VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/2/17)—The Rev. Dr. Marcia J. Patton, executive minister of the Evergreen Association of American Baptist Churches, has announced her planned retirement to the executive committee of the region. The region has commissioned a search committee to find a successor to Patton, who plans to retire when a new Executive Minister has […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (2/2/17)—“Welcoming Community: Diversity That Works” by the Rev. Douglas Avilesbernal has been named the “ABC Reads” book for 2017-2018. Sponsored by American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), ABC Reads highlights a Judson Press book every year or two that is appropriate for reading and discussion in small group settings as well as […]