While we had to postpone our mission trip to Puerto Rico due to Covid, we are excited to announce that we can now announce our rescheduled date!
The American Baptist Churches of New Jersey (ABCNJ), in partnership with the American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), is providing an opportunity for our churches to get directly involved in “Rebuilding, Restoring, Renewing Puerto Rico,” a multi-year initiative following the devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.
Read MoreThe American Baptist Churches of New Jersey join our Haitian brothers and sisters in prayer.
On Wednesday, July 7, 2021, President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in his private residence located on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital.
Read MorePlan to experience the vitality of our American Baptist family together with other American Baptists from all corners of the United States and the world through the June 2021 online Biennial Mission Summit event!
Read MoreSerie de estudios y conversaciones acerca de las narraciones bíblicas de la pasión de Jesús y las implicaciones de su muerte y resurrección. Una excelente oportunidad para obtener ideas refrescantes para los sermones de Semana Santa.
Read More“[The one] who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as [the one] who helps to perpetrate it. [The one] who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.” – Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Stride Toward Freedom
Read MoreOur annual clergy retreat is a chance for regional clergy to refresh, rejuvenate, and prepare for the upcoming year’s ministry with ABCNJ colleagues. While we cannot meet in person for this year’s retreat, we will still be able to learn some new skills as a group, connect in smaller groups, and find moments for silent reflection…
Read MoreFrom Drew, a Drew Religion and Global Health Forum
The Religion and Global Health Forum presents
"Is Being Black Bad For Your Health?"
Thursday, December 3, 2020
12:45 - 2:45 PM
We continue to be grateful for the good and diligent work our ABCNJ pastors and churches are doing to stay connected, build community and share the gospel in your respective communities. We are also grateful for the way in which you are taking seriously the responsibility to think of the safety of all within our communities…
Read MoreOn February 18th 2020 the Boy Scouts of America (the BSA) commenced Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. This was done to allow the organization to restructure and continue its operations while paying its debts over time. There are many instances where churches and ministries allowed BSA activities to take place on their premises, whether they charter a troop or simply permit gatherings or activities to take place. The deadline for filing any claims is November 16th 2020 at 5 PM EST.
Read MoreAs Domestic Violence Awareness month comes to a close, we want to remind you that one person, one church, can make a difference. We can break the silence against violence and the trauma that diminishes a person's self-worth. We can preach, teach and invite guest speakers to our churches to promote healthy families. We can post materials that mark our church as a safe place for those who feel trapped. We can educate ourselves to look for signs of need and to equip ourselves to know how to help without doing harm. We can invite survivors to share stories of victory over abuse.
Read MoreThis webinar for clergy and church finance administrators will explore the unique tax situation for clergy. It will also guide you through optimal ways to structure and report clergy compensation in order to be compliant with the IRS and maximize your benefits.
Read MoreRev. Dr. Marie Onwubuariri, is regional executive minister, American Baptist Churches of Wisconsin and is leading a workshop at this year’s ABCNJ Annual Session. Find out more information and register at www.abcnj.net/annual-session-2020
Read MoreRev. Stacy Emerson is one of this year’s presenters for our Annual Session. For more information and to register, make sure to go to www.abcnj.net/annual-session-2020
Read MoreAs the first of their new monthly “Conversaciones Latinas Contemporáneas” (“Contemporary Latino Conversations”), American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) Latino Ministries and the Hispanic National Caucus will offer the “Naked Inequality: Racism from a Latino Perspective” online workshop at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 25.
“The polarization experienced in our communities, and even in our congregations, is an urgent call to create safe spaces for dialogue where love and respect should be the starting point to talk to each other,” says the Rev. Salvador Orellana, ABHMS’ director of Intercultural Ministries.
Read MoreSabado 19 de Septiembre // Saturday, September 19
10:30-12:00
The 40th Annual ABCNJ Latino Ministries event- “Concentración” will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2020 on Facebook Live! You are invited to tune in and celebrate with our Latino community
From The American Baptist Churches of New Jersey and Palmer Theological Seminary, as we and our churches are making our ways in the midst of the pandemic, racial strife, and economic hardship, we feel uncertain, pulled in many directions, and subject to many concerns and fears. We have been struggling and divided over whether and how to open our churches; in fear and sorrow over catching the virus and loved ones lost to it; in despair over the loss of jobs and how to make ends meet; in the sorrow and lament over the things that we were expecting and looking forward to that have been lost; and in anger mixed with hope and ambivalence at the continuing manifestation of deadly racism and the strength of multi-racial protests and anti-racist efforts marred by violence by a handful
Read MoreJoin us as we continue our Sacred Safe Spaces' webinars by looking at how marginalization, race, and bias have collided in profound ways with domestic violence.
Read MoreHere is a resource that our congregations are using! Are you looking for additional resources for discussions around race with children or with family members?
Read MoreOur August webinars on Creating Safe Spaces continues with a webinar by the Outreach Coordinator and Prevention Specialist for Essex County.
Read MoreHow can your congregation become a Sacred Safe Space? Preaching, teaching, posting information of helpful phone numbers are a good start… but there is still more work that can be done.
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