VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/22/13)—Rev. Rothang Chhangte, director of Baptist World Aid (BWAid), the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance, is the 2013 recipient of the Luke Mowbray Ecumenical Award. Chhangte is also former liaison for Refugees from Burma with American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), the domestic mission arm of American […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/21/13)—AB Women’s Ministries is seeking applications for grants from individuals or organizations that seek to end violence against women and girls. The application deadline for the 2013 granting cycle is April 30, 2013. Grants will be awarded in December 2013. The criteria for selecting projects for Break the Chains and Stop the […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/15/13)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) re-issues this announcement because an award recipient was inadvertently omitted on first release. Selected by the ABHMS board of directors from nominations submitted by clergy and laypersons across the United States and Puerto Rico, a number of American Baptist clergy and lay leaders will receive […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/14/13)—In a move aimed at streamlining operations to “free up the Council to be about the priorities that the churches set together,” the National Council of Churches, a partner organization of ABCUSA, will consolidate its operations in Washington, D.C. The NCC will remain in New York through “satellite offices” for three […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/14/13)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) announces American Baptist clergy and lay leaders who will receive awards for significant faith-based work. Recipients were selected by the ABHMS board of directors from nominations submitted by clergy and laypersons across the United States and Puerto Rico. While some awards will be presented at […]
NEW YORK, NY (ABNS 2/13/13)—MMBB Financial Services (the Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board) recognized Gardena Valley Baptist Church (GVBC), Gardena, CA, for its steadfast commitment to promoting the Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering (RMMO). The Rev. Dr. Perry J. Hopper presented the Widow’s Mite Award noting that GVBC raised $89,793 over the past 10 years. “The Widow’s […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/13/13)—Dating to Adoniram Judson’s 1813 mission to Burma (now known as Myanmar), American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) has maintained strong ties to the peoples of that region. Since an influx began in 2006, ABHMS has been working vigorously with the thousands of refugees of Karen, Chin, Kachin, Karenni, Mon, Shan, […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/12/13)—The New Year is bringing an expanded role for International Ministries (IM) medical missionary, Kristy Engel. After serving for 12 years as a pediatric health practitioner and coordinator of medical and volunteer teams at the Good Samaritan Hospital in La Romana, Dominican Republic, Engel will be employing her medical skills and […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/8/13)—Sam Duncan, director of the American Baptist Computer Center (ABCC) and former International Ministries missionary to the Congo/Zaire and the Philippines, will retire effective March 31, 2013. The ABCC Board has appointed David Cushman as Acting Director of the ABCC. Cushman currently serves as Research & Information Services Officer with the […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/8/13)—MMBB Financial Services (The Ministers and Missionairies Benefit Board) announced that Mr. Louis P. Barbarin will assume the role of executive director on March 1, 2013, following Rev. Dr. Sumner Grant’s retirement. The MMBB Board of Managers met in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., to make its unanimous decision to appoint Mr. Barbarin, MMBB’s current […]
