You’re Invited to the 2025 Biennial Mission Summit!
Get ready for an unforgettable experience at the 2025 Biennial Mission Summit, kicking off on Thursday afternoon, July 3, 2025! From July 3 to July 6, we have a fantastic lineup of events and activities planned just for you. Be sure to check the schedule— we can’t wait for you to experience all the wonderful happenings in 2025, and we don’t want you to miss a single moment!
Join us as we launch the event with inspiring sessions and the opening of our vibrant Exhibit Hall on Thursday afternoon. New this year, on Friday, July 4, we’ll gather for an opening afternoon worship service, followed by a family picnic – please note that the picnic requires a ticket, so grab yours early! And after the festivities, don’t miss the spectacular Omaha Fireworks display, just a few blocks from the CHI Health Center Convention Center. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
We have announced our speakers for the 2025 event – read more here and see below!
Rev. Dr. Gina Jacobs-Strain General Secretary, American Baptist Churches USA, Friday Afternoon Speaker
Rev. Dr. TaNikka Sheppard Executive Minister, Cleveland Baptist Association, Saturday Evening Speaker
Rev. Dr. Greg Mamula Executive Minister, American Baptist Churches of Nebraska, Sunday Morning Speaker
Rev. Dr. Zau Sam Lahtaw Senior Pastor, First Kachin Baptist Church of America (Omaha, NE), Sunday Evening Speaker
Become a part of the Biennial Golden Jubilee Society
The Biennial Mission Summit is celebrating its 50th anniversary! Originally, this biennial event was held as an annual convention of American Baptist Churches USA. In 2025, we will honor supporters of the event through the Biennial Golden Jubilee Society. Become a member with a gift of $500 or more. Contributions made by May 1, 2025, will receive special recognition in the printed event program and a unique memento distributed at the event.
You can make a one-time donation or set up monthly gifts on the ABCUSA website. When making your gift, please select “ABCUSA Office of the General Secretary” and then choose “Biennial Golden Jubilee Society.” Checks may also be sent to ABCUSA Office of the General Secretary, ATTN: Evon Moody, PO Box 851, Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851. Please include “Biennial Society” in the memo line of your check.
2023 Biennial Mission Summit – San Juan, Puerto Rico
Event Resources
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Daily Schedules – includes all room locations.
2023 Biennial Mission Summit Delegate Information
(Available in English and Spanish)
Exhibit Hall Events
View Exhibit Hall happenings on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Learn more about:
Visit www.americanbaptists2023.com to learn more.
View Photos from the 2023 Biennial Mission Summit:
View our Event Program Book:
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Resources
Download event logo (English)
Download event logo (Spanish)
Flyer and Bulletin Inserts
Biennial Video 2 (available in English and Spanish):
Biennial video 1 (available in English and Spanish):
2021 Biennial Mission Summit
American Baptists and friends are invited to enjoy the worship sessions from the American Baptist Churches USA Biennial Mission Summit 2021 — An Online Experience, which met June 24-26, 2021.
The Worship sessions from each evening during the event, centered around the conference theme Imagine and three event subthemes – Imagine Unity, Imagine Healing and Imagine Hope – have now been made available for the first time to all for viewing online via our YouTube Channel.
Watch videos from the 2021 Online Biennial Mission Summit, below:
Imagine Unity
Imagine Healing
Imagine Hope
Biennial News
Download the 2023 Biennial Mission Summit App
We are excited to share our app for the 2023 Biennial Mission Summit! Attendees of the event, happening June 22-25, 2023 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, may use it to stay up to date with the latest event news and announcements and to view an individual personalized event schedule. (Español – Vea las instrucciones en […]
Find the Biennial Mission Summit on the Cvent Events App!
We created an app for the 2023 Biennial Mission Summit! Use the app to stay up to date with the latest news and announcements, to see your personal schedule, and to check out our partners and sponsors. Click here to download and open the free app! Once you open the app, you may login by […]
Learn more about Engage 2023!
Engage 2023! is the reimagined “Orientation to American Baptist Life” program. Participants will be attending Biennial sessions to connect, equip and belong within American Baptist Churches USA! There will be opportunities to learn about the American Baptist family, meet with leaders and mentors, create a network of ABC colleagues, and attend the American Baptist Churches […]
Board of General Ministries Election Slate – 2023
The Board of General Ministries Election Slate which will come to the Biennial Delegates for vote during the Business Meeting of the 2023 American Baptist Churches Biennial Mission Summit, June 23-25, 2023 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Business Meeting will be held at 2:30pm Atlantic Time on Sunday, […]
Rev. Kathryn Choy-Wong Named Recipient of Sparrowk President’s Award
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/13/22)—The Rev. Kathryn Choy-Wong has been named the 2023 recipient of the Cora and John Sparrowk President’s Award. The award will be presented on Sunday evening, June 25 during the 2023 American Baptist Churches Biennial Mission Summit on behalf of the American Baptist Churches USA Board of General Ministries. The 2023 […]
Four Keynote Speakers Announced for 2023 Biennial Mission Summit
VALLEY FORGE, PA (8/24/22)—We are excited to announce the keynote speakers for the 2023 Biennial Mission Summit, to be held June 23-25, 2023 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico! These engaging, dynamic American Baptist speakers will share a message during the four worship services scheduled: Rev. Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes […]
Biennial Mission Summit Promotional Resources
Welcome. We hope that you will be able to use these resources in your promotion of the 2023 Biennial Mission Summit event, coming June 23-25, 2023 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Biennial Mission Summit Communication Standards Biennial Mission Summit logo (.jpg) Biennial Mission Summit logo – Spanish (.jpg) Flyer […]
Worship Recordings from 2021 ABCUSA Biennial Mission Summit Now Viewable Online
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/12/22)—American Baptists and friends are invited to enjoy the worship sessions from the American Baptist Churches USA Biennial Mission Summit 2021 — An Online Experience, which met June 24-26, 2021. The Worship sessions from each evening during the event, centered around the conference theme Imagine and three event subthemes – Imagine Unity, […]
Feedback Invited for 2023 Biennial Mission Summit Planning
VALLEY FORGE, PA (2/16/22)—The American Baptist Churches USA Biennial Mission Summit will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 23-25, 2023. The 2023 Planning Team welcomes your feedback as they make plans for this upcoming event. The theme for the 2023 Biennial Mission Summit is, “For Such a Time as This.” Respondents are asked […]
ABHMS Provides a Variety of Programming During ABCUSA’s Biennial Mission Summit
VALLEY FORGE, PA (6/30/21)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) launched its Center for Continuous Learning (CCL) last Wednesday during the “2021 American Baptist Churches USA Biennial Mission Summit – An Online Experience.” Participants met CCL’s director, the Rev. Rebecca Irwin-Diehl, who said CCL is a work-in-progress. “The foundational vision for this [CCL] is that […]
American Baptist Churches USA Holds First-ever Online Biennial Mission Summit, June 24-26, 2021
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/30/21)—The American Baptist Churches USA 2021 Biennial Mission Summit—An Online Experience met virtually June 24-26, 2021, with several pre-event activities. Inspired by the event’s theme, Imagine, speakers and leaders fostered spaces and invited participants to work toward unity, experience healing, and have hope while envisioning new possibilities for ministry and communities. […]
Final Day of ABCUSA’s Online 2021 Biennial Mission Summit—Imagine
The American Baptist Churches USA Biennial Mission Summit 2021 — An Online Experience wraps up today, June 26, with another full day of connecting, learning, reflecting, and worshiping with the American Baptist family. The second day of the online denominational gathering included an MMBB Member Address, a selection of afternoon workshops, the Business Session, and […]