VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/17/14)—Churches are grappling with unprecedented change, including one third of adults under the age of 30 who are increasingly not affiliating themselves with any religion. So, what is the future of the churches? In For Such a Time as This: Young Adults on the Future of the Church, Kathryn Mary Lohre […]
The blog below was written by Rev. Dr. Leo S. Thorne, associate general secretary for Mission Resource Development, ABCUSA. Blogs written by ABCUSA Leadership Team members will be published periodically on the website. Views expressed are the sole opinion of the author. (Interested in submitting a blog for publication? Email bridget.holmstrom@abc-usa.org.) I went visiting one of […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/14/14)—Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), including American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), have withdrawn their proposal for a comprehensive report on JPMorgan Chase’s business standards in exchange for a commitment by the bank to provide in fall 2014 a detailed report of its risk mitigation efforts. The […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/12/14)—The National Council of Churches first “Christian Unity Gathering” of leaders from member communions and other partners will be held May 18-20, 2014, in the Hilton Washington, Dulles, Herndon, Va. “We are getting together to celebrate ecumenism and energize our journey toward the visible unity of all the Christian churches,” said […]
The Transformed by the Spirit initiative is helping change the outlook of American Baptist congregations. Through this emphasis congregations are being urged to more fully engage their communities and the world for the sake of the gospel. However, a church which is outwardly focused in mission can only be sustained by a strengthening of the […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/12/14)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) participated in an Interfaith Disability Advocacy Coalition (IDAC) meeting at the White House on Monday. Representatives of 16 IDAC member organizations as well as staff from the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)—including AAPD President Mark Perriello and IDAC Convener Ginny Thornburgh—met with Melissa […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/12/14)—The North American Baptist Fellowship event, “FutureBaptists: A Collaborative Missional Movement,” took place March 6-7 at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, an American Baptist Churches USA affiliated church in Philadelphia, PA. FutureBaptists was a gathering honoring the 50th anniversary of the North American Baptist Fellowship (NABF) that anticipates the next 50 years […]
Did you know that the Kodiak Baptist Mission is celebrating its one-hundred and twentieth Anniversary? On July 4, 2013 KBM began its 121 year of continuous service to the Children of Alaska. Today, just as it was in the very beginning, KBM is a vibrant influence in the lives of children living on this remote […]
The below article was published by ABPNews/Herald, and written by Jeff Brumley. ABPnews/Herald was created by the January 2014 merger of The Religious Herald, the 185-year-old newsjournal for Baptists in Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic, and ABPnews, founded in 1990 as Associated Baptist Press, the first and only independent news service created by and for Baptists. Read the […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/6/14)—A late January trip to Las Cucharas Prison, Ponce, Puerto Rico, was led by Rev. Fela Barrueto, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) national coordinator, Prisoner Re-entry and Aftercare Ministry, which is funded through ABHMS’ America for Christ Offering. ABHMS has taken the bold step of encouraging its 5,300 congregations to […]
