VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/7/14)—American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) and American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) join other members of the Faith in Action Criminal Justice Reform Working Group and the General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church in encouraging clergy and faith leaders to sign an interfaith letter to support […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/29/14)—Writer, parent, and spiritual director Kathleen Deyer Bolduc is celebrating the release of her new book, The Spiritual Art of Raising Children with Disabilities, with a blog tour April 28 – May 12, 2014. Blog tours allow authors and readers to connect “virtually” through book reviews, author guest posts, and interviews […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/28/14)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) joined other members of the Faith in Action Criminal Justice Reform Working Group in praising U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announcements last week to expedite a clemency process for individuals serving excessive sentences for low-level and nonviolent offenses in federal prison. Attorney General Eric Holder […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/22/14)—Baptist Heritage Sunday will be celebrated on Sunday, May 18, 2014. It is a time to remember earlier people of faith. In Hebrews 11 and 12, Abel, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and Rahab are listed in the “cloud of witnesses” whose faith, collectively and individually, reminds us of God’s […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/22/14)—Judson Press author Romal Tune picked up another literary award for his book, God’s Graffiti: Inspiring Stories for Teens. The book won the 2014 Nautilus Silver Award in Young Adult Non-Fiction (Grades 8 – 12). God’s Graffiti is also a finalist for Foreword Reviews 16th Annual Book of the Year Awards […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/16/14)—The African American church is a rich and complex phenomenon. Historically, it has played a major role in the advancement of the African American community. But, what is its future? How does it serve the present age? In The Future of the African American Church: An Invitation to Dialogue, authors Ralph […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/16/14)—Rev. Dr. Charles Kwok died on April 9, 2014. Kwok was a co-founder of the Asian American Baptist Caucus, and a former General Board member of American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA). He was a former pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in New Haven, Connecticut, founder of the Chinese Baptist Church of […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/15/14)—A growing ministry in many churches across the country, parish nursing is becoming a vital part of congregational and community ministry. Whether as members of the church staff or as volunteer ministry leaders, parish nurses share their specialized training and experience with God’s people. In this new addition to the best-selling […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/15/14)—Orlando L. Tibbetts, Jr., 94, of Penney Farms, Florida, died on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at the Pavilion for Health Care in Penney Farms, Florida. Tibbetts was a former executive minister for American Baptist Churches of Connecticut (ABCCONN). “Dr. Tibbetts served the American Baptist Churches well for many years, retiring after […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/14/14)—The Church Alliance—a coalition of the chief executive officers of 38 denominational benefit programs—has filed an amicus curiae brief in the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Chicago) in the case challenging the constitutionality of the clergy housing exclusion under Section 107(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Code). A […]
