VALLEY FORGE, PA (4/22/20)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) stands with Asian-Americans against racism amidst COVID-19. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus in the United States, President Trump has insistently called it the “Chinese virus,” while an unnamed White House official has described it as “Kung Flu.” As a consequence of this inflammatory rhetoric, many […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (4/8/20)—As the United States and the globe deal with the death and devastation wrought by the coronavirus, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) and International Ministries (IM), also known as the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society—on behalf of American Baptist Churches USA—seek One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) COVID emergency support to […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (4/21/20)—On Thursday, April 16, 2020, American Baptist Women’s Ministries (ABWM) hosted a Courageous Conversation with youth ministers and college chaplains from around the nation. The webinar discussed the challenges and opportunities for ministry with youth and young adults during COVID-19. Examining ways to do youth and young adult ministry during a pandemic […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (4/20/20)—COVID-19 has forever changed the world, and to continue to support communities, organizations must change with it. As the number of those impacted by COVID-19 grows, goods become scarce, and unemployment rises, the need for spiritual support and guidance has become more pressing than ever. Today, American Baptist Women’s Ministries (ABWM) seeks […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/14/20)—Chaplains and ministers are on the forefront of spiritual care and pastoral ministry during a pandemic. No one person or agency can meet the needs of the millions who are affected by all the aspects of such a crisis. In “Ministry during Pandemic: From Awareness to Implementation,” Judson Press and the […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/15/20)—In a society increasingly divided along political, theological, cultural and racial lines—lines that we have drawn to separate “us” from “them”—the Christian church is not exempt from responsibility. How can we respond to the division in the world around us when we are too often polarized ourselves? “Crossing the Lines We […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/6/20)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries (ABWM) collectively raised $12,000 to assist Ministerios de Mujeres Bautistas de Puerto Rico (Baptist Women’s Ministries of Puerto Rico) with relief efforts for women and children impacted by the 6.4 and 5.9 magnitude earthquakes that shook Puerto Rico in early January. Gina Jacobs-Strain, executive director, noted, “The […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/3/20)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) convened a National Emergency Roundtable yesterday with American Baptist partners as a first step in responding to the coronavirus pandemic by sharing information about needs of American Baptists—members, pastors and churches—and available resources to meet those needs. Participants included the National Executive Council, the Regional […]

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 […]