ATLANTA, GA (ABNS 6/2/16)—The Walter Rauschenbusch Family Papers will be closed to researchers from May 1 through December 31, 2016, so that the collection may be better organized, described, and preserved. The purpose of these archival processing efforts is to ensure better care of the Rauschenbusch Papers while providing greater access to them. During this closure […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/2/16)—Denise Osejo and the Rev. Juan Aragón of Ravenswood, West Virginia, have been endorsed to serve as American Baptist International Ministries (IM) missionaries in Chiapas, Mexico. They will work with the Council of Rural Indigenous Evangelicals of Mexico (Consejo Indígena Campesino Evangélico de México, CICEM), an IM partner in Mexico, to […]
In the main worship celebrations at the Biennial Mission Summit, June 30 – July 2, 2017 in Portland, Oregon, we will be seeking to achieve a balance of performance styles and cultures. All interested Singers/Choirs/Music Groups/Dancers/Drama, please complete the application. Click here to download the application.
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/31/16)—The Rev. Dr. Alfred J. Fletcher of China, Maine, will begin a 13-month term this summer as acting associate general secretary for Mission Resource Development (MRD) of the American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA). He begins his service in this role July 25, 2016. Fletcher will be succeeding the Rev. Dr. Leo […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/23/16)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) Executive Director Dr. Jeffrey Haggray today announced a number of staffing transitions that will bolster the organization’s mission in key areas related to support for ministerial leaders and technology management. The Rev. Jamaal Nelson joins ABHMS as director of “In Support of Excellence,” a program […]
In Madison, W.Va., Theresa A. Cocheran compares the impact of receiving a $5,000 Matthew 25 Grant to the story of how Jesus multiplied loaves and fishes to feed more than 5,000 men, women and children with 12 basketfuls remaining. (Matthew 14: 13-21). “God multiplied the purchasing power of the $5,000 for our ‘Coats for Kids’ […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/20/16)—American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) Office of the General Secretary will transition to a different way of handling the Human Resources needs of the organization beginning June 1, 2016. This change comes as American Baptist International Ministries, which used these services, shifts to a consolidated HR function, a part of its organizational […]
This message was recorded in mid May 2016 by Susan Gillies, Interim General Secretary for American Baptist Churches USA. Gillies began serving as Interim on January 1, 2016, and will serve in the position until a new General Secretary is named. To share YOUR story with us, contact bridget.lipin@abc-usa.org.
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/17/16)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) Executive Director Dr. Jeffrey Haggray will be the closing speaker at the 2016 Asian Conference and Alliance of Asian American Baptist Churches (AAABC) Convocation to be held June 21-24 at First Baptist Church, Haddonfield, N.J. Featuring the theme “Let Young Eagles Fly: Next Generation Leadership” […]
