American Baptist Churches USA unites congregations and ministries across all fifty states and Puerto Rico — a family bound by the Gospel of Jesus Christ, shaped by local conviction, and sent for the healing of the world.
"Courageous Unity: Rooted in Freedom, Growing in Faith, Forward in Hope." — the newly announced theme for the 2027 Biennial Mission Summit.
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A message from our General Secretary on the mission and future of American Baptist Churches USA.
The work of the OGS is shaped by three enduring functions — the ways we hold this national family together and send it forward.
Convening the Biennial Mission Summit and the table where regions, ministries, and congregations meet, listen, and discern together.
How we gather →Equipping pastors and lay leaders, sustaining regions and national organizations, and stewarding the resources entrusted to us.
How we support →Holding space for hard conversations — justice, peace, creation care — and amplifying American Baptist witness in the public square.
How we engage →From the United Mission Toolkit to our Annual Offerings, your giving sustains pastors, regions, and ministries serving across the country and around the world.