“I am pleased and proud that American Baptists are very much part of a movement advocating for criminal justice reform,” said Rev. Dr. James M. Harrison, executive minister of the American Baptist Churches of the South Region headquartered in Baltimore, Md. Harrison was among a wide range of interreligious faith leaders who gathered in Washington, D.C., […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/15/16)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) celebrates its partnership with American Baptist Churches of New Jersey (ABCNJ) in sponsoring the successful 2016 Asian Conference and Convocation held last month in New Jersey. ABCNJ was delighted to host the event for the Asian American family of American Baptist Churches USA. ABCNJ Associate […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/15/16)—In less than a month, our nation has been riddled with acts of unspeakable violence. On June 12, 2016, forty-nine people were killed and fifty-three more wounded in an Orlando nightclub. More recently, two men – Alton Sterling of Baton Rouge, La., and Philando Castile of Falcon Heights, Minn. – were […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/14/16)—The talents and contributions of next-generation leaders were spotlighted during the 2016 Asian Conference and Convocation last month at First Baptist Church, Haddonfield, N.J. Sponsored by American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) and the Alliance of Asian American Baptist Churches, the event was attended by more than 150 individuals, including youth […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 07/13/16)—In a historic celebration before a gathering of hundreds of mission supporters, the Rev. Sharon T. Koh of Los Angeles, Calif., was installed as executive director-elect of American Baptist International Ministries (IM). She began her service as executive director-elect on July 1, 2016, and will assume the role of executive director […]
“My time in Taize in June was a profound experience both spiritually and interculturally,” explains Rev. Judith Fackenthal, president of American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) and pastor of Garfield Park Baptist Church in Indianapolis, Ind. Before going to Taize I thought it was all about contemplative music and prayer practice,” Fackenthal says. “The root of […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 07/12/16)—The search for the next General Secretary of ABCUSA begins in August 2016. According to the ABCUSA By-laws the Nominating Committee of ABCUSA plus one additional person named by the partner boards (ABHMS, IM and MMBB) make up the General Secretary Search Committee. The members of the Search Committee are: 1. Judy Fackenthal, […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/11/16)—With deep concern for increasing racial violence in the United States, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) has published a statement from Barnabas Partners at abhms.org demanding legislative action to end police brutality. Barnabas Partners—a group of American Baptist clergy convened by ABHMS Executive Director Emeritus Dr. Aidsand F. Wright-Riggins, III […]
Rev. Jabulani McCalister is the Senior Pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Providence, R.I. He oversees the spiritual well-being and growth of a 300-member congregation. I began my faith journey my junior year in college at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. My early church experience was not positive. Fortunately I met some friends in college […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/8/16)—A Call to Prayer has been issued to American Baptists by the ABC National Executive Council, including: Susan Gillies, interim general secretary of American Baptist Churches USA, Jeffrey Haggray, executive director of American Baptist Home Mission Societies, Virginia Holmstrom, executive director of American Baptist Women’s Ministries, Reid Trulson, executive director of […]
