VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/13/15)—A lifelong American Baptist fully engaged in the life of American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA), the Rev. Steven Case, retired pastor of First Baptist Church, Mansfield, Pa., died on October 8 in Washington, D.C. from complications related to injuries resulting from a fall suffered as he left his hotel for a […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/12/15)—Oct. 25-31 is Pastoral/Spiritual Care Week, and American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) encourages American Baptists to pray for American Baptist-endorsed chaplains and pastoral/spiritual caregivers and to celebrate their gifts, service and contributions. This is an occasion to set aside time to express gratitude to God for those called to provide […]
American Baptist Churches General Secretary A. Roy Medley is representing the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) as the BWA fraternal delegate at the Synod of Bishops on the Family, October 4-21, 2015, in Rome. Medley serves as chair of both the BWA Commission on Interfaith Relations and the Membership Committee, a member of the BWA General Council […]
The text below is the message preached by Rev. Dr. A. Roy Medley, General Secretary of American Baptist Churches USA, Saturday, June 27, 2015, during the American Baptist Churches Biennial Mission Summit in Overland Park, Kansas. The message will be Medley’s last address as General Secretary of American Baptist Churches USA, as he will retire […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/8/15)—Deborah Bingham Van Broekhoven will retire as executive director of the American Baptist Historical Society (ABHS) in August 2016. Van Broekhoven announced her plans at the annual ABHS Board of Managers meeting on October 2. The Executive Committee of the ABHS board is forming a search committee to conduct a nation-wide […]
Join us for a webinar on Oct 20, 2015 at 1:00 PM EDT. Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1660505919160998402 Join us for a one-hour webinar and conversation with Marcia Shetler, Executive Director and CEO of the Ecumenical Stewardship Center (ESC). In this webinar, Marcia will talk about current stewardship trends, year round stewardship programs, generosity, as well as […]
We invited American Baptists from across the country to share their Ministry Stories with the American Baptist family through the Ministry Story Opportunity, coming out of the Transformed by the Spirit initiative. These stories were highlighted at the Biennial Mission Summit in June 2015, and we will again be lifting them up in a series […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/7/15)—As a member of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) has joined with more than 100 investors representing U.S. and international public pension funds, unions, faith institutions and socially responsible asset management firms in signing a statement to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, […]
ABC General Secretary A. Roy Medley reflects on a late September visit to Chiapas, Mexico, below. Chiapas is the southernmost state of Mexico, and the location of many Baptist churches served by Chuck and Ramona Shawver. For four days in September it was my privilege to travel with Chuck to visit a number of these […]
Following the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, ABC General Secretary A. Roy Medley encourages American Baptists to be in prayer for those touched by this tragedy. He said: “Our hearts go out to the families of the victims who will endure the lifelong loss of their loved ones. May God bring comfort […]
