VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/3/16)—The Rev. Holale C. Azondjagni and his wife, Awenam Anifrani, of Evanston, Illinois, have been assigned as the first International Ministries (IM) missionaries to Togo, a former French colony in West Africa. The couple was endorsed in the spring of 2014 to serve in France. When the needs of the Evangelical […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/2/16)—Amelia (Two Bulls-Petter) OldCrow, 72, of Lodge Grass, Mont., died on Jan. 27 at her daughter’s home in Huntley, Ill. She served on the board of directors of American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) and American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), for which she also served the Indian Ministries Caucus and its […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/2/16)—In a service held at Church of the Beatitudes, St. Petersburg, Fla., on Sunday, the reverends Phil and Janel Miller-Evans of Pinellas County, Fla., were co-commissioned by American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) as home missionaries and by Global Missions of Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida as field personnel. The couple […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/1/16)—The Rev. Deliris Carrión-Joseph, an International Ministries (IM) missionary since 1998, began a new ministry serving at Deborah’s House in Tijuana, Mexico, in January 2016. In describing this new work, the Rev. Adalia Gutiérrez Lee, area director for Iberoamerica and the Caribbean, says: “Occupational therapy and pastoral counseling are two of the many […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/1/16)—According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1 million fetal losses occur each year in the United States. That means millions of grieving women are struggling to find words to share their pain. In Still a Mother: Journeys through Perinatal Bereavement Chaplains Joy Freeman and Tabatha D. […]
An American Baptist Churches USA Taskforce on Race and Race-based Violence, first introduced at the Biennial Mission Summit in June 2015, met for an inaugural meeting on December 7 and 8, 2015, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The members of the Taskforce met to wrestle with the issues of race, racism and race-based violence. Throughout the meeting […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/29/16)—At the invitation of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Rev. Dr. A. Roy Medley, general secretary emeritus of American Baptist Churches USA, and 250 of the world’s Islamic leaders, along with leaders representing various faith groups, convened in Morocco January 25-28 to discuss the rights of religious minorities and the obligation […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/27/16)—Judson Press has received three awards in the 2016 Illumination Book Awards. The books are judged with an emphasis on innovation and creative ways of expressing a Christian worldview. The Judson Press titles won two Silver Awards and one Bronze award. Illumination Book Award Silver Award Winners Sisters of Scripture: Mentors […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/27/16)—In response to damage caused by torrential rain, gale-force winds and severe flooding in Oklahoma during the Christmas holiday season, American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ Disaster Relief Office has distributed a $20,000 Emergency Grant from American Baptist Churches USA One Great Hour of Sharing funds to Bacone College, Muskogee, Okla. Areas […]
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