VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/20/20)—The members of the National Executive Council and the members of the Regional Executive Ministers Council issued a Call to Prayer on Friday, March 20, 2020. The Call to Prayer is included below: During this time of concern and uncertainty, the members of the National Executive Council and the members of […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/13/20)—The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus a pandemic, defined as the “worldwide spread of a new disease.” Given the unfolding of COVID-19 in the United States, American Baptist Home Mission Societies is striving to inform American Baptists and American Baptist congregations about best practices to help reduce the spread […]
March 19, 2020 A version of this will appear in the next issue of The Observer which is now being prepared for printing and distribution. * * * * * Dear Friends, For me, the best word to describe my own experience is “disruptive.” My general flow of ministry tasks which is always highly connected […]
Dear Friend of IM: I greet you in the name of our Risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As our communities and nations wrestle with the COVID-19 pandemic, we here at International Ministries (IM) join with believers around the world in praying for God’s mercy and healing on those affected by the virus, and for […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/19/20)—The Rev. Kyle Edward Weeks Taylor, 62, of Muskogee, Okla., died March 13, surrounded by family in Tulsa, Okla. He was married for 32 years to Marcia Luann Taylor. Taylor pastored All Tribes Community Church, Tulsa, Okla., and Bacone Baptist Church, Muskogee—both part of American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) Native […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/16/20)—In response to the recommended guidelines to contain the spread of COVID-19, on Monday, March 16, most of the staff at MMBB Financial Services began remote work operations. Dear MMBB Family: As our organization responds to the global health crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I wanted to reach out to […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (3/4/20)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries is partnering with American Baptist Churches of New Jersey to bring Hi-eSTEAM, a spiritual formation and STEAM program to middle school girls in NJ, PA and NY. The Hi-eSTEAM event will be held on April 18, 2020 at Baptist Camp Lebanon in Lebanon, NJ. ABWM and ABC-NJ are […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/13/20)—Restoration Ministries of Greater Cleveland Inc.—a small church formerly known as Covenant Baptist Church—has blessed American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ In Support of Excellence financial literacy program with a $70,000 endowed gift. “When we sold our building, the Lord blessed us with a decent sum of money,” says the Rev. Christine […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/16/20)—In line with guidance received from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania associated with the spread of COVID-19, American Baptist Foundation (ABF) staff will be working remotely for the remainder of the March 2020. ABF’s goal is to provide continued service to our donors and ministry partners while ensuring the health and safety […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/16/20)—Beginning Monday, March 16, the majority of American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) staff will work remotely to support the nationwide effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. Pennsylvania’s Montgomery County—the location of ABHMS’ Leadership & Mission Building—currently has the highest concentration of confirmed coronavirus cases in the state. The remote […]
