VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/29/14)—On Friday, August 29th, American Baptists along with faith leaders from the Episcopal, United Methodist, United Church of Christ, Catholic and Jewish traditions joined in a prayer service for Central American children fleeing violence. Faith leaders held a vigil on both sides of the U.S. Mexico-Border at Friendship Circle in Tijuana […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/28/14)—“Dignity and Defacement: Lessons from Slavery and the Holocaust” is the theme of Dr. Beverly Mitchell’s talk on Friday, September 19th at 7 p.m. at the American Baptist Historical Society (ABHS) headquarters at 2930 Flowers Road South, on the Atlanta campus of Mercer University. Focusing on the topic of human dignity […]
The blog below was written by Rev. Dr. A. Roy Medley, general secretary of American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA). Blogs written by ABCUSA Leadership Team members will be published periodically on the website. To learn more about the prayer vigil taking place on Friday, August 29 in Tijuana, Mexico, click here. While in Argentina to address […]
There was a live video stream on Friday, August 29, for the prayer vigil occurring in Tijuana, Mexico, sponsored by American Baptist International Ministries missionaries Ray and Adalia Schellinger Gutierrez, along with ABCUSA General Secretary A. Roy Medley. A video from the live recording of the prayer vigil is available at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/abcprayervigil American Baptist International […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/25/14)—The 2014 session of the Ministers Council Senate, the representative body of the Ministers Council of American Baptist Churches USA, was called to order by its president, Rev. Douglas Harris on Monday, August 11, 2014, at the Green Lake Conference Center in Green Lake, Wisconsin. The theme, “New wine into new […]
The story below is about a ministry of the Dominican Republic Mission Team (DRMT), which is a recent recipient of the Matthew 25 Grant, sponsored by ABCUSA. The article below was written by Ryan O’Grady. Views expressed are the sole opinion of the author. Americans may take for granted the simplest commodities offered in this country. Most […]
The message below is the second of two addresses given by ABCUSA General Secretary A. Roy Medley at the Argentine Baptist Association meeting, August 9-11, in Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Read Medley’s first address here. Or learn more, here. Faithful to His Message, Consistent in Serving John 17:18 “The Spirit and Discontinuity” Dear Friends, Yesterday […]
The message below is the first of two addresses given by ABCUSA General Secretary A. Roy Medley at the Argentine Baptist Association meeting, August 9-11, in Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Read Medley’s second address here. Or learn more, here. Faithful to His Message, Consistent in Serving John 17:18 “Continuity and Context: Faith, Hope and Love” […]
ABCUSA General Secretary A. Roy Medley was invited to attend and give two messages at the the Argentine Baptist Association meeting, August 9-11, in Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The letter below was written to the American Baptist family, to tell about the event. Read Medley’s first address here. Or, read the second address here. Dear American […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/15/14)—”Only recently has the current Ebola crisis gained significant media attention in the U.S. But for the people of West Africa, the problem began in March,” says World Relief Officer Lisa Rothenberger. “Thanks to donors’ generous gifts to the annual One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) offering, International Ministries (IM) was […]
