Research by Topic: healing-communities
‘Wisdom’ is focus as ABHMS urges continued ‘Tuesdays’ Prayers for Peace’
Published October 17, 2016VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/17/16)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) continues to invite American Baptists to pray for this contentious U.S. presidential election each Tuesday through Election Day on Nov. 8. Each week features a suggested focus on which to pray, as Americans contemplate casting a ballot in the race that selects the most powerful […]
Filed under: healing-communities, tuesdays-prayers-for-peace, presidential-election, prayer-tuesdays
‘Understanding’ is focus as ABHMS urges continued ‘Tuesdays’ Prayers for Peace’
Published October 10, 2016VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/10/16)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) continues to invite American Baptists to pray for this contentious U.S. presidential election each Tuesday through Election Day on Nov. 8. Each week features a suggested focus on which to pray, as Americans contemplate casting a ballot in the race that selects the most powerful […]
Filed under: healing-communities, tuesdays-prayers-for-peace, presidential-election, prayer-tuesdays
Children’s home powwow proves successful
Published October 7, 2016By all accounts, the fifth annual fundraising powwow to benefit American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS)-supported Murrow Indian Children’s Home, Muskogee, Okla., was a huge success. The event was held on a recent Saturday on the grounds of neighboring Bacone College, Muskogee. Approximately 275 attendees of all ages enjoyed a silent auction, live auction, raffle […]
Filed under: healing-communities, native-american-ministries, murrow-indian-children's-home
American Baptists invited to join ABHMS in ‘Tuesdays’ Prayers for Peace’
Published October 3, 2016VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/3/16)—As America enters the final weeks of a contentious presidential election season, American Baptists are invited to pray with American Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) on Tuesdays through Election Day on Nov. 8. Recent political rhetoric has been angry, accusatory, caustic, bombastic and, occasionally, R-rated. It has caused division and discord, fragmenting […]
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ABHMS-supported children’s home stresses education, faith
Published September 22, 2016Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray. — Proverbs 22:6 Twelve-year-old twins Ezekiel and Emmanuel* epitomize what can happen when formerly homeless, abused or neglected children begin to reside in a nurturing, loving, Christian environment. At age 8, the brothers—both unable to read—came to live at American Baptist Home […]
Filed under: native-american-ministries, healing-communities, murrow-indian-children's-home
ABHMS publishes special online edition of ‘The Christian Citizen’ in response to social unrest
Published September 14, 2016VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/14/16)—In response to heightened tension, divisiveness, polarization, terrorism and violence across the United States, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) continues to encourage dialogue and promote healing by publishing “Healing Our Land,” a special online issue of its acclaimed print magazine, The Christian Citizen. In this collection of thought-provoking and action-inspiring […]
Filed under: the-christian-citizen, social-justice, jeffrey-haggray, healing-communities
A peace-making offensive
Published September 6, 2016By The Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Haggray Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. — Matthew 5:9 This special edition of The Christian Citizen—“Healing Our Land”—is published amid grave troubles across our nation and world. We awaken each day in a country and in a world that is gripped by discord, […]
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American Baptists respond to Louisiana flooding, Indiana tornadoes
Published August 30, 2016VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/30/16)—In response to recent natural disasters in Louisiana and Indiana, American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) Disaster Relief Office has distributed Emergency Disaster-relief grants from American Baptist Churches USA’s One Great Hour of Sharing funds. More specifically, $10,000 was released to American Baptist Churches of the South (ABCOTS) in response to […]
Filed under: victoria-goff, healing-communities, disaster-response, disaster-relief-ministries, one-great-hour-of-sharing
American Baptists encouraged to attend gun violence prevention event
Published August 25, 2016VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/25/16)—American Baptists are encouraged to attend “God and Guns: Millennial Faith Leaders Address Gun Violence” training Oct. 6 and 7 at The Riverside Church, New York City. American Baptist Home Mission Societies is a sponsor of the event that seeks to provide concrete tools for educating, engaging and mobilizing congregations to […]
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ABHMS continues ‘Home Mission: ’Til the Work is Done’ 11 years after hurricanes devastate New Orleans
Published August 23, 2016Rallied by morning prayers, camaraderie and Christian songs, 186 volunteers from 21 American Baptist churches, 17 states and 15 regions across the United States and Puerto Rico braved a week’s worth of heat and humidity recently to minister as the hands and feet of Christ during American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) “Home Mission: ’Til the Work is Done” in New Orleans. They worked in homes, community gardens, a playground, a charter school, a horse-rescue ranch, an animal shelter and a food pantry, to name a few.
Filed under: healing-communities, volunteer-ministries, disaster-response, volunteer-mobilization-ministries, disaster-relief-ministries, nola-2016, new-orleans, til-the-work-is-done, victoria-goff
