VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/26/15)—The American Baptist Historical Society will hold a free public showing of two rare historical films, Crow Indians on the Jesus Trail and Song of the Shining Mountains on Friday, October 2, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. in Mercer University’s Atlanta Administrative Conference Center (2930 Flowers Road South, Atlanta, GA), Room 190. […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/25/15)—American Baptists join with the larger Baptist family in the US and globally in offering prayers for President and Mrs. Carter and their family. President Carter has been a faithful and courageous leader in Baptist life in our nation and globally, and his efforts in striving for peace, seeking justice for the […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/24/15)—Janet Loraine (Herring) DeWitt, 88—administrator of the Macedonia Ministries program, part of the Personal and Public Witness Unit of American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), when it was known as National Ministries in the early 1980s—died Thursday at Sanford Foundation Hospice, Sioux Falls, S.D. She was wife of the late Dr. […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/24/15)—Nominations are being accepted now for the 2016 Shine the Light Award. The Shine the Light Award, established by American Baptist Women’s Ministries, serves to recognize a woman or a women’s ministry group that serves as outstanding light-bearers for Christ. The award highlights a specific ministry project or projects that best […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/18/15)—According to the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life, many young adults who are currently unaffiliated with a religion elected that decision by leaving the religion of their upbringing and not becoming involved with a new faith. Yet, a significant minority of these young adults do return to […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/7/15)—Massive floods and strong winds in Myanmar (formerly Burma) have impacted more than 259,000 people across 12 of Myanmar’s 14 states, according to a report of the United Nations’ Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on August 5. In recent days, the death toll has climbed to 69. The massive […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/3/15)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries held the G.I.R.L.S. Leadership Academy in Overland Park, Kansas, in June, concurrent with the American Baptist Churches USA Biennial Mission Summit. The G.I.R.L.S. acronym stands for Girls in Relationship, Leadership, and Service, and designated the focus of the event. The G.I.R.L.S. Leadership Academy offered the opportunity for […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/3/15)—American Baptist International Ministries (IM) partner HBAid is now managing 49 formerly government-run schools throughout this central European country, serving 17,000 students in kindergarten through high school. This partnership in Hungary is the subject of the 2015 educational materials that churches are receiving for this year’s World Mission Offering. Resource packets […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/31/15)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries celebrated Women’s Day with a day-long event attended by women and girls on Friday, June 26th, at the Overland Park Convention Center in Overland Park, Kansas. The event introduced AB Women’s Ministries 2015-2017 ministry focus, “See . . .” The Rev. Tamara R. Jackson, “Sacred Safe Spaces” […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/31/15)—On August 1, 2015, the website for the Judson Press & American Baptist Women’s Ministries Sisters of Scripture Essay Contest opens for entrants. Contestants can visit the WordPress site https://sistersofscripturemnw.wordpress.com/ to find information about the contest rules, guidelines, and submissions. The Sisters of Scripture Essay Contest is inspired by the book […]
