KING OF PRUSSIA, PA (ABNS 9/27/24)—Hurricane Helene made landfall on Thursday, September 26, slamming into Florida’s Gulf Coast with high-velocity winds, flooding rain, and massive storm surge. The National Hurricane Center of NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, reports that the Category 4 storm is the strongest on record to have struck the Big […]
The release below was prepared on September 26. ABHMS staff is presently in communication with Dr. Harrison, executive minister of the American Baptist Churches of the South (ABCOTS), and other ABCOTS leaders and will provide an update as soon as possible. KING OF PRUSSIA, PA (ABNS 9/26/24)—Hurricane Helene will make landfall on the Gulf Coast […]
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA (ABNS 9/26/24)—The Rev. Dr. Robert Hansen Roberts, a former American Baptist leader who served in a number of notable roles for American Baptist Churches USA, died on Thursday, September 5, in Orlando, Fla. Roberts served as Interim General Secretary of American Baptist Churches USA from September 2000-January 2002. He was associate […]
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA (ABNS 9/20/24)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) is pleased to announce that Saisih Nawnkahr has been named the 2024 recipient of the Daniel E. Weiss Scholarship, a distinguished merit-based award that supports theological education and ministry leadership. Nawnkahr will use her award to offset tuition expenses as she pursues a Master […]
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA (ABNS 9/20/24)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries (ABWM) proudly announces the launch of the Rudd Empowerment Center, an innovative hub dedicated to advancing leadership, education, and advocacy for women and girls worldwide. Named after ABWM’s first Executive Director, Ms. Violet E. Rudd, the Center represents a bold step forward in addressing the critical […]
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA (ABNS 9/6/24)—American Baptist Churches USA is excited to invite all American Baptists to submit nominations for the Luke Mowbray Ecumenical Award. This is an award which recognizes an individual for outstanding ecumenical work at the local, state, national or international level, either as a volunteer or paid professional. It will be […]
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA (ABNS 9/5/24)—ABCUSA President Rev. Nikita McCalister and General Secretary Rev. Dr. Gina C. Jacobs-Strain on Thursday, September 5, shared a letter entitled, “Love Never Fails.” View the letter in its entirety below: LOVE Never Fails Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is […]
