VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/21/11)—Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook, an American Baptist pastor and motivational speaker, was confirmed by the United States Senate for the post of United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom on April 14, 2011. The position of the nation’s top diplomat for religious freedom had remained vacant since President Obama’s inauguration in […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/21/11)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) will present a $10,000 One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) domestic disaster grant to aid in clean-up and rebuilding efforts at Shaw University, which suffered tornado damage on April 16. The Raleigh, N.C., school will be closed for the remainder of the semester. The student […]