VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/26/16)—Archivist Jan Ballard has been promoted to the new position of Assistant Director of the American Baptist Historical Society, effective immediately. This position recognizes the increased role and responsibility that Ballard has undertaken, including the researching and writing of grants and the training of student workers to assist in the care […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/21/16)—Orientation to American Baptist Life (OTABL) will be integrated into the American Baptist Churches (ABC) 2017 Biennial Mission Summit, to be held June 30 through July 2, 2017, in Portland, Oregon. Planners for both events made the announcement indicating the schedule will allow seminarians and new ministers to learn about ABC […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/20/16)—The new year for Ketly and Vital Pierre included a new ministry that began in the Caribbean during the last portion of 2015. Having served since 1999 as International Ministries (IM) missionaries on the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua, the Pierres are now applying their skills to strengthen local congregations and encourage […]
A webinar resource, “Stewardship & Generosity Trends,” is available online to American Baptists and friends. The webinar was presented on Tuesday, October 20, and sponsored by ABCUSA’s office of Mission Resource Development. The format of the webinar was a presentation and conversation with Marcia Shetler, executive director and CEO of the Ecumenical Stewardship Center (ESC). In this […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/19/16)—Herschell Eugene Daney, 87, who had served as American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) director of Indian Ministries, died on Dec. 20, 2015, in Tulsa, Okla. He was the husband of Vicki Daney. A member of the Choctaw Nation, Daney was born Sept. 6, 1928. He was a son of the […]
At least once a year, Christians are reminded of Jesus’ prayer for his disciples that “they may be one so that the world may believe” (see John 17.21). Hearts are touched and Christians come together to pray for their unity. Congregations and parishes all over the world exchange preachers or arrange special ecumenical celebrations and […]
Within the “I Have A Dream” speech of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was this phrase, “hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.” Long ago, when I served on the Board of AB Women’s Ministries, we visited the King Center in Atlanta. I saw these words printed on a card. […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/15/16)—”Dr. Martin Luther King’s message of non-violence is as poignant today as it was a generation ago,” American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ Executive Director Dr. Jeffrey Haggray reminds us as the nation prepares to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 18. While the holiday honors the memory of the […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/12/16)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) has received a grant of $1 million as part of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s National Initiative to Address Economic Challenges Facing Pastoral Leaders. The initiative supports a variety of religious organizations across the nation as they address the financial and economic struggles that can impair the […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/5/16)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries is hosting two concurrent events for women and girls in July 2016 at the Hilton Washington Dulles Airport hotel in Herndon, Virginia. “Dwelling, Discovering, Discipleship/Dedicando, Descubriendo, Discipulando,” based on Romans 12, is the theme of the national conference for women and the national gathering for girls. The […]
