VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 01/13/2025)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) urges immediate support for the One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) campaign to aid victims of the catastrophic wildfires devastating Southern California. Since January 7, multiple fires have consumed hundreds of thousands of acres across Greater Los Angeles, claiming at least 24 lives and destroying more than 12,300 homes and businesses according to local news sources.

VALLEY FORGE, PA (01/08/2025)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) announces America for Christ (AFC) Offering 2025, a fundraising campaign inspired by Ephesians 4:13 [NIV]: “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” The AFC Offering is a vital resource that empowers ABHMS to support life-changing ministry programs provided by diverse American Baptists in communities across the United States and Puerto Rico.

VALLEY FORGE, PA (01/07/2025)—The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which reached its zenith with back-to-back Hurricanes Helene and Milton, marked one of the deadliest in United States history. Across the Gulf Coast and deep into Appalachia, more than 300 lives were lost amid unfathomable destruction. In response, the American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) has been working alongside American Baptist Churches of the South (ABCOTS), American Baptist Men (ABMen USA), and other partners to bring relief to devastated communities.

VALLEY FORGE, PA (01/02/2025)—Invested Faith is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit fund designed to help churches, institutions, and individuals rethink how faith communities can contribute to healing the world, extending their impact beyond traditional institutional roles.