VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 06/01/2026)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) honored three widely admired leaders of the American Baptist family with National Treasure Awards during the Space for Grace & Spiritual Caregivers Conference, held April 21-23 in Cleveland, Ohio.

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA (ABNS 5/22/2026)—“Come as you are. Come, you weary. Bring your doubts and your scars.”

The invitation was sung before it was spoken.

On a crisp April morning in downtown Cleveland, hundreds of pastors, chaplains, pastoral counselors, seminarians, educators, and ministry leaders gathered for the 2026 Space for Grace & Spiritual Caregivers Conference, American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) signature national event.

VALLEY FORGE, PA (05/22/2026)—Across many church contexts, female faith leaders still navigate assumptions about gender and authority. Asian American female leaders face many pressures related to patriarchal church norms, racial marginalization, and family expectations. For many, being one of the few women who serve in their churches leads to loneliness.

VALLEY FORGE, PA (05/07/2026)—Shamiya, a middle schooler living in rural North Carolina, was excited when she was accepted into a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics) summer camp at North Carolina State University — she had always been passionate about science.

VALLEY FORGE, PA (05/29/2026)—Burmese American Christians are a growing yet often overlooked segment of American Christianity. For many, their story of faith in the United States is tinged with displacement and trauma, but the community is extraordinarily resilient. The project “Amplifying the Stories of Burmese American Christians” draws from this strength as it collect and share the histories of Burmese American Christians.

VALLEY FORGE, PA (03/23/2026)—Learning Spanish is a recent step American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) staff are taking toward a more meaningful engagement with Latino ministries.