GREEN LAKE, WI (ABNS 6/15/12)—The Board of General Ministries for American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) began its meetings on Friday, June 15, 2012, at the American Baptist Assembly/Green Lake Conference Center (GLCC) in Green Lake, WI. The Board of General Ministries meetings will conclude on Sunday, June 17. This meeting marks the second time that […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/11/12)—The 2012 Mission3 Matching Gift Opportunity is off to a strong start. This American Baptist International Ministries (IM) fundraising effort launched on May 18 has received contributions of more than $75,000 in the first 13 days. Thanks to a generous group of donors, all gifts from new individual donors and increased […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/7/12)—A special International Ministries (IM) edition of Dan Buttry’s Blessed Are the Peacemakers premiered at the World Mission Conference held May 19 – 25 at the Green Lake Conference Center in Green Lake, Wisconsin. Buttry is IM’s Global Consultant for Peace and Refuge. Blessed Are the Peacemakers is a collection of […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/4/12)—Tonight (June 4) at 10:00 pm EST, the National Geographic Channel will air a special entitled, 21st Century Sex Slaves. International Ministries missionary, Annie Dieselberg, serving in Thailand will be among those featured on this one-hour program. The program summary from the National Geographic Channel website is the following: Sex tourism […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/4/12)—On May 25, American Baptist International Ministries (IM) concluded a very successful 7-day World Mission Conference. The conference theme, Hear the Call, drew a crowd of more than 500 from the U.S. and around the world, including 30 IM missionaries, development workers and global consultants and 15 global Christian leaders. For […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/25/12)—On Tuesday and Wednesday at the Mission Center, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) hosted representatives of 18 ministries that received American Baptist Foundation-administered grants from the Virginia and Gordon Palmer Jr. Trust in 2011. The event allowed grant recipients to share their experiences in implementing grant-related projects and to discuss […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/25/12)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries (ABWM) leaders sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on May 24, urging Clinton and the U.S. government to place an emphasis upon true human rights reforms, and the cessation of the use of rape as a weapon of war, before moving forward in […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/18/12)—A generous group of donors wants to call a new generation of American Baptist International Ministries (IM) missionaries into service for Jesus Christ. These donors are inviting others to join them by offering to match new or additional gifts to IM at 100% between May 18 and July 31. The available […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/18/12)—Secretary of State Hilary Clinton held a Global Town Hall with Civil Society at the State Department’s Harry S. Truman Building in Washington, D.C. on May 16. The secretary launched the Strategic Dialogue with Civil Society in February 2011 to elevate U.S. engagement with partners beyond the state and to build […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/16/12)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) and American Baptist Women’s Ministries (ABWM) are co-sponsoring the 2012 Mission Encounter Tour to Alaska this Friday through May 27. The trip can be followed online via real-time podcast and blog. “While serving and worshiping with the people of Alaska, participants will experience firsthand how […]
