VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/31/15)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries announces 2015-2018 term officers elected during the annual meeting of American Baptist Women’s Ministries on June 26, 2015, at Women’s Day in Overland Park, Kansas: Rev. Angel L. Sullivan, president; Deborah Malave Diaz, coordinator of Events; and Ellen Teague, coordinator of the Eastern Section. President is the […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/30/15)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries has opened registration at www.abwministries.org/vme for its upcoming virtual mission encounter, “Sacred Space: Bullying in Church Youth Groups,” occurring September 21-25, 2015. “Sacred Space” is a virtual mission encounter for women to become aware of signs that bullying may be occurring in the youth group or girls’ […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/28/15)—In a watershed vote that both affirmed the historical strengths of American Baptist International Ministries (IM) and propelled the global ministry into its third century, IM’s board of directors unanimously approved a new statement of vision and priorities, entitled Responding to the Call (RTC). The vote took place on June 25, […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/28/15)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) was among the sponsors of an interfaith service held Sunday at First Trinity Lutheran Church, Washington, D.C., to celebrate the progress and promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). President George H.W. Bush signed the ADA 25 years ago Sunday. The service opened with […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/27/15)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) asks churches and organizations across the United States and Puerto Rico to remember our children, especially those struggling with issues related to poverty, by raising pennies, each one representing a child whose life is limited by inadequate resources for nurture and nourishment. The Penny Project […]
The three-day, 21st Congress of the Baptist World Alliance ended on Sunday, July 26 in Durban, South Africa. This global organization for Baptists, founded in 1905, held its Congress at the International Convention Center. About 2,500 Baptists from about 80 countries attended the event. Below is the final interview from the Congress with Ruth Clark, […]
Baptist Christians from all around the world have gathered in Durban, South Africa, for the 21st Congress of the Baptist World Alliance. The theme for this Congress is “Jesus Christ, the Door.” Among the attendees and participants in various categories of ministry is a group of American Baptists, who are reflecting in interviews about their […]
Baptist Christians from all around the world have gathered in Durban, South Africa, for the 21st Congress of the Baptist World Alliance. The theme for this Congress is “Jesus Christ, the Door.” Among the attendees and participants in various categories of ministry is a group of American Baptists, who are reflecting in interviews about their […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/16/15)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) applauds two new resources to help faith leaders better understand mental illness and treatment as well as to better help individuals and families in their congregations who face mental health challenges. Resulting from last summer’s Mental Health and Faith Community Partnership meeting sponsored by American […]
The 21st Baptist World Congress (#BaptistCongress15) will be held in Durban, South Africa, from July 22-26, 2015. According to the Baptist World Alliance, Baptists from more than 80 countries are traveling to South Africa to participate in the event. It is the first Baptist congress in Africa, a region with the fastest numerical growth among Baptist […]
