VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/7/14)—On April 14, over 200 girls were kidnapped from their school in Chibok, Nigeria, by Boko Haram, an Islamic sect in northern Nigeria violently seeking a ‘pure’ Islamic state. The Church of the Brethren, with whom American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) has a special relationship, and Shoulder-to-Shoulder, a national campaign of interfaith, faith-based […]
On the Monday of Holy Week, April 14, General Secretary A. Roy Medley attended President Obama’s Easter prayer breakfast, along with many faith leaders and participated in a briefing by faith-based staff who are embedded in the various branches of the Executive branch of government. President Obama welcomed religious leaders to the White House for […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/7/14)—American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) and American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) join other members of the Faith in Action Criminal Justice Reform Working Group and the General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church in encouraging clergy and faith leaders to sign an interfaith letter to support […]
This reflection was written by Jim Kelsey, executive minister of the American Baptist Churches of New York State. Sunday, May 11, is Mother’s Day, a day when we honor and give thanks for our mothers. All of us, however, have been shaped by multiple women. Perhaps our mothers were the principal caregivers when we […]
