On Tuesday morning, November 25, ABCUSA General Secretary A. Roy Medley noted, “Our prayers are with the people of Ferguson and the larger St. Louis community as they live and work through this crisis. We are regretful that the plea of Michael Brown’s family to let all protests be peaceful was not heeded. At the […]
The story below is about a ministry of the First Baptist Church of McMinnville, Oregon, which is a recent recipient of the Matthew 25 Grant, sponsored by ABCUSA. First Baptist Church in downtown McMinnville, Oregon, is practicing radical hospitality. Starting in December 2013, the church opened the STAR room for two hours Monday and Friday mornings. […]
Dear American Baptists, I just returned from St. Louis and Ferguson, Missouri, where we held the governing board meeting of the National Council of Churches on Monday and Tuesday, November 17-18. Read the governing board statement from the meeting, here. Just driving down the main street of Ferguson mid-day as we did, you would not recognize it […]
Since 1935, American Baptists have contributed to special offerings taken up in their churches for retired ABC ministers, missionaries and their widowed spouses. In 1977, American Baptist Churches USA launched the Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering (RMMO) to become intentional about this long tradition of expressing thankfulness. Today, RMMO is a tangible way the American […]
You may have heard about our film, or seen it in your own ABC church or at a recent regional event. We want to share the excitement and allow for you to share the film, too! To help us celebrate the journey of the last 50 years, we have produced this film to proudly proclaim who we are […]
This story was originally published in our fall issue of ABCUSA Connections. The images of women included are women who serve in ministry across American Baptist Churches USA. Over the past year and a half, the Women In Ministry Action Learning Team (WIM ALT) has prayerfully considered adaptive challenges for ABC churches concerning calling women senior/ solo […]
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You may have heard about our new film, or seen it in your own ABC church or at a recent regional event! We want to share the excitement and allow for you to share the film, too! To help us celebrate the journey of the last 50 years, we have produced this film to proudly proclaim who we are […]
The 2015-2016 Planning Calendar is now available! Churches and individuals may print this calendar as a reference tool for use in weekly planning throughout the calendar year. Click here to download: 2015-2016 American Baptist Planning Calendar & Directory
On October 23, we sponsored a webinar titled “UNCOMMON CENTS: A Christian Approach to Modern Stewardship & Giving.” Presented by Reverend Bill Keane, Senior Minister of the First Baptist Church of Branford, CT, the webinar looked at specific approaches to enhance sacrificial giving in the local church. In this webinar, we considered the need for an […]
