VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/19/16)—American Baptist International Ministries (IM) is working with the Japan Baptist Union (JBU) to respond quickly to the earthquakes and aftershocks that rocked Kumamoto, Japan, during the past weekend. Forty-two people have been confirmed dead, more than 1,000 are injured and 11 are still missing, according to BBC News. An initial […]
As American Baptists, we serve as the hands and feet of Christ. We’re doing what we can to heal a hurting world. This means feeding the hungry; empowering pastors, lay leaders & youth to spread Christ’s love; protecting the environment; promoting Christian unity and more. United Mission is the vehicle that makes this happen. United […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (4/15/16)—Dr. Harold (Hal) D. Germer, who served the American Baptist Board of Educational Ministries (BEM) in the 1980s, passed away at Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, Fla., on April 7. He was 80. As director of Collegiate Education Services for BEM, Germer coordinated the American Baptist Association of Colleges and Universities (ABACU). “Hal […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (4/15/16)—Judson Press, the publishing arm of American Baptist Home Mission Societies, releases a giver-centered guide to growing generosity in churches. Beyond Stewardship: A Church Guide to Generous Giving Campaigns brings the extensive fundraising experience of authors John Zehring and Kate Jagger to bear in this practical resource for Christian churches and their […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (4/14/16)—The Rev. Dr. Leo S. Thorne has announced his retirement as Associate General Secretary for Mission Resource Development of American Baptist Churches USA, effective August 31, 2016. “Leo Thorne has made an enormous contribution to American Baptist life,” said Dr. Susan Gillies, interim general secretary for American Baptist Churches USA. “He has […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (4/12/16)—In the soaring sanctuary of Shiloh Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., on Friday night, Dr. Clifford Johnson, president of the Board of Directors of American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), commissioned a new executive director to lead the historic American Baptist ministry: “The organization was in need of a strong leader,” Johnson said. […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (4/6/16)—The Board of Directors of American Baptist International Ministries (IM) announced on April 5 that it has voted unanimously to call the Rev. Sharon T. Koh, senior associate pastor of Mission and Community Life for Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles, California, to the position of Executive Director. She will lead the […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/1/16)—Judson Press, the publishing arm of American Baptist Home Mission Societies, releases a devotional for Christian writers and speakers by five award-winning Christian authors. As the Ink Flows: Devotions to Inspire Christian Writers & Speakers integrates the craft of writing with the faith of people of the Word, in order to […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/31/16)—The current issue of American Baptist Quarterly (ABQ) entitled “John Bunyan and the Baptist Academy” features articles written by participants in the Young Scholars in the Baptist Academy which met in July, 2015 at Regent’s Park College in Oxford, England. During the conference each scholar spoke about his or her submitted article. […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/31/16)—On June 11, 1951, in Buffalo, New York, sixteen hundred women from the American Baptist Convention met to form the National Council of American Baptist Women, now American Baptist Women’s Ministries. Over 63,000 women’s names are on the original charter. On Saturday, July 23, 2016, American Baptist Women’s Ministries will celebrate […]
