NEW YORK, NY (ABNS 2/13/13)—MMBB Financial Services (the Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board) recognized Gardena Valley Baptist Church (GVBC), Gardena, CA, for its steadfast commitment to promoting the Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering (RMMO). The Rev. Dr. Perry J. Hopper presented the Widow’s Mite Award noting that GVBC raised $89,793 over the past 10 years. “The Widow’s […]
A. Roy Medley, general secretary of American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA), headed a delegation of twelve American Baptists and Baptist World Alliance (BWA) representatives on Friday, February 8, in a visit to engage US State Department officials around concerns raised by the continuing religious and human rights violations in Burma. During the meeting with 6 representatives from various […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/13/13)—Dating to Adoniram Judson’s 1813 mission to Burma (now known as Myanmar), American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) has maintained strong ties to the peoples of that region. Since an influx began in 2006, ABHMS has been working vigorously with the thousands of refugees of Karen, Chin, Kachin, Karenni, Mon, Shan, […]
