The American Baptist Churches of Los Angeles, Southwest and Hawaii (ABCOFLASH) recently invited American Baptists across the United States and Puerto Rico to a Forum on March 23 on Ukraine. This 75-minute Zoom session informed participants about the history of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia and how Baptists in Europe and American Baptist Global […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (3/28/22)—Registration for the “Radical. Redeemed. Ready.” conference, to be held June 15-18, 2022 at the Green Lake Conference Center in Green Lake, Wis., is open through May 13, 2022. Make plans now to attend and to celebrate ministering women with notable leaders from throughout the history of American Baptist Women in Ministry. […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (3/25/22)—In light of the United States withdrawing from Afghanistan in 2021 and the resulting Afghan refugee crisis, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) has engaged the Rev. Peter J.B. Carman to serve on a consulting basis as mission liaison for Afghan refugees. Carman will liaise with the Afghan Placement and Assistance Program […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (3/21/22)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) is pleased to announce its hiring of Peter E. Bickel, J.D., as director for Marketing and Communications—which is launching under the new name of IMPAAACTS (Integrated Marketing, Promotion, Audio, Arts, Analytics, Communications, Technology, Sales)—and the Rev. Dr. Rachael Lawrence as senior editor for Judson Press. As […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/18/22)—On Wednesday, March 23 at 11:00 a.m. PST (2:00 p.m. EST), the American Baptist Churches of Los Angeles, Southwest and Hawaii (ABCOFLASH) are inviting American Baptists across the United States and Puerto Rico to a Forum on Ukraine taking place on Zoom. This 75-minute session will inform participants about the history […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/17/22)—The Board of Ministries of the American Baptist Churches of Rhode Island (ABCORI) has unanimously called Rev. Courtny Davis Olds, Ph.D., to serve as the region’s next Executive Minister. Davis Olds will begin in this role on April 4, 2022. American Baptist Churches USA General Secretary Dr. C. Jeff Woods said, […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/16/22)—American Baptist Churches USA has called the Rev. Soozi Whitten Ford to serve as part-time interim associate general secretary for Regional Ministries beginning May 15, 2022. In 2021, Ford retired from the American Baptist Churches of Indiana and Kentucky, where she served as executive minister for more than nine years. Dr. […]
American Baptists and friends are invited to participate in a signature campaign promoted by the Burma Advocacy Group, a coalition convened by the American Baptist Churches Burma Refugee Commission. The Goal of the Campaign is to gather and submit as many signatures as possible to our US Senators and Representatives to request them to pass […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/15/22)—Drawing on his own experiences as a church pastor who walked, rode his bicycle, and took the bus as he went about his ministry, G. Travis Norvell, M.Div., is the author of “Church on the Move: A Practical Guide for Ministry in the Community.” Norvell proposes that people of the “living […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/15/22)—Travel to Israel and Palestine on a short-term discovery trip this May 24 to June 4, 2022, with Charles Jones, American Baptist International Ministries area director for Europe, the Middle East, and Liberia, and others. The trip will start in Bethlehem with attendance of the “Christ at the Checkpoint” conference and […]
