VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/28/11)—On September 12, 2011, thirteen representatives from the Burma Refugee Task Force formed a delegation and visited the State Department of the United States to advocate on behalf of the refugees from Burma. The delegation, led by Rev. A. Roy Medley, general secretary of American Baptist Churches USA, met with officials […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/20/11)—Making ends meet is a daily struggle for mothers like Gorma living in poverty in North East India. A new video, “The Miqlat Ministry for Abused Women,” (4:29) shows how Gorma walked away from her former life as a drug trafficker and prostitute and becomes a strong worker for the Lord. […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/13/11)—A new World Mission Offering video is available at www.worldmissionoffering.org. Nayana, a young women living at Hope Unlimited in Campinas, Brazil found the Lord through a very unlikely source, a much younger girl named Katia. Visit the site to view this inspirational story of evangelism entitled, “A True Story of Evangelism” […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/13/11)—In response to requests at the recent American Baptist Churches USA Biennial in Puerto Rico, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) announces that baseball caps and water bottles bearing the ABHMS logo are now available for purchase. Sporty-yet-stylish, the baseball cap features the ABHMS logo in brilliant full color. An adjustable […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/13/11)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) and the American Baptist Foundation are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011 Palmer Grant. Eighteen organizations received grants for the following projects: American Baptist Churches of Indiana and Kentucky — discipleship video and study materials for use in American Baptist churches of that […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/8/11)—The 8-minute documentary-style video, From Headhunters to Evangelists, presents a concise history of the birth and rise of Christianity in NE India. American Baptists arrived in this remote area of India in 1836 and partnered with neighboring Assamese Baptists. This vital partnership between missionaries and nationals fueled a legendary evangelistic movement […]
