VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/15/14)—Does your ministry include the people of God who are Deaf? More than 28 million Americans are considered Deaf or Hard of Hearing. This makes it likely that many houses of worship have members who are Deaf. Are they being served? Signs of Love: A Guide for Deaf Ministry by Lori […]
Applications for the Matthew 25 Grant, sponsored by ABCUSA, are due September 1, 2014. Applications must be sent with all application materials included, and received by September 1. Awards for the Matthew 25 grant are made twice a year, in April and October, with application deadlines of March 1 and September 1. To view the guidelines and […]
Applications for the Matthew 25 Grant, sponsored by ABCUSA, are due September 1 each year. Applications must be sent with all application materials included. Awards for the Matthew 25 grant are made once a year, in October, with an application deadline of September 1. To view the guidelines and learn more, click here. Stories Matthew 25 Grant […]
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VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/8/14)—In two historic weeks, Christian leaders from around the world, along with all global servants and home staff, gathered to celebrate 200 years of American Baptist International Ministries (IM) mission service. Three major conferences and a Call Retreat were held at the Green Lake Conference Center in Green Lake, Wisconsin, on […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/8/14)—Those wishing to aid Central American refugee children who are crossing the U.S. Southern border are urged to tune in to the Interfaith Immigration Coalition’s free webinar at 4 p.m. EST on Monday, Aug. 11. The webinar will provide an update on emergency funding and proposed policy changes affecting children and […]
Dear American Baptists, I am asking that this Sunday in your prayers of intercession that you remember the people of West Africa as their medical systems are being overwhelmed by the outbreak of Ebola. Let us remember with thanksgiving medical personnel and others who bravely risk their lives in treating those who have become infected. And let […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/6/14)—A powerful earthquake magnitude 6.1 hit southwest China on August 3rd. Hundreds of people have been killed and some 1,300 injured according to state news agency Xinhua, reported by BBC News China. A major rescue and relief operation is under way. In response, $10,000 in emergency relief funds is being sent from […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/5/14)—Melanie Baggao, from Placentia, California, has been endorsed for service as a development worker by American Baptist International Ministries (IM). She will serve in Lebanon with IM partner, The Lebanese Society for Educational and Social Development. Baggao is a member of Epic Church in Fullerton, California. Baggao will work as an […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/5/14)—American Baptist International Ministries missionaries Ray and Adalia Schellinger Gutierrez, along with ABCUSA General Secretary A. Roy Medley, have extended an invitation to all American Baptists and friends for a prayer vigil on the border in Tijuana, Mexico. The vigil is in response to the humanitarian crisis of unaccompanied minors fleeing violence […]
