VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/30/14)—Only one month remains to submit nominations and applications for the position of General Secretary of American Baptist Churches. The application deadline is October 31, 2014. American Baptist leaders and friends are invited to encourage and nominate persons whom you believe would make good candidates for the position. Please forward this […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/30/14)—On Sunday, October 5, churches around the globe will celebrate their unity in the Christian faith on World Communion Sunday. On that day, millions of brothers and sisters in cities and on hillsides, in farms and refugee camps and in orphanages, clinics, seminaries and schools in every country will symbolically come […]
Are two or more people from your church planning to attend the 2015 Biennial Mission Summit? SAVE MONEY by registering your church. New for Mission Summit 2015, church registration will close in February when individual registration opens. Don’t miss out on this lower registration rate, and make sure your church is registered today! Register here […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/29/14)—The All Africa Baptist Fellowship (AABF), a region of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), has declared Sunday, October 12, 2014 as Ebola Sunday. American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) joins the BWA and North American Baptist Fellowship in supporting a day of prayer for the Ebola Crisis on either Saturday, October 11, […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/29/14)—The Board of Directors of American Baptist International Ministries (IM) adopted far-reaching resolutions on September 11, 2014, in response to a global rise in anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim prejudice. The International Ministries Resolution on Anti-Semitism cites a growth in acts of anti-Semitic vandalism and attacks. In 2014, this included the defacing of […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/26/14)—Oct. 19-25 is national Pastoral/Spiritual Care Week, and American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) encourages American Baptists to pray for the more than 575 American Baptist-endorsed chaplains and pastoral/spiritual caregivers and to celebrate their gifts, service and contributions. ABHMS is pleased to honor chaplains, pastoral care counselors, educators and spiritual care […]
The story below is about a ministry of the First Baptist Church of Cheyenne, which is a recent recipient of the Matthew 25 Grant, sponsored by ABCUSA. Sometimes it only takes a small hand up to help people move from homelessness to independence. In Cheyenne, Wyoming, the Comea House Homeless Shelter is working to provide that […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/24/14)—The American Baptist Historical Society (ABHS) Board of Managers recently welcomed Dr. Beverly Mitchell to speak as a part of its annual series at the ABHS headquarters, on the Atlanta campus of Mercer University. Dr. Mitchell is Professor of historical theology at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC and is presently […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/23/14)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) is encouraging American Baptists to make use of two newly available voter-education resources. “Election 2014: Questions for Candidates,” published by the Interfaith Disability Advocacy Coalition (IDAC), is for people who want to question candidates for federal, state and local office about positions on issues that […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/23/14)—Rev. Adalia Gutiérrez Lee has accepted the invitation to serve as the International Ministries (IM) area director for Iberoamerica and the Caribbean. Gutiérrez Lee, current IM missionary in Mexico, will be succeeding José Norat-Rodriguez as IM area director for Iberoamerica and the Caribbean upon Norat-Rodriguez’s retirement in 2015. Gutiérrez Lee will […]
