VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/2/12)—One “superstorm.” Six countries. The impact of Hurricane Sandy on the Western Hemisphere is staggering.    Long before Sandy came ashore in New Jersey, the hurricane had cut a deadly, destructive swath through the Caribbean. Osbel Gutiérrez, pastor of Fourth Baptist Church in Santiago, Cuba’s second largest city, described Santiago with […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/2/12)—The American Baptist Churches of the Dakotas has announced the retirement of Rev. Dr. Riley Walker as Executive Minister.  In a letter from Region Policy Board President Cecelia Dachtler and Search Committee Chairman Rev. Bob Weiss announcing Walker’s retirement, the region notes, “Riley has brought excellent leadership and vision to the […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/2/12)—Following three days of closure because of a power outage caused by Hurricane Sandy, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) re-opened its headquarters Thursday and began to dispense One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) domestic disaster-relief funds to hurricane-ravaged regions as well as to partnering organization Church World Service. “Our hearts […]