VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/19/16)—The Rev. Dr. David Stone, former executive director of Neighborhood Ministries, Campbell, Ohio, died April 9 at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center, Youngstown, Ohio. He was 78. A commissioned missionary of American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), Stone led Neighborhood Ministries—among ABHMS’ network of Neighborhood Action Program (NAP) Christian centers—from 1969 […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/19/16)—American Baptist International Ministries (IM) is working with the Japan Baptist Union (JBU) to respond quickly to the earthquakes and aftershocks that rocked Kumamoto, Japan, during the past weekend. Forty-two people have been confirmed dead, more than 1,000 are injured and 11 are still missing, according to BBC News. An initial […]