VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/28/13)—American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA), long an advocate in working with displaced refugees, is co-hosting an international consultation to address concerns involving more than 12 million stateless people from around the world. The consultation is being held over three days, Feb. 27- March 1, at Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. More […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/27/13)—General Secretary A. Roy Medley and the Emerging Theologians Task Force are excited to announce the ABCUSA Theologians Conference. The conference will meet prior to the American Baptist Mission Summit/Biennial, on Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Shawnee, Kansas. The Mission Summit/Biennial meets June 21-23, 2013, in […]
Washington, DC, February 25, 2013–As the political blame game for the March 1 sequester heats up, nearly 100 national Christian leaders released a pastoral letter to President Obama and the leaders of Congress calling for an end to the political brinksmanship that is slowing the nation’s economy recovery. The letter asks both the Democrats […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/25/13)—Ed Noyes, American Baptist International Ministries (IM) missionary, is expanding his agricultural development work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by partnering with a global faith-based health organization, IMA World Health. Noyes will remain an IM missionary while contributing 60% of his time to IMA World Health/Eglise du Christ au […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/22/13)—The Board of General Ministries for American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) is proud to announce the receipt of honorary doctorate degrees for ABCUSA President Ruth Clark from Bacone College, and for ABCUSA Vice President Don Ng, as well as Associate General Secretary for Mission Resource Development Leo S. Thorne, both from […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/22/13)—Rev. Rothang Chhangte, director of Baptist World Aid (BWAid), the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance, is the 2013 recipient of the Luke Mowbray Ecumenical Award. Chhangte is also former liaison for Refugees from Burma with American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), the domestic mission arm of American […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/21/13)—AB Women’s Ministries is seeking applications for grants from individuals or organizations that seek to end violence against women and girls. The application deadline for the 2013 granting cycle is April 30, 2013. Grants will be awarded in December 2013. The criteria for selecting projects for Break the Chains and Stop the […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/15/13)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) re-issues this announcement because an award recipient was inadvertently omitted on first release. Selected by the ABHMS board of directors from nominations submitted by clergy and laypersons across the United States and Puerto Rico, a number of American Baptist clergy and lay leaders will receive […]
NEW YORK, NY (ABNS 2/13/13)—MMBB Financial Services (the Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board) recognized Gardena Valley Baptist Church (GVBC), Gardena, CA, for its steadfast commitment to promoting the Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering (RMMO). The Rev. Dr. Perry J. Hopper presented the Widow’s Mite Award noting that GVBC raised $89,793 over the past 10 years. “The Widow’s […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/13/13)—Dating to Adoniram Judson’s 1813 mission to Burma (now known as Myanmar), American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) has maintained strong ties to the peoples of that region. Since an influx began in 2006, ABHMS has been working vigorously with the thousands of refugees of Karen, Chin, Kachin, Karenni, Mon, Shan, […]
