VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/13/11)—In response to requests at the recent American Baptist Churches USA Biennial in Puerto Rico, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) announces that baseball caps and water bottles bearing the ABHMS logo are now available for purchase. Sporty-yet-stylish, the baseball cap features the ABHMS logo in brilliant full color. An adjustable […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/13/11)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) and the American Baptist Foundation are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011 Palmer Grant. Eighteen organizations received grants for the following projects: American Baptist Churches of Indiana and Kentucky — discipleship video and study materials for use in American Baptist churches of that […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/8/11)—The 8-minute documentary-style video, From Headhunters to Evangelists, presents a concise history of the birth and rise of Christianity in NE India. American Baptists arrived in this remote area of India in 1836 and partnered with neighboring Assamese Baptists. This vital partnership between missionaries and nationals fueled a legendary evangelistic movement […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/17/11)—The 2011 Ministers Council Senate meeting, held at the American Baptist Assembly at the Green Lake Conference Center in Green Lake, Wisconsin, was called to order on Saturday, August 13 by its president, Jeff Savage, pastor of First Baptist Church of Springfield, Oregon. The theme for this year’s session was Called, […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/17/11)—The 2011 recipient of the Ralph Garfield Schell Presidential Award is Reverend Brian Dixon, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Medford, Massachusetts. His ministry began in 1999. The recipient of the Ralph Garfield Schell Presidential Award is announced annually at the closing banquet of the American Baptist Ministers Council Senate […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/15/11)—On Wednesday, August 10, 2011, Simply Salsa: Dancing without Fear at God’s Fiesta by Janet Perez Eckles, hit the top of the Amazon rankings. Reaching #372 in Books overall, this inspiring resource for women ranked first in the Spirituality > Religious Warfare category and fourth in Biographies & Memoirs > Family […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/11/11)—As part of its socially responsible investing initiatives, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) has signed on to a statement issued by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) calling for improved corporate governance at News Corporation. The ICCR August 9 statement—which points out that the investors represented manage $24.7 billion […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/9/11)— For the fifth year in a row, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) coordinated Ecumenical Work Week in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, bringing together individuals of all ages from across the United States and Puerto Rico to help rebuild the community devastated by hurricanes Rita and Katrina. […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/5/11)— The national leadership team of AB GIRLS, a ministry for girls sponsored by American Baptist Women’s Ministries, encourages girls and young women to attend Immerse in July, 2012, sponsored by ABHMS. The national leadership team of AB GIRLS has chosen to put on the National Gathering for Girls on hiatus […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/27/11)—During the summer of 2011, American Baptist Women’s Ministries hosted three unique events touching the lives of over 400 women and girls across the United States and Puerto Rico and providing spiritual growth, fellowship, and opportunities for hands-on mission. On Friday, June 24, the pre-Biennial Women’s Day in San Juan, Puerto […]
