches initiate social services ministries and provided such resources as emergency […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/30/11)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), in partnership with the Ministers Council and the Burma Refugees Task Force, sponsored the “Together in Ministry [TIM] Retreat for Pastors with Burma Refugee/Immigrant Ministries” March 16-18, 2011, at the Mission Center in Valley Forge, Pa. Led by Ministers Council Executive Director Dr. Joe Kutter, […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/29/11)—Edwin Scott Gaustad, one of the foremost historians of American religious history, died early Friday, March 25, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was eighty-seven. “The loss of Ed Gaustad is a great one—to his family, the scholarly community, Baptists, and to those who understand the fight for separation of church […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/24/11)—$20,000 in One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) funds is starting to be distributed among the churches and schools damaged by the tsunami and earthquakes, according to the Japan Baptist Union (JBU), an American Baptist International Ministries (IM) partner in Japan. Eight churches will receive $2,500 each of the OGHS relief […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/24/11)—Nine American Baptist International Ministries (IM) missionaries serving in Latin America were selected to be highlighted in 2011 by the Christian Community Credit Union (CCCU). The announcement was made by John Walling, CCCU president, at the CCCU annual meeting in Buena Park, CA on March 19. The missionaries selected for this […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/22/11)—Autism & Alleluias by Kathleen Deyer Bolduc and Tending to Eden: Environmental Stewardship for God’s People by Scott Sabin have each been named finalists for ForeWord Review’s 2010 Book of the Year Awards. Representing more than 350 publishers, these two Judson Press finalists were selected from 1400 entries in 56 categories. […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/22/11)—The fifty-fifth session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, or UNCSW, met February 22 through March 4, 2011, in New York, New York. UNCSW is the principal global policy-making body addressing the advancement and equality of women. Each year, member states of the UNCSW meet to assess […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/21/11)—Dr. Gustavo Parajón, former American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (ABFMS) missionary who served in Nicaragua, died March 13, 2011 at the age of 75 in Managua, Nicaragua. Gustavo “Gus” was born on November 22, 1935 in Nicaragua. His parents, Arturo and Beatriz Parajón were pioneer Baptist leaders in Nicaragua. He often […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/16/11)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) announces its events, activities and learning opportunities slated for before, during and after the American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) 2011 Biennial June 24-26 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Biennial attendees are welcome to join ABHMS for any of the following: ABHMS Pavilion, Saturday, June 25 […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/16/11)—Las Sociedades Misioneras Nacionales Bautistas Americanas (ABHMS) anuncian eventos, actividades y oportunidades de aprendizaje programados para antes, durante y después de la Bienal 2011 de las Iglesias Bautistas Americanas (ABCUSA) a llevarse a cabo en la ciudad de San Juan, Puerto Rico del 24 al 26 de junio. Personas que asisten […]
