VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/17/15)—The Board of General Ministries for American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) met November 12-14, 2015, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. At the meeting, the board elected Interim General Secretary Susan Gillies to serve beginning December 1, 2015, and approved a resolution to confer the recognition […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (11/12/15)—Susan Gillies was elected to serve as Interim General Secretary by the Board of General Ministries at its meeting on Thursday, November 12, 2015. Gillies will begin this new role on December 1, 2015, and will serve in the position until a new General Secretary is named. “At a time of significant […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (11/12/15)—The second American Baptist Churches Mission Table met November 9-11, 2015, at the Double Tree hotel in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The Mission Table brought together representatives from American Baptist regions, affiliated ministry partners, national staff, executives and officers, to join in conversation with one another and highlight denominational priorities. The event […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (11/11/15)—The Rev. Paul H. Gibson, a native of North Dakota, has been named as the next Executive Minister of the Great Rivers Region of American Baptist Churches. Rev. Gibson comes to this position from the pastorate of First Baptist Church, Bismarck, North Dakota. Having served as pastor of churches in Arizona, Nevada […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (11/10/15)—Unrest following the Haitian elections of October 25 has caused disruption and some acts of violence in Haiti. After disturbances in the north of Haiti and at least one election-related death, the Rev. Emmanuel Pierre, general secretary of the Baptist Convention of Haiti, shared: “The situation is really worrying these days, especially […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (11/9/15)—From shedding tears to roaring with laughter, attendees at American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) national Space for Grace gathering held at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport hotel Wednesday through Saturday experienced a wide range of emotions, as powerful preachers and speakers urged them to examine their own lives and accept the […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/9/15)—Judson Press and American Baptist Women’s Ministries are pleased to announce the winners of the “Sisters of Scripture” national essay contest for American Baptist young adult women. The contest invited entrants from ages 17-35 to submit essays inspired by Sisters of Scripture: Mentors in Womanhood by Billie Montgomery Cook. The essay […]
LOS ANGELES, CA (ABNS 11/5/15)—“We are here today looking back at where we come from, realizing we are still on a journey because our work is not finished,” said the Rev. Dr. Laura Sinclair when she opened the Nov. 3-4 board meeting of American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) with worship. Relating the ongoing work […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/30/15)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries has established a Young Adult Women’s Ministries Advisory Team to work with the nationally-elected Young Adult Women’s Ministries Coordinator Jenn Leneus to help set the direction for AB Women’s Ministries focus with young adult women. Serving on the team are Joy Andrews, 22, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/26/15)—Melanie Baggao of Placentia, California, was commissioned to serve with American Baptist International Ministries (IM) in the Middle East. Baggao is IM’s third global worker to be serving in this part of the world. She departed for her field of service on October 21, 2015. The commissioning service was held in […]
