VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/6/11)—American Baptists are being asked to pray for the Sudan referendum taking place on January 9, 2011. “In the historic referendum that begins on January 9, 2011, the people of Southern Sudan and Abyei will decide whether to change Sudan’s present borders that were put in place by colonial powers in […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/6/11)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) announces American Baptist clergy and lay leaders who will receive awards for significant faith-based work. Recipients were selected by the Board of National Ministries from nominations submitted by clergy and laypersons across the United States and Puerto Rico. Some of the awards will be presented […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/4/11)—IM missionaries, Dwight and Barbara Bolick, in Temuco, Chile reported that they are safe after a 7.1 earthquake hit the country on Sunday. This is the second major earthquake to rock Chile in less than one year. Sunday’s quake was centered in the Araucania region which comprises Temuco and is 370 […]