VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/8/15)—Deborah Bingham Van Broekhoven will retire as executive director of the American Baptist Historical Society (ABHS) in August 2016. Van Broekhoven announced her plans at the annual ABHS Board of Managers meeting on October 2. The Executive Committee of the ABHS board is forming a search committee to conduct a nation-wide […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/7/15)—As a member of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) has joined with more than 100 investors representing U.S. and international public pension funds, unions, faith institutions and socially responsible asset management firms in signing a statement to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (10/1/15)—Just in time for Pastoral Care Week, celebrated October 25–31, Judson Press is releasing two new titles in The Pastoral Caregiver’s Casebook series: Ministry in Health, Volume 3 and Ministry in Specialized Settings, Volume 4. The Pastoral Caregiver’s Casebook series, edited by John J. Gleason, is a collection of best practices and […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (9/17/15)—The Board of Directors of IM officially expressed its long-term commitment to supporting Syrian refugee and IDP communities in the recent International Ministries Resolution on Syrian Refugees. The resolution paves the way for a focused mobilization of human and financial resources to pray for, meet the needs of and prepare to receive […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (9/17/15)—The Board of Directors of American Baptist International Ministries (IM) unanimously adopted a resolution calling upon American Baptists to respond to the human disaster created by the ongoing civil war in Syria. The International Ministries Resolution on Syrian Refugees comes in response to this growing crisis. As the Syrian civil war enters […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (9/10/15)—On September 2, 2015, a delegation of the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC), Burma, led by General Secretary Dr. Samson Hkalam, visited the Mission Center. The visit focused on relationship building, as the delegation made its way to attend an annual youth conference in Jacksonville, Florida, organized by the newly established Kachin Baptist […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (9/3/15)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries (ABWM) and American Baptist Women in Ministry (ABWIM) will co-sponsor with religious leaders in the Republic of Georgia a spiritual pilgrimage for women to the country of Georgia on August 3-13, 2016, announced Virginia Holmstrom, ABWM executive director. Women interested in participating are encouraged to communicate their interest […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (9/1/15)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) announces that registration has been extended for its national “Space for Grace” gathering planned for Los Angeles this November. The early registration deadline—featuring a discounted price—has been extended to Sept. 30, and the regular registration deadline to Oct. 30. The event seeks to promote healing conversations […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/31/15)—A story of transformation in the central-European country of Hungary is the subject of the 2015 World Mission Offering (WMO) from American Baptist International Ministries (IM). The free educational materials, which include a 24-page Global Mission Study Guide, a full-color poster and five short videos on DVD, plus bulletin inserts, clip […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/27/15)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries announces its mission focus theme for 2015-2016, “See…the Beloved Community: Transformative Relationships.” In response to current events, the mission focus provides American Baptist women and girls the opportunity to explore how we are drawn into reconciliation with God through the cross; how we are co-creators of the […]
