VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/14/2025)—Registration is now open for the 2026 Space for Grace & Spiritual Caregivers Conference, the signature national gathering of American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS). The event, themed “Storytelling: Discovering Its Power for Faith Leaders Today,” will take place April 21–23 in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.

VALLEY FORGE, PA (11/14/2025)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ is hosting the second gathering in its new clergy wellness initiative, “You Are Not Alone: A Sanctuary for Clergy Wellness,” on Tuesday, November 19, 2025, at 2 p.m. ET. The online event, “Sanctuary for the Soul,” will be led by Dr. Yvonne Martinez Thorne, founder and CEO of Cultivating Wholeness Counseling Associates.

VALLEY FORGE, PA (10/31/2025)—In this interview, Anna Piela, senior writer for American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) and associate editor of The Christian Citizen, speaks with Autumn Blalock, program coordinator of ABHMS’ Nurturing Children Initiative (NCI), a recently launched cohort-based effort helping congregations reimagine worship through the eyes of their youngest members.

VALLEY FORGE, PA (10/31/2025)—The Storyteller Recruitment Committee of American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) is calling storytellers of faith and imagination to submit requests to share their stories at Innovators Hall, a central feature of the upcoming Space for Grace & Spiritual Caregivers Conference, which will take place April 21–23, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio.

VALLEY FORGE, PA (10/30/2025)—Rev. Cheryl L. Price, Ph.D. publisher of Judson Press, and Gale Tull, marketing associate for the historic publishing ministry of American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), were among an elite group of women of faith and service celebrated October 17 at the 10th Anniversary Trailblazers & Unsung SheRoes Awards Gala in the Bronx, New York.

VALLEY FORGE, PA (10/02/2025)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) mourns the passing and celebrates the life of Rev. Dr. J. Alfred Smith Sr. (1931–2025), a prophetic preacher, courageous pastor, and prolific author whose influence extended far beyond the pulpit. Pastor Emeritus of Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland, California, and Professor Emeritus at the American Baptist Seminary of the West, now Berkeley School of Theology (BST), Smith embodied the belief that authentic Christian faith must always lean toward justice.