VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/30/12)—In a video posted to the home page of American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ website, ABHMS Executive Director Dr. Aidsand F. Wright-Riggins III addresses the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Fla., on Feb. 26. Some have called the killing racially motivated […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/27/12)—American Baptist International Ministries (IM) is pleased to announce the availability of a limited number of scholarships for the IM Call Retreat, to be held as part of the World Mission Conference at Green Lake Conference Center in Green Lake, WI. The Call Retreat, May 18-20, is intended to help individuals […]
In 1636, Roger Williams founded Providence Plantation (later Rhode Island) as the first place in modern history where religious liberty and the separation of church and state were acknowledged. Just two years later, in 1638, he helped found the First Baptist Church in America in Providence, RI.
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/19/12)—Reverend Dr. Gardner C. Taylor, of Raleigh, North Carolina, has been named the 2011 recipient of the Judson Press Ministry Award. Dr. Taylor served as pastor of Concord Baptist Church in Brooklyn for 42 years and is the author of the six-volume series, The Words of Gardner Taylor (Judson Press). Named […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/14/12)—American Baptist Foundation today announced that the ministry’s assets under management have exceeded $100 million. Rev. Perkin Simpson, the Foundation’s executive director commented, “Since the stock market collapse in 2008, we have been blessed to realize a fifty-two percent (52%) increase in assets under management — growing from $67.6 million as […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/13/12)—American Baptist International Ministries (IM) missionaries who have been involved in relief and rebuilding efforts are sharing their reflections and photos of the last 365 days. In these personal accounts, you can read about the successes and surprises, and how God is working to restore lives and hope. To see the […]
General Secretary of American Baptist Churches USA, A. Roy Medley, preached the following sermon on February 19, 2012 at the First Baptist Church of Salem commemorating the 200th Anniversary of Adoniram Judson’s departure for Burma. Read and learn some of the history of American Baptist Churches USA – A revolution is underway. Today as we […]
Don Ng, ABCUSA vice president and senior pastor of First Chinese Baptist Church, wrote this weeks reflection, Window to the World. Learn more about Ng here: Press Release. Most pastors would like to have an office with a window. I have one in San Francisco Chinatown that I can see both the Transamerican building, with […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/12/12)—For the past 100 years, American Baptists have partnered with the Baptist Community of Western Congo (CBCO) in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa, through American Baptist International Ministries (IM) missionaries. Thanks in part to this ongoing alliance, the people of the Congo have been receiving compassionate health care in a […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/8/12)—Rev. Rothangliani Rema Chhangte, liaison for Burmese refugees with American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), the domestic mission arm of American Baptist Churches USA, was named as director of Baptist World Aid (BWAid), the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance. Chhangte was approved by the Executive Committee of […]
