The story below is about a ministry of the First Baptist Church of McMinnville, Oregon, which is a recent recipient of the Matthew 25 Grant, sponsored by ABCUSA. First Baptist Church in downtown McMinnville, Oregon, is practicing radical hospitality. Starting in December 2013, the church opened the STAR room for two hours Monday and Friday mornings. […]
Dear American Baptists, I just returned from St. Louis and Ferguson, Missouri, where we held the governing board meeting of the National Council of Churches on Monday and Tuesday, November 17-18. Read the governing board statement from the meeting, here. Just driving down the main street of Ferguson mid-day as we did, you would not recognize it […]
Since 1935, American Baptists have contributed to special offerings taken up in their churches for retired ABC ministers, missionaries and their widowed spouses. In 1977, American Baptist Churches USA launched the Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering (RMMO) to become intentional about this long tradition of expressing thankfulness. Today, RMMO is a tangible way the American […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/19/14)—American Baptist Churches USA has partnered with the Academy of Preachers in hosting the Festival of Young Preachers at its Biennial Mission Summit in Overland Park, Kansas, June 26-28, 2015. This event seeks to Identify, Network, Support, and Inspire young people in their call to gospel preaching. “I attended my first […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/18/14)—The Board of General Ministries for American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) met November 13-15, 2014, at the Crowne Plaza, Valley Forge. A significant Agenda item during the Board’s meeting was a presentation given by an Adaptive Challenge Team (ACT), a representative group from across the country. The Team spent eight months examining […]
You may have heard about our film, or seen it in your own ABC church or at a recent regional event. We want to share the excitement and allow for you to share the film, too! To help us celebrate the journey of the last 50 years, we have produced this film to proudly proclaim who we are […]
This story was originally published in our fall issue of ABCUSA Connections. The images of women included are women who serve in ministry across American Baptist Churches USA. Over the past year and a half, the Women In Ministry Action Learning Team (WIM ALT) has prayerfully considered adaptive challenges for ABC churches concerning calling women senior/ solo […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/11/14)—American Baptist Churches USA seeks nominations for the Luke Mowbray Ecumenical Award, which recognizes an individual for outstanding ecumenical work at the local, state, national or international level, either as a volunteer or paid professional. This award will be presented at the American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) 2015 Biennial Mission Summit, […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/7/14)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) encourages entries to the 2015 Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest, sponsored by the Religious Liberty Council of the Baptist Joint Committee (BJC). High school juniors and seniors can win up to $2,000 for college by writing an essay examining an employer’s ability to dictate an […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/5/14)—The Biennial Mission Summit Planning Team is excited to announce the speakers and additional events for Mission Summit 2015, June 26-28, 2015, in Overland Park, Kansas. Rev. Dr. Amy Butler, senior minister of the historic Riverside Church in New York City, will preach during the Friday evening service. Rev. Dr. A. […]
