VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/7/17)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries announces the appointment of the 2017-2018 national leadership team(NLT) of AB GIRLS, the organization’s ministry with girls aged 8 to 18. The only permanently standing leadership team for youth in American Baptist Churches USA, the national leadership team of AB GIRLS has been in existence since 1993 […]
A $2,789 Matthew 25 Grant from American Baptist Churches USA Office of the General Secretary has enabled 120 children in rural Chenango County, NY, to receive backpacks filled with back-to-school items for children to use in their classrooms. The grant recipient, Christian Neighborhood Center of Norwich, NY, offers five programs for youth who live in a rural […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/1/17)—How did Baptists respond to the rise of the Nazis in Germany and their persecution of the Jewish people throughout Europe? General Secretary of American Baptist Churches USA, Dr. Lee B. Spitzer, delves into this history and its implications for Christians today in his thoroughly researched and eminently accessible new book, […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/31/17)—In response to Hurricane Harvey’s devastation along the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) has released $10,000 in One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) Emergency Disaster Relief funds to Church World Service on behalf of American Baptist Churches USA. More funds will be released as […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/28/17)—American Baptists are urged to lift up those affected in both Texas and Louisiana by Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 storm that made landfall Friday on the Texas coast. Bringing 130 mph winds and an unprecedented amount of torrential rainfall in some areas, the hurricane has resulted in flooding, power outages, […]
American Baptist Women in Ministry is highlighting mentors who have encouraged others. Watch this story or read below to learn how mentors have influenced Trinette McCray, a leading woman of American Baptist Churches USA. Remembering Mentor Rev. Dr. Ralph Abernathy By Rev. Dr. Trinette V. McCray “I heard him share the witness he had to […]
Thanks in part to a $1,000 Matthew 25 Grant from American Baptist Churches USA, Crossroads Community Church in Stockbridge, Mich., is sponsoring a “Tide Me Over” program that provides weekend food for 34 fifth and sixth grade children. The Tide Me Over program is offered to children who receive free or reduced-cost meals at school, […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/23/17)—Now available at no cost online is “Mission from the Gospels,” a Bible study with a missional twist. Intended to encourage small groups—Christian education classes, home Bible studies or youth clubs—to engage in mission in their communities, this resource interprets the historic Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John as well […]
American Baptist Churches USA Office of the General Secretary welcomes applications by September 1 for Matthew 25 Grant awards. The Grant was created through the monetary gifts of a generous donor whose primary wish is to help ameliorate poverty. The ABCUSA Matthew 25 Grant fund was established to respond to this donor’s generosity. The application […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/21/17)—The Rev. Paul Light, 85, died Aug. 8 at Hospice West, Grand Junction, Colo. He was former director of Research and Development for American Baptist Home Mission Societies, when it was known as National Ministries. He worked at National Ministries, 1980-1996. Among the highlights of Light’s work at National Ministries was […]
