Tony Campolo, Sociologist and Famed Red Letter Christian, Has Died
Known as a powerful evangelist and social justice preacher, Campolo had long advocated that Christian faith can transform the world — and people’s everyday lives.
Baptists Raised Alarm About Genocide 100 Years Ago
After 106 years, the United States government officially declared the horror a genocide. While it took more than a century for an American president to acknowledge the genocide, at least one Baptist denomination responded to the Armenian Genocide as it was taking place. Read full piece
Keynote Speakers Announced for Space for Grace 2020
Jim Wallis and Suzan Johnson Cook are among keynote speakers at American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ Space for Grace 2020 national gathering — “Testify!” — to be held Sept. 23-25, 2020, at the Westin Kansas City (Mo.) at Crown Center.
Baptist Christians Are Working for Peace in Some of the World’s Hardest Places
When Katie Cook attended the recent Global Baptist Peace Conference she shared a meal with Eleazar Ziherambere, who lived in Rwanda in 1994, when some 800,000 people were slaughtered by their own countrymen in a matter of 100 days.
BWA General Secretary Emeritus Denton Lotz Dies, Leaves “a Massive Footprint”
FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA - On Tuesday (Apr. 23) Rev. Dr. Denton Lotz, General Secretary Emeritus of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), died at his home in Forestdale, Mass., at the age of 80.
ABCUSA General Secretary Recovers at Home after Heart Surgery
Rev. Dr. C. Jeff Woods will serve as Acting General Secretary of American Baptist Churches USA while Lee Spitzer recovers from heart surgery at home.
Gregg Hemmen Called to Serve as ABC Regional Executive Minister
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS)—The American Baptist Churches of the Central Region called the Rev. Dr. Gregg Hemmen to serve as its next Executive Minister at
American Baptist Home Mission Societies Announces Space for Grace 2018
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS)—Building on the highly successful Los Angeles Space for Grace national gathering in 2015, American Baptist Home Mission Societies will sponsor Space for Grace 2018:
Two New Associate General Secretaries Begin Roles with ABCUSA
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS) — The two new Associate General Secretaries working with the American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) Office of the General Secretary ministry team were
American Baptist Churches USA Biennial Mission Summit Meets in Portland
The American Baptist Churches USA Biennial Mission Summit is meeting at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, June 30-July 2. The theme of the 2017 Summit is
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