Watch this story or read below to learn how mentors have influenced Alice Green, a leading woman of American Baptist Churches USA. Return to the American Baptist Women in Ministry Mentor Stories. Remembering Mentor Desiree Grogan By Rev. Alice Greene, Washington, DC She was the first woman to be ordained at Shiloh Baptist Church in […]
In Spring 2017, we invited American Baptists from across the country to share their Transformation Stories – this is a part of the Transformed by the Spirit initiative. Videos and written stories are included as provided by local churches and American Baptists. Want to share your story? Submit written and video submissions to: americanbaptist@gmail.com. View […]
In Spring 2017, we invited American Baptists from across the country to share their Transformation Stories – this is a part of the Transformed by the Spirit initiative. Videos and written stories are included as provided by local churches and American Baptists. Want to share your story? Submit written and video submissions to: americanbaptist@gmail.com. View […]
Rev. Dr. C. Jeff Woods, associate general secretary for Regional Ministries, travels regularly and serves as a resource to regions through his position with the ABCUSA Office of the General Secretary. Below, he reflects on two recent visits to annual meetings of two ABC regions. It was an honor to be present at two regional […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/1/17)—Viola Rae Hefta, 96, of Owasso, Okla., an American Baptist home missionary, died on Friday, May 26. She was the wife of the late Joseph S. Hefta. In 1944, the American Baptist Home Mission Society—a precursor organization to American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS)—appointed her to serve at Phoenix (Ariz.) Christian […]
Rev Judy Fackenthal, president of American Baptist Churches USA, shared the following welcome message on June 1, 2017: Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in the life of American Baptist Churches USA as we welcome Rev. Dr. Lee B. Spitzer as the General Secretary. Please welcome Dr. Spitzer with your prayer support and […]
UPDATE (6/1/17): American Baptist Home Mission Societies recognizes a historic moment in shareholder engagement that occurred yesterday at ExxonMobil’s annual meeting. The climate change proposal co-filed by members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) received 62 percent of the vote. Institutional investors supported the proposal, helping the vote to exceed the 50 percent […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/31/17)—The ABCUSA Office of the General Secretary and the Theologians Commission will host the fourth pre-biennial theology conference June 29 around the theme The Church’s Public Witness, in an effort to foster ongoing, vigorous theological conversations among American Baptist theologians, pastor-theologians, and theological educators throughout the denomination. The Keynote Speaker for […]
In Spring 2017, we invited American Baptists from across the country to share their Transformation Stories – this is a part of the Transformed by the Spirit initiative. Videos and written stories are included as provided by local churches and American Baptists. Want to share your story? Submit written and video submissions to: americanbaptist@gmail.com. View […]
In Spring 2017, we invited American Baptists from across the country to share their Transformation Stories – this is a part of the Transformed by the Spirit initiative. Videos and written stories are included as provided by local churches and American Baptists. Want to share your story? Submit written and video submissions to: americanbaptist@gmail.com. View […]
