VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/24/12)—American Baptist International Ministries (IM) has launched renewed efforts to proactively recruit and send new missionaries and development workers for long-term, incarnational service around the globe. Two couples were commissioned for service by IM in 2011. Katie and Taku Longkumer began service in North East India in October of 2011, and […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/23/12)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) joined more than 60 national, state and local organizations on Friday, Feb.17, in filing an “amicus” (“friend of the court”) brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Medicaid expansions in the Affordable Care Act. The brief argues that these expansions more completely address […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/22/12)—The Board of Directors for the Center for Career Development and Ministry in Dedham, Massachusetts is pleased to announce the appointment of Reverend Margaret E. Lewis as its next Executive Director, effective January 1, 2012. Rev. Lewis succeeds Rev. Dr. Stephen Ott who is retiring after more than twenty years as […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/22/12)—American Baptist International Ministries (IM) celebrates the life-changing visit to Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand just completed by a delegation from Central Baptist Seminary. From February 2-13, 16 pilgrims, including President Molly T. Marshall, Vice President John Gravley (former IM missionary to Hong Kong, China), and two more faculty/staff, as well as […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/17/12)—At the Mission Center yesterday, Dr. Aidsand F. Wright-Riggins III, executive director of American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), presented a $10,000 check for the Arizona Hopi Mission Project to Lucky Ray, president of American Baptist Men-USA (ABMen-USA). “The ABMen-USA Ministry Team greatly appreciates the support of ABHMS,” said Ray. “Thank […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/17/12)—Once again, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) will sponsor “Here Until the Work is Done VI” Ecumenical Work Week 2012 in New Orleans, La., Aug. 5-11. Volunteers of all faiths are needed to help Hurricane Katrina victims, still living with destruction wrought by the storm, to rebuild homes, churches and […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/16/12)—Rev. Sandra Wimpelberg of Nashville has been appointed Vice President of Development at Green Lake Conference Center (GLCC). She will lead Green Lake’s relationship-building initiatives with donors of time, finances and prayer to build God’s kingdom through the ministry at Green Lake. A native of Scotland, Sandra attended Bible College in […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/14/12)—Congregations, regions and community ministries related to American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) are invited to apply for 2012 grants from American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) for support of programs that address needs of children living in poverty in their local communities. At least 10 grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/3/12)—The Board of Directors of American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) met in Tampa, Fla., Jan. 30-Feb. 1 to form a foundation of spiritual practice and develop an understanding of roles and responsibilities in light of individual and group strengths. Rev. Dr. Clifford I. Johnson, president, called the meeting an “orientation […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/1/12)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries invites women to attend the 2012 National Women’s Conference, “In the Potter’s Hands: Sculpted Vessels,” July 21-27, 2012, at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference will include learning experiences (workshops) and multi-day seminars on a wide range of topics, hands-on mission opportunities, international […]
