2012 International Day of Prayer for Peace
Let us work together so the 2012 International Day of Prayer for Peace becomes a day of commitment to feed our loving, compassionate nature, working for peace…
ABCUSA President Attends Baptist World Alliance General Council
A great privilege of serving as president of the American Baptist Churches is membership on the General Council of the Baptist World Alliance which met in Santiago, Chile this past July. It was an odd preparation experience to pull out winter-weight clothes while our air conditioner ran at peak levels trying to deal with the […]
ABCUSA Matthew 25 Grant Fund
American Baptist Churches USA has received some monetary gifts from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous and who asks that the funds be used to address “housing, feeding, education and health with regards to the less fortunate.”
Immerse 2012 Update
Immerse, the 2012 National Gathering of American Baptist Youth, met this summer from July 24-28 in Washington, DC. For an update about the conference, click here. General Secretary Roy Medley was able to visit and address the youth attending the gathering. Speaking to the Immerse attendees, Medley called for the youth to be “maladjusted” to a […]
Mission Summit 2013
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Visit to 2012 Hopi Summer Project of ABMen
Rev. Dr. Leo Thorne, Associate General Secretary for Mission Resource Development, was recently invited by the ABMen-USA President Lucky Ray to visit and take part in work being done in Arizona by American Baptist Men.
Message on Hospitality
The following message is an excerpt from a message given by General Secretary Roy Medley at Green Lake Conference Center/American Baptist Assembly in Green Lake, Wisconsin. Summer time, especially at Green Lake Conference Center, naturally evokes images and memories of hospitality, of welcome. Can you recall the most extravagant welcome you have ever received? Mine […]
What is Transformed by the Spirit?
“Transformed by the Spirit” is an ambitious initiative of the National Executive Council (NEC) of American Baptist Churches USA. The process will engage local congregations across the denomination in a journey of identifying the significant challenges that face our churches, our regions, and our national bodies in today’s culture, and wrestling with the changes that […]
98th Annual Hampton University Ministers’ Conference
The 98th annual Hampton University Ministers’ Conference is here upon us, scheduled for June 3–8, 2012. This is the longest running and one of the most important gatherings of its kind for African American clergy. This year will mark the 7th annual reception for ABC participants, scheduled for Wednesday, June 6, at 9:30 PM in […]
Less Than Three Weeks to the WMC – Don’t Miss It!
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/3/12)—Registration is still open for the 7-day World Mission Conference (WMC) sponsored by American Baptist International Ministries (IM) May 18-25, 2012 at the Green Lake Conference Center in Green Lake, WI. The 2012 conference, which will include a 3-day call retreat weekend (May 18-20), focuses on discerning God’s call to Christian […]