VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/29/16)—A series of heavy rain storms crossing central and southern West Virginia Thursday and Friday (June 23-24) caused catastrophic flooding and damage. Cities were inundated with fast moving water that quickly cut off entire communities. Rapidly rising waters trapped hundreds in cars and homes with 25 confirmed deaths, according to news […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (ABNS 12/17/15)—Today, the Rev. A. Roy Medley, general secretary, American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA), and Curtis Ramsey-Lucas, managing director, Resource Development, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), participated in a White House event on religious pluralism that included the launch of the “Know Your Neighbor” project. Created by Gurwin Singh Ahuja, a young […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/10/14)—Jeanine White from Yuba City, California, has been appointed by American Baptist International Ministries (IM) to serve as a Global Consultant. Jeanine will serve in partnership with her husband, Walt White, current IM global consultant. The White’s home church is First Baptist Stockton in Stockton, California. Jeanine will join Walt in […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/12/14)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) participated in an Interfaith Disability Advocacy Coalition (IDAC) meeting at the White House on Monday. Representatives of 16 IDAC member organizations as well as staff from the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)—including AAPD President Mark Perriello and IDAC Convener Ginny Thornburgh—met with Melissa […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (6/30/21)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) launched its Center for Continuous Learning (CCL) last Wednesday during the “2021 American Baptist Churches USA Biennial Mission Summit – An Online Experience.” Participants met CCL’s director, the Rev. Rebecca Irwin-Diehl, who said CCL is a work-in-progress. “The foundational vision for this [CCL] is that […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/1/21)—During these difficult times, American Baptist Home Mission Societies has reimagined ways to positively impact marginalized individuals, families and communities through Operation Planting Hope (OPH). OPH is an innovative program that updates the tradition of White Cross, begun in response to the great need created by World War I. OPH offers […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (5/25/21)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) invites you to listen, learn and live the Gospel, as it presents “Living the Gospel in the United States and Puerto Rico,” a workshop to be held at 4 p.m. EDT on Friday, June 25, during “Imagine,” American Baptist Churches USA’s 2021 Biennial Mission Summit: An […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/13/20)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) announces its new Operation Planting Hope (OPH) program, which will continue the tradition of White Cross Overland. While White Cross has blessed many individuals, families and communities over the years, today’s changing times call for a reimagining of the ways to touch marginalized individuals, families […]
This post is shared as a COVID-19 resource on our resource page at www.abc-usa.org/coronavirus. Visit this page to find helpful resources and information, and see regular updates from American Baptist regions and national partners. May 1, 2020 “April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull […]
On my first day in Manila, I saw a plaque on a tricycle that read, “Go with the Lord”. The Hopevale group, both survivors and victims, had to “Go with the Lord”. I think it is a good theme for my life and actually answers the question of how to respond to the Hopevale tragedy. My […]
