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ABC General Secretary Search Committee Meets
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/21/14)—Tasked with the work of seeking a new General Secretary for American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA), the search committee met for the first time on March 19-20 in Chicago. In June 2013, General Secretary A. Roy Medley, who began his position in 2002, was re-elected to serve a two-year term as […]
Rev. Dr. Richard E. Ice, Champion of Religious Freedom, Dies
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/21/14)—Rev. Dr. Richard E. Ice, 83, president emeritus of American Baptist Homes of the West (ABHOW) and a champion of religious liberty, died March 15 among family members at his home in Alameda, California. He was president and CEO of ABHOW for 23 years before retiring in 1995. He served American […]
IM Announces the Appointment of Missionaries to Serve in Hungary
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/17/14)—Carrie and Kurt Smalley have been appointed as associate missionaries by American Baptist International Ministries (IM). They are serving as church planters through Pioneers, an organization that glorifies God among unreached peoples by initiating church-planting movements in partnership with local churches. The Smalley’s home church is First Baptist Church in Everett, […]
Judson Press Title Ignites Intergenerational Dialogue on the Future of the Church
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 […]
Gifting Time in the Parking Lot
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 […]
ABHMS Joins Other ICCR Members in Accepting Commitment from JPMorgan Chase
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Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), including American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), have withdrawn their proposal for a comprehensive report on JPMorgan Chase’s business standards in exchange for a commitment by the bank to provide in fall 2014 a detailed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 […]
NCC’s First ‘Christian Unity Gathering’ slated for May 18-20 in Washington, DC area
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 […]
Deepening Our Discipleship – Focus on Spiritual Formation
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 […]
ABHMS Participates in White House Meeting Aimed at Expanding Opportunities for People with Disabilities
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 […]