
Baptist World Alliance Annual Gathering Update – Vancouver, Canada
General Secretary Emeritus A. Roy Medley and other American Baptist representatives traveled to participate in the Baptist World Alliance Annual

$500 Matthew 25 Grant Enables Youngstown Church to Furnish Items to Homeless Neighbors
Thanks to a $500 Matthew 25 grant from American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) a small Youngstown, Ohio, congregation was able to recently distribute

ABHMS Encourages Dialogue on Recent Racially-Based Violence
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/20/16)—In response to recent acts of racially-motivated violence during this time of heightened racial tension across the

American Baptist Churches USA Issues Urgent Call to Prayer
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/20/16)—Susan Gillies, interim general secretary, American Baptist Churches USA, invites all American Baptists to join in

New Pastor Installed at ABHMS-Supported Church in Women’s Prison
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/19/16)—On June 25, the Rev. Dr. Kimberly LaPlante was installed as new pastor of Church of Hope, which is housed inside South

A Summer Video Message from Dr. Susan Gillies, ABC Interim General Secretary
This message was recorded by Susan Gillies, Interim General Secretary for American Baptist Churches USA. Gillies began serving as Interim on January

ABHMS Presents Human Resources Webinar About New Department of Labor ‘Wage and Hour Division’ Rule
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/18/16)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) will present a complimentary webinar—“Implications of the U.S.

ABCUSA Regional Executive Part of Interreligious Call for Criminal Justice Reform in Washington, D.C.
“I am pleased and proud that American Baptists are very much part of a movement advocating for criminal justice reform,” said Rev. Dr. James M.

ABHMS celebrates Asian conference partnership with ABCNJ
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/15/16)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) celebrates its partnership with American Baptist Churches of New