The story below is about the Beacon of Hope Youth Center and how this organization has been Transformed by the Spirit. The story comes from the American Baptist Churches of Michigan, written by David Nichols, and is used with permission. For almost 20 years, Rick Cunningham looked for a church willing to open its doors […]
The All-Ukrainian Union of Associations of Evangelical Christians-Baptists (AUUAECB) reported that approximately 5,500 Baptists have been displaced in Eastern Ukraine as a result of the conflict in that country. A letter received by the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) from AUUAECB gave a graphic description of life in Eastern Ukraine. It said more than 100,000 Ukrainians […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/7/14)—Rev. Dr. Anthony (Tony) G. Pappas announced his retirement as the Executive Minister of The American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts (TABCOM) on October 2, 2014. “Tony’s passion for congregations and insight into how to help smaller congregations become more effective benefited us all. We will miss Tony in this role, but […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/6/14)—Shirley Jones, who served as interim executive director of the Board of Educational Ministries (BEM), died Sept. 29 at her home in Oakland, California. She had been battling pancreatic cancer. Her 17 years with BEM began in 1972 as director of financial aid. For 14 years, she was BEM’s director of […]
We are excited about the possibilities and changes occurring across the country as a part of the American Baptist Churches Transformed by the Spirit initiative. We hope you are, too! For those just learning about Transformed by the Spirit, Alan Roxburgh of the Missional Network explains the premise behind the initiative in three videos, included below. Learn more […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/3/14)—The national board of American Baptist Women’s Ministries has responded to the sharp rise in 2014 of arrivals of unaccompanied children from Central America and Mexico by establishing a mission focus for 2014-2015 on the issue, entitled “Crisis at the Border: What Could We Do?” This mission initiative will raise awareness […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/1/14)—Judson Press best-selling author Marvin A. McMickle issues a challenge to African American churches, and specifically clergy, to reengage in the political process as active agents so that the issues facing African American communities are addressed. In his latest project, Pulpit & Politics: Separation of Church & State in the Black […]
