American Baptist Women in Ministry is highlighting mentors who have encouraged others. Watch this story or read below to learn how mentors have influenced Susan Gillies, a leading woman of American Baptist Churches USA. Recalling Mentor Betty Miller: “She was a Christian Friendliness Missionary helping immigrant people become settled in their new communities.” By Dr. […]

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 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, […]

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 […]

American Baptist Women in Ministry is highlighting mentors who have encouraged others. Watch this story or read below to learn how mentors have influenced Heather Entrekin, a leading woman of American Baptist Churches USA. A Powerful Presence: Rev. Cheryl Wade Helped me Discern My Call By Rev. Heather Entrekin, American Baptist Women in Ministry Annual […]

Sam Morse, 20, of Sugarloaf, Maine, has been on skis since he was 23 months old, when his father, Earle, first took him to the slopes. “I grew up at the Sugarloaf ski resort, and that’s just what you did as a kid – go skiing,” Sam, an American Baptist, explains. Sam’s parents, Earle and […]

He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. (Ephesians 2:17) Dear ABCUSA Friends, As I write to you today, two concerns weigh heavy on my heart, as I imagine they do on yours as well. The whole world is watching the war of words escalate […]

American Baptist Women in Ministry is highlighting mentors who have encouraged others. Watch this story or read below to learn how mentors have influenced Darla Dee Turlington, a leading woman of American Baptist Churches USA. Recalling Mentor Rev. Dr. Robert Harvey: A Big Problem By Rev. Dr. Darla Dee Turlington “He told me he had […]