PORTLAND, OR (ABNS 7/1/17)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) sponsored a variety of activities prior to and on the first day of the three-day American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) 2017 Biennial Mission Summit at Oregon Convention Center, Portland. Awards were presented at a luncheon during Thursday’s pre-Mission Summit “Chaplaincy and Specialized Ministry Conference” for chaplains, […]

PORTLAND, OR (7/1/17)—“Connected to Christ” was the theme of the opening Worship Experience at the 2017 Biennial Mission Summit in Portland, Ore. The Rev. Sharon T. Koh, executive director/CEO of International Ministries, spoke about the simplicity and the complexity in Jesus’ call to his disciples to “Come, Follow Me” (Mark 1:17). Koh said that Jesus’s call […]