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 […]
