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 (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.

VALLEY FORGE, PA (03/23/2026)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) extensive network of partners in Puerto Rico was an asset in helping the Andover Newton Seminary (ANS) at Yale Divinity School organize Emmaus Encounters in Puerto Rico, the first in a series of three travel seminars designed to equip future ministers for building and cultivating community.

VALLEY FORGE (03/11/2026)—The Beyond the Stained-Glass Ceiling Grant (BTSGC), offered by American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), supports African American female clergy called to lead small congregations, many of whom face financial struggles and cannot afford to pay their pastors a living wage.