VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/31/16)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) continues to invite American Baptists to pray for this contentious U.S. presidential election each Tuesday through Election Day on Nov. 8. Each week features a suggested focus on which to pray, as Americans contemplate casting a ballot in the race that selects the most powerful […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (10/31/16)—Dr. Jeffrey Haggray, executive director of American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), will moderate the panel discussion during “Religious Liberty and the Black Church”—a Baptist Joint Committee (BJC) for Religious Liberty symposium—on Nov. 10 at Howard University School of Divinity and School of Law, Washington, D.C. The lecture and faculty response will […]
Nola Crooks lives in the town of Parsons in Southeastern Kansas, is mom to a blended family of six out-of-the-nest children and works as a fourth-grade schoolteacher. She serves on the National Board of American Baptist Women’s Ministries (ABWM) and as Midwest Geographical Coordinator for ABWM, which has engaged her in 15,000 miles of travel […]
On the October morning Joe Stephens is called to give an update on the work of a West Virginia flood recovery initiative he leads, Stephens is on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., installing a g-scale model train display in the U.S. Botanic Garden. Stephens, an American Baptist from Parkersburg, W. Va., […]
In 2016 and in previous years, we have highlighted many Matthew 25 Grant recipients on the ABCUSA website. We invite you to visit the links below to see how American Baptist Churches and partners are reaching out to communities in the United States and also around the world. Applications for the Matthew 25 Grant, sponsored by […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/26/16)—Today American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) Executive Director Dr. Jeffrey Haggray announced the hiring of several new employees in the areas of priorities and relationships, emerging leaders and finance to further the organization’s “Connect, Cultivate, Change” strategic plan. The Rev. Rothangliani Chhangte joins ABHMS as special assistant to the executive […]
An eight-member delegation from the China Christian Council (CCC) and the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM) discussed the theme “Issues Facing the Church in China and the U.S.” with representatives of the American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) at the ABCUSA Mission Center in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The meeting took place on September 22, 2016, and was […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/24/16)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) continues to invite American Baptists to pray for this contentious U.S. presidential election each Tuesday through Election Day on Nov. 8. Each week features a suggested focus on which to pray, as Americans contemplate casting a ballot in the race that selects the most powerful […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/19/16)—American Baptist Churches announces a joint appeal for One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) funds to aid in Hurricane Matthew response both in the United States and in Haiti, Cuba and the Caribbean. As Hurricane Matthew has revealed its deep destruction and impact in these areas, the need for additional funding […]
WEIRTON, W.VA. (10/18/16)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) has presented a $60,000 One Great Hour of Sharing Domestic Development Grant to Weirton (W.Va.) Christian Center. The presentation was made at the center today by Victoria Goff, ABHMS’ national coordinator of Volunteer Mobilization and Disaster Response Ministries. The center has been serving families in the Weirton […]
