VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/21/14)—Tasked with the work of seeking a new General Secretary for American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA), the search committee met for the first time on March 19-20 in Chicago. In June 2013, General Secretary A. Roy Medley, who began his position in 2002, was re-elected to serve a two-year term as […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/21/14)—Rev. Dr. Richard E. Ice, 83, president emeritus of American Baptist Homes of the West (ABHOW) and a champion of religious liberty, died March 15 among family members at his home in Alameda, California. He was president and CEO of ABHOW for 23 years before retiring in 1995. He served American […]