KING OF PRUSSIA, PA (ABNS 01/31/2024)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) is pleased to announce the availability of up to 40 debt-relief grants of $5,000 to American Baptist pastors who engage in financial literacy education and have not previously received such a grant from ABHMS. Grant recipients can use these taxable funds toward relief from […]
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA (ABNS 01/31/2024)—The Rev. Dr. Owen D. Owens, 89, former director of ecology and racial justice at American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), died January 20, 2024, in Kennett Square, Pa. He was born September 25, 1934, in Fort Atkinson, Wis. An ordained Methodist minister, Owens dedicated much of his career, from […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/31/24)—On Legacy Sunday, you can plan a service on generosity, as well as provide informational resources to your potential donors about how they can use planned giving with the help of the American Baptist Foundation (ABF) to empower your ministry and mission. Planning a Legacy Sunday Planning a Legacy Sunday involves […]
Washington, D.C. (1/29/24)—In a significant show of solidarity and remembrance, Rev. Saw Ler Htoo of Calvary Burmese Baptist Church, in collaboration with the Burma Advocacy Group and the American Baptist Churches USA Burma Refugee Commission, will lead a prayer service and protest on Saturday, February 3, 2024, to honor the third anniversary of the military […]
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA (ABNS 1/19/2024)—The ABHMS Center for Continuous Learning (CCL), in collaboration with the American Baptist Theologians Commission, is launching “Baptist Theology on Third Thursdays,” a new six-session webinar series starting March 21, 2024, in which American Baptist historians and theologians will explore Baptist identity today. Each webinar will be either an individual […]
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA (1/12/24)—The search committee unanimously recommended, and the executive committee of American Baptist Women’s Ministries (ABWM) shared on Friday, January 12, 2024, their unanimous decision to call Rev. LaThelma Yenn-Batah to the position of Interim Executive Director, beginning March 1, 2024. Board President ProTem Lovena Van Haaften, search committee chair, said, “Rev. […]
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA (1/12/24)—Dr. Richard K. Gladden, 92, former deputy general secretary for Research and Planning for American Baptist Churches USA, died on Friday, November 17, 2023, at Warren Memorial Hospital, Front Royal, Va. Gladden retired on June 30, 1996, after a denominational career of 34 years. For more than a quarter century Gladden […]
As Heather McGee writes in her book, The Sum of Us, too often the work of antiracism is a Zero Sum Game. The majority of Americans believe that in order to Blacks to do better, whites must suffer. McGee sites many examples as evidence including the draining of swimming pools in the 1930s, that resulted […]
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA (ABNS 1/9/24)—Dr. Jeffrey Haggray, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) executive director, joined five other senior faith leaders from diverse traditions on the grounds of the United States Capitol last Friday, January 5, for an interfaith vigil to address how sacred texts offer a prescription for a more enlightened pursuit of […]
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA (1/8/24)—Resources are now available for an inspiring and mission-focused Sunday as we celebrate ABCUSA Sunday in February! We believe that mission is at the heart of what we do, and this special occasion is an opportunity for us to come together in unity and purpose, celebrating our history and future together. […]
