VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 02/24/2026)—When faith leaders gather Tuesday through Thursday, April 21–23, in Cleveland, Ohio, for the 2026 Space for Grace & Spiritual Caregivers Conference, they will find more than just plenaries, workshops, and worship. They will gain extended access to learning opportunities, national networks, and ministry resources designed to support their work beyond the closing benediction Thursday evening.

VALLEY FORGE, PA (02/18/2026)—Garry Mills lost 18 family members and friends to gun violence in Philadelphia, and to process his grief, he played basketball. One day in 2010, when he invited friends to play, 400 people showed up. That was when Garry realized that people in his neighborhood—especially young men—really need a safe, positive space.

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 02/18/2026)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) announces the recipients of the 2026 Merit Awards, a national recognition of American Baptist chaplains, pastoral counselors, and specialized ministers whose ministries reflect faithful presence, ethical integrity, and compassionate leadership. (Image shows 2024 award recipients.)

VALLEY FORGE, PA (02/18/2026)—On the morning of September 11, 2001, a group of 400 Georgia religious leaders representing different faith traditions gathered for breakfast. Marian Wright Edelman, founder of the Children’s Defense Fund, was the keynote speaker. She forcefully argued that people of faith must unite to advocate for all children across Georgia. As the leaders prepared to leave, news of the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C reached them. Hearing it, everyone in the room committed to stay and work together for Georgia’s children.

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 02/12/2025)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) will host the Little Faith Gathering, convening delegations from American Baptist churches across the United States and Puerto Rico for an in-person meeting of Best Practice Congregations, the initial cohort of the organization’s Nurturing Children Initiative (NCI). The event will take place February 13–15, 2026, at ABHMS’ Leadership and Mission Building in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

By Dr. Jeffrey Haggray

VALLEY FORGE, PA (01/26/2026)—My heart grieves the tragic deaths of Alex Jeffrey Pretti and Renee Nicole Goode. They were both law-abiding citizens killed while exercising their civic and moral duty, along with their constitutional rights to peacefully resist the ruthless conduct of federally appointed agents that were visibly violating the rights of their neighbors.