VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/20/19)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries will host “Avenues to Wholeness”, a free Fall webinar series starting Thursday, September 5, 2019, at 9:00 p.m. EST/6:00 p.m. PST, and every two weeks, as follows: September 19, October 3, October 17, October 31, and November 14. American Baptist Women’s Ministries has selected “Sisters Seeking Wholeness” […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/9/19)—An endowed faculty chair has been named in honor of the Rev. Dr. Carmen Porco, executive director of Housing Ministries of American Baptists in Wisconsin, a partner of American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) Community Outreach Ministries. The Carmen Porco Chair in Sustainable Business is part of the Center on Business […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/10/19)—Young adults are encouraged to apply for American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) first “Intercultural Institute for Emerging Leaders.” Slated for September, this innovative cultural-competency training program seeks to provide hands-on, in-depth experience to effectively engage across cultures. The program aims to do the following: cultivate culturally diverse leaders from across […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/8/19)—American Baptist congregations throughout the U.S. have a special opportunity on February 17, 2019, Christian Legacy Sunday, to emphasize the advantages of creating estate plans that come from the heart. Such plans can provide increased financial stability for one’s biological and church families. They are also ways to support the wider […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/4/19)—Individuals who seek to bring their Christ-centered ideas to ministry fruition are encouraged to apply to participate in American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) new eight-month “Co-Creators Incubator” to begin meeting in April. The application deadline is midnight on Friday, Feb. 22. The Co-Creators Incubator seeks to turn ideas into viable […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/17/19)—The American Baptist Historical Society (ABHS) announces a Call for Papers for the Torbet Prize. This $500 award is given yearly for the best essay in any area of Baptist History. Each year ABHS solicits essays from authors who have not already been published in a major scholarly work. Doctoral and advanced Master’s level […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/8/19)—Dr. Jeffrey Haggray, executive director of American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) and CEO of Judson Press, has been elected to Bread for the World’s board of directors. Founded in 1974, the Washington, D.C.-headquartered Bread for the World is a nonprofit Christian organization that urges U.S. decision makers to end global […]
A Closer Walk with God since 1944: Celebrating 75 years in 2019! 75th Anniversary events will occur August 4-11, 2019 at Green Lake Conference Center in Green Lake, Wis. Please share your Green Lake stories as part of this celebration. There is a link to a form on the anniversary page, located here: www.glcc.org/75th-anniversary—tell-us-your-green-lake-story.html
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/21/18)—This Christmas season, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) reflects with gratitude on the generosity of donors who have facilitated its awarding of $723,111 total in grants to 129 partners in 2018. Representing the ministry of ABHMS since its inception in 1832, grants were awarded to congregations, communities and institutions that […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/19/18)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) and American Baptist Foundation (ABF) are pleased to announce recipients of a total of $538,889 in grants from the Virginia and Gordon Palmer Jr. Trust, as awarded by ABF during ABHMS’ 2018 grant cycle: ABHMS Cultivating Good Ministry Practices/Palmer Grantee Gathering, $25,000; Corporación Milagros del […]
