VALLEY FORGE, PA (3/8/19)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) seeks nominations for ministry awards to be announced at American Baptist Churches USA’s (ABCUSA) 2019 Biennial Mission Summit to be held June 21-23 in Virginia Beach, Va. Nominations are sought for five national-recognition ministry awards that honor American Baptist individuals, congregations and organizations for exceptional faithfulness […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (3/8/19)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) board of directors met for a three-day February retreat last week at ABHMS’ new mission center, King of Prussia, Pa. Agenda items included welcoming new board members: the Rev. Dr. Mia Chang, founder and senior pastor of NextGen Church, West Windsor, N.J.; Denise Gibson-Bailey, president of […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (3/8/19)—Ryan Baumgart, originally from Roscommon, Michigan, now residing in Okinawa, Japan, has been appointed to serve as an associate global servant with International Ministries (IM). For the past two years, Baumgart has been working as an educator at the Okinawa Christian School International (OCSI) teaching Old Testament, New Testament, Apologetics and Biblical […]