VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/20/17)—On behalf of American Baptist Churches USA, MMBB Financial Services presented the 2016 Widow’s Mite Award to the South Parkersburg Baptist Church in Parkersburg, W. Va., on Sunday, Dec. 17. The award is given to a congregation that exemplifies generosity and a continued commitment to The Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/19/17)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), on behalf of American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA), has released additional One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) Emergency Disaster-response grants in response to the California wildfires. To aid in recovery from the Southern California fires, ABHMS has released $5,000 to American Baptist Churches of Los […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/19/17)—American Baptist International Ministries (IM) is pleased to announce expanded roles for three of its global servants: Mylinda Baits, Ray Schellinger and J.D. Reed. The Rev. Mylinda Baits is a pastoral artist and trainer. After five years serving as IM regional consultant for Iberoamerica and the Caribbean, Baits has accepted a […]
A team working together around the challenge of stewardship in the 21st century has worked hard over the past eighteen months to put together “The Generosity Project,” a pilot program running from Sept. 2017 – Dec. 2018 which will work to provide stewardship resources and support to a cohort group of pastors from New England […]
Each year MMBB Financial Services and ABCUSA coordinate the Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering (RMMO) to support those who have dedicated their lives to God’s service—retired ministers, missionaries, their widowed spouses, and elderly clergy within their churches. A feature of every RMMO campaign is a brief video that highlights churches that have given generously to […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/18/17)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) has published on its website a Christmas letter to American Baptists from Dr. Josué D. Gómez-Menéndez, administrator of Academia Bautista de Puerto Nuevo in San Juan, and incoming president of the Board of General Ministries of American Baptist Churches USA. Gómez-Menéndez writes: Hurricane Maria hit […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/18/17)—The staff of American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) is bringing joy to the children of American Baptist churches and schools in Puerto Rico this holiday season by donating a variety of toys. In partnership with Iglesias Bautistas de Puerto Rico region, new, unwrapped toys will be shipped to the island […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/13/17)—In early November, a delegation of American Baptist leaders traveled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, visiting the Burma (now officially known as Myanmar) diaspora communities to learn about their current situation, engage in advocacy on their behalf, and explore ways that American Baptists can be of assistance to them in the future. […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/13/17)—Muriel Penn Jerigan started her new job at MMBB Financial Services (MMBB) on Oct. 30, 1967, unaware that she was on her way to establishing a 50-year record as the longest continuously-serving staff member in MMBB’s and American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) history. On Dec. 12, 2017, MMBB’s entire staff turned […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/11/17)—This month marks one year that The Christian Citizen—American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) acclaimed Christian witness print magazine—began publishing online, providing a 21st-century forum for American Baptists and other diverse voices to offer timely response to current events and contemporary issues in a format that’s fresh and easily accessible to […]
