Research by Topic: equipping-disciples
Alaska church continues renovations
Published February 24, 2017Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Fairbanks, Alaska, is renovating a building to be its permanent home, with support from Dr. Alonzo Patterson Jr., American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) coordinator of Alaska Ministries, and the congregation that he pastors.
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ABHMS shares proxy voting guide for socially responsible investing
Published February 21, 2017VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/21/17)—As part of its Socially Responsible Investing ministry and in time for the 2017 proxy voting season, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) shares the “2017 Proxy Resolutions and Voting Guide” from the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR). “Faith-based investors must exercise their proxy-voting rights to influence corporations to adopt […]
Filed under: dave-moore, dave-l-moore-jr, michaele-birdsall, equipping-disciples, socially-responsible-investment, interfaith-center-on-corporate-responsibility, socially-responsible-investing
Judson Press book calls for engagement in prophetic hope, faithful citizenship in distressing times
Published February 15, 2017VALLEY FORGE, PA (2/15/17)—Given the current mood in the country and the moral and ethical dilemmas the nation faces, how is the church to respond during and after the presidency of Donald J. Trump? In his new release, “The Fierce Urgency of Prophetic Hope,” judge, pastor and prophet Wendell L. Griffen, D.Div., offers leadership on how […]
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Rev. Sharon Koh, Dr. Jeffrey Haggray, ABCUSA general secretary to speak at Biennial Mission Summit
Published January 12, 2017VALLEY FORGE, PA (1/12/17)—The Biennial Mission Summit Planning Team is excited to announce the speakers for the 2017 Biennial Mission Summit, June 30-July 2, 2017, in Portland, Ore. The Rev. Sharon T. Koh, executive director/CEO of American Baptist International Ministries, will bring the message during the Friday evening worship service. Dr. Jeffrey Haggray, executive director […]
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Pastors, lay leaders invited to apply to ABHMS’ ‘In Support of Excellence’ initiative
Published December 5, 2016VALLEY FORGE, PA (12/5/16)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) is delighted to announce the national launch of its exciting “In Support of Excellence” (ISOE) financial-empowerment initiative for pastors and lay leaders. Too many high-capacity pastors are suffering in silence, as they are both woefully undercompensated and squeezed by crushing personal debt. ABHMS is committed to […]
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China Christian Council interacts with ABHMS during Mission Center visit
Published October 24, 2016Representatives of the China Christian Council recently visited American Baptist Churches USA’s Mission Center, Valley Forge, Pa., to discuss issues facing churches in both China and the United States. The delegation met with personnel from American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), International Ministries and the Office of the General Secretary. “With the fast growing Christian […]
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ABHMS to present human resources webinar about new DOL ‘Wage and Hour Division’ rule
Published July 18, 2016VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/18/16)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) will present a complimentary webinar—“Implications of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) New Wage and Hour Rule”—on Aug. 4, 2016, at 2 p.m. Specifically designed for American Baptist mission partners, the webinar focuses on a new DOL rule, which takes effect Dec. 1, 2016, that […]
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CiP grant presented during ABHMS board meeting
Published June 22, 2016VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/22/16)—During American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) board of directors meeting here this morning, ABHMS Executive Director Dr. Jeffrey Haggray presented a $4,000 Justice for Children Initiative Children in Poverty (CiP) grant to Second Baptist Church of Germantown (SBCG), Philadelphia, to support the Children’s Initiative of the Philadelphia Interfaith Housing Network […]
Filed under: equipping-disciples, lisa-harris-lee, healing-communities, children-in-poverty, jeffrey-haggray, justice-for-children
ABHMS seeks volunteers for various summer volunteer mission opportunities
Published June 15, 2016VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/15/16)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) seeks volunteers for a variety of summer mission opportunities that will transform lives and bolster communities across the United States. Louisiana Volunteers continue to make a difference in the lives of residents of New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward. Slated for July 31-Aug. 6, this year’s […]
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ABHMS supports Delaware church’s involvement in community sheltering program
Published April 21, 2016When a major snowstorm hit the East Coast the weekend of Jan. 22-24, causing 11 states from the Carolinas to New York to declare states of emergency, Calvary Baptist Church, Newark, Del., opened its doors to the homeless, thanks, in part, to a grant from American Baptist Churches of Pennsylvania and Delaware (ABCOPAD) as well […]
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