VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/25/11)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) asks pastors and church leaders to watch their postal mailboxes for a soon-to-arrive packet regarding ABHMS activities planned for the American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) 2011 Biennial June 24-26 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The packet features an enticing, full-color poster and reproducible bulletin insert. […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/23/11)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries announces the launch of the national mission project, “Break the Chains and Stop the Pain,” addressing the oppression of women and girls worldwide. The 2011 “Break the Chains and Stop the Pain” focus is on violence. Simply being female puts over half of the world’s population at […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/18/11)—The General Board of American Baptist Churches USA voted by an overwhelming majority on Wednesday, February 16, to forward to the Biennial delegates for their action on June 26, 2011 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a proposal to amend the Bylaws. “I am delighted that our bylaws were approved by our […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/17/11)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) encourages American Baptist churches, neighborhood action programs and other child and youth-related ministries to participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program, which will help your ministry provide nutritious meals to low-income children and youth in your community. Ministries can participate for […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/15/11)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) is now accepting applications for its Children in Poverty (CIP) grants. At least 10 one-time grants varying from $1,000 to $5,000 will be awarded to qualified applicants who address the needs of children in poverty within local communities. Not intended as a project’s sole support, […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/11/11)—Rev. J. George Reed, executive director of the North Carolina Council of Churches, is the 2011 recipient of the Luke Mowbray Ecumenical Award. The award will be presented at the Christian Unity Dinner on Friday, June 24, 2011 during the ABC Biennial in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dr. Neville Callam, general […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/11/11)—Yosh Nakagawa has been named the 2011 recipient of the Cora and John Sparrowk President’s Award. The award will be presented at the Biennial Meeting of the ABCUSA June 24-26 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on behalf of the General Board. The recipient must be an American Baptist who has over […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/10/11)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries will host concurrent conference events for women and girls at the Green Lake Conference Center, Green Lake, Wisconsin, July 16-22, 2011. The National Women’s Conference theme is “In the Potter’s Hands” (Jeremiah 18:1-6), and will feature potter Grace Johnson. Johnson will begin the conference with an inspirational […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/4/11)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries will award up to seventeen $500 scholarships to persons from the U.S. and Puerto Rico to attend the International Christian Alliance on Prostitution Global Conference on May 22-27, 2011, at the Green Lake Conference Center, Green Lake, Wisconsin. Eligible applicants for the scholarships will be women or […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/31/11)—In two separate partnership agreements, American Baptist International Ministries (IM) formalized relationships with the Native Baptist Church of Cameroon and the Association of Baptist Churches in Israel. The Native Baptist Church of Cameroon began working with IM in 2005. The partnership agreement signed in January, 2011, serves to formalize and affirm […]
