VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/13/17)—The third national dialogue between Baptists and Muslims will be held April 16-19, 2018, at the Green Lake Conference Center/American Baptist Assembly in Green Lake, Wis. The target group for the third dialogue is Baptist and Muslim religious leaders fifty years of age and younger who, together with their congregations*, are […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/7/17)—Emerson and Ivy Wu, International Ministries (IM) missionaries, are preparing to embark on a new assignment as the directors of Global Chinese Mission for IM. This role will expand their service to Taiwan and Singapore, the Pacific Rim, Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Toronto and New York. Their mission is […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/1/17)—It’s been more than a month since Hurricanes Irma and Maria together delivered a devastating one-two punch to the people of Puerto Rico. Seventy percent of homes, hospitals, churches, schools and businesses remain without power. Many Puerto Ricans are relocating to the U.S. mainland. American Baptists began to respond quickly to […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/1/17)—International Ministries (IM) has announced that Ketly Pierre, an IM missionary in Haiti, has received the Orlando Costas Alumni Award from Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University. The award was presented during the “Celebrating Latino/a Heritage Month and Culture and Theology” event at Iglesia Sion in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 10, […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/31/17)—American Baptists can learn firsthand about exciting enhancements to Judson Press, the publishing ministry of American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), via a video featuring publisher Laura Alden. In the video, viewable on ABHMS’ website, abhms.org, Alden discusses recent changes that bring the historic 193-year-old publishing ministry into the digital age, […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/27/17)—Thirty-eight Matthew 25 Grants ranging from $500 to $2,100 were awarded in October to applicants who demonstrated a wide variety of service to people in need across the United States and Puerto Rico. The Matthew 25 Grant, sponsored by the American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) Office of the General Secretary and […]
ATLANTA, GA (ABNS 10/27/17)—At Mercer University’s Atlanta campus on Tuesday, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) convened its third aligned action network gathering in the nation. It was the first aligned action network meeting among leaders in the Southeast, comprised of ABHMS’ new and historic partners from churches, campus and community ministries in the Georgia, […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/23/17)—At a luncheon event on Oct. 19, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) launched a new ministry—Rizpah’s Children—that seeks to address the issue of childhood poverty. The ministry connects a national network of partner organizations that serve children in low-income communities through locally-based interconnected, wraparound programs and services. Noting that “Poverty […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/20/17)—As three American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) staff members return to Puerto Rico this week, the organization affirms its commitment to its “Rebuilding, Restoring, Renewing Puerto Rico” multi-year initiative and continues its response to the damage wrought on the island by hurricanes Irma and Maria. The staff members are Victoria […]
A continuación se proporciona una versión en español de este comunicado de prensa. VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/19/17)—In a Spanish-language video posted today, the Rev. Salvador Orellana, ABHMS national coordinator of Latino Ministries and deputy director of logistics and relationships for ABHMS’ “Rebuilding, Restoring, Renewing Puerto Rico” multi-year initiative, discusses the ways in which American […]
