VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/16/20)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) “Rebuilding, Restoring, Renewing Puerto Rico” initiative will hold the free, virtual Spanish-language workshop “Estrategias para almacenamiento seguro de alimentos” (“Strategies for Safe Food Storage”) from 10:30 a.m. to noon Eastern Time on Oct. 23. Presenter is Alana Lleras, Corporación Milagros del Amor board member. Working […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/2/20)—New for use by individuals and in small group settings is the free “To Live in God Reflection Guide,” a companion resource for “To Live in God: Daily Meditations with Walter Rauschenbusch” (Judson Press, 2020). In solitude or in community, deepen your inward communion with the Spirit, expand your outward obedience […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/28/20)—On September 12, 2020, American Baptist Women’s Ministries (ABWM) partnered with Safe Haven Ministries (MI) to provide a Domestic Violence Prevention and Education virtual training, Love Should Never Hurt. The Love Should Never Hurt training is a direct response to the increase of domestic violence due to COVID-19 and because domestic […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/30/20)—On Sept. 16, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) convened on its online ministrElife platform a group of American Baptists from across the United States and Puerto Rico for its first meeting to be known as “The Justice Dialogues.” The Justice Dialogues seeks to provide conversation, allyship, spiritual support and an […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/14/20)—Since May 2020, ABHMS has awarded $132,841 in One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) funds for COVID-19 recovery efforts in the United States and Puerto Rico. Sixty-one organizations have received grants for communities in need. “The state of emergency we are experiencing because of COVID-19 remains critical,” says the Rev. Rothangliani […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/29/20)—On Friday, September 18, 2020, the Young Adult Women’s Advisory Team (YAWMAT) of American Baptist Women’s Ministries (ABWM) hosted Paint and Soothe Your Soul. Women from across the nation gathered for a night of worship and creative expression. Worship centered around Psalm 131. Keynote speaker, Jasmin Figueroa encouraged participants to check […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/29/20)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) will present its second Faith & Activism Town Hall—“How Faith Intersects with Civic Engagement”—from 1 to 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Oct. 14. Join this interactive virtual dialogue to listen and learn as panelists delve into conversation about ways people of faith can influence society […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/3/20)—A virtual live-streamed “Carve the Tree” event will be held 4-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, to memorialize Kevin D. Rose, who was a past president of Educational Ministries, today a part of American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS). Co-pastor at Cumberland (Ind.) First Baptist Church (FBC), Rose is being honored by […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (9/1/20)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) is seeking American Baptist pastors to apply to its 2021 “In Support of Excellence” (ISOE) pastors financial-empowerment cohort to begin meeting in January 2021. The application deadline is Oct. 9, 2020. ABHMS has chosen to partner with pastors of excellence in populations identified in research as […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/17/20)—As the first of their new monthly “Conversaciones Latinas Contemporáneas” (“Contemporary Latino Conversations”), American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) Latino Ministries and the Hispanic National Caucus will offer the “Naked Inequality: Racism from a Latino Perspective” online workshop at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 25. “The polarization experienced in our […]
