VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/27/21)—The Planning Team of the “Celebrating Ministering Women: Radical. Redeemed. Ready.” Conference is excited to announce that the Rev. Dr. Priscilla E. Eppinger, executive director of the American Baptist Historical Society (ABHS), will serve in the role of Conference Historian for the event. On June 15-18, 2022, Eppinger will join event […]
Dear American Baptists, The season for the promotion of One Great Hour of Sharing has begun! The theme of this years’ annual offering is Let Love Flow. Despite the many ways in which life has been restricted in the past year, I think you will be encouraged to learn how your gifts to One Great […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (4/23/21)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies and Judson Press are proud to announce that five books published by Judson Press have received Independent Press Awards. The Independent Press Awards recognized “#InThisTogether: Ministry in Times of Crisis” edited by Curtis Ramsey-Lucas, as a winner in the Current Events category; “A History of the Black Baptist […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (4/23/21)—Training on “Trauma & Healing in a Wounded Community” will be held virtually 1-3 p.m. EST on May 22. It is the first of three events for 2021 coordinated by American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) Intercultural Ministries. For pastors, community and lay leaders, the trainings offer tools to churches and organizations […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/23/21)—A service of thanksgiving for the life of the Rev. Dr. Horace Orlando Russell was held on Saturday, April 17, 2021 in West Chester, PA. The service was officiated by the Rev. John Murrow, retired associate executive minister of the Philadelphia Baptist Association, and was attended by a small gathering of […]
As a component of the ABCUSA Call to Prayer for Myanmar, the Burma Refugee Commission commends American Baptists to consider an invitation from the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) to stand together with the global Baptist family during a Myanmar Red Ribbon Solidarity Weekend | April 28-May 2, 2021. During this weekend, the BWA encourages sending […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/23/21)—“God in the Ghetto” is now available in a new updated and expanded edition. The classic edition of the book by the late, great William “Bill” Augustus Jones—an influential voice during the Civil Rights Movement—featured essays on urban ministry and sermons on social justice. The new edition—“God in the Ghetto: A […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/21/21) — American Baptist Churches USA releases two videos that congregations and ministry partners can use to promote the 2021 online Biennial Mission Summit to be held June 24-26, 2021. Two video resources aired for the first time during the Preview event on Tuesday, April 20, during which American Baptists gathered […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/21/21) — International Ministries will be a partnering sponsor of the first-ever online Biennial Mission Summit this June 24 – 26. New features at the summit will help participants “Imagine” a world of possibilities as they seek to respond to God’s call. New in 2021 is the online hub that will […]
April 20, 2021 The Verdict Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday, April 20 on all counts in the death of George Floyd: guilty of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. Today the focus is rightly on the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. Unfortunately, we recognize and acknowledge that […]
