You often hear from us that in today’s world all God’s people are working together in God’s mission ‘from everywhere to everyone,’ as missiologist and friend Samuel Escobar described it. Ann’s recent ministry trip to the Philippines was a marvelous demonstration of this new reality.
Read MorePastoral ministry in today’s complex social system is a demanding and difficult calling.
Read MoreWhen Sacred Safe Spaces was first brought into being, its focus was on bringing both awareness and healing to the realities of domestic violence. In the years since this ministry has expanded to include all violence against self and others.
Read MoreAt its regularly scheduled meeting in May 12, 2018, the ABCNJ Council voted unanimously to enter this mission partnership with KBCROK.
Read MoreMay we daily present our lives as offerings to the Lord with the awareness that “a wandering Aramean was my father….”
Read MoreHere are some of the stories we heard during a recent ministry trip to three countries in Southeast Asia.
Read MoreDon’t miss ABCNJ’s 2018 Annual Session, a New Dawn is breaking!
Read MoreThe American Baptist Churches of New Jersey is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the next Executive Minister of the ABCNJ Region.
Read MoreAmerican Baptist Churches USA have purchased a Tent on the Mall for April 4th. We encourage all ABC Churches and members to check in at the Tent. Tents will be positioned on Madison Drive on the Mall between 12th and 14th Streets. Look for the ABC USA flag.
Read MoreMonday, three days after Hurricane Maria passed, the students from Universidad de Puerto Rico -Rio Piedras cleared the streets with machetes. The students also helped move the pews in the FIrst Baptist Church or Puerto Rico to make room for over 100 volunteers who needed a home base while they worked.
Read MoreIglesias Bautistas de Puerto Rico Executive Minister Rev. Edgardo M. Caraballo Marín and American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) General Secretary Rev. Dr. Lee B. Spitzer are pleased to invite churches throughout our country to sign up to participate in the Iglesias Bautistas de Puerto Rico – ABCUSA Sister Churches Initiative.
Read MoreThe last day to pre-register for COAL North is Wednesday!
Read MoreAmerican Baptist Churches USA General Secretary Lee B. Spitzer and American Baptist Home Mission Societies Executive Director Jeffrey Haggray joined other Baptist leaders in issuing a statement and urging Baptists to take action by calling their elected representatives on March 1.
Read MoreI find myself writing this Ash Wednesday message from 13 time zones away from New Jersey, specifically as local time here in the Philippines just signaled the official end of Ash Wednesday and begun the official 4-day commemoration of the Christian Lenten Season.
Read MoreI write to you as the Chair of the ABCNJ Public Mission Committee to invite you to participate in an important moment in history.
Read MoreAt the end of February I will shift the location of ministry calling from from ABCNJ in Trenton to American Baptist Women’s Ministries in Valley Forge. With this shift comes a change in titles, from Associate Regional Pastor for Women in Ministry to Executive Director for American Baptist Women’s Ministries.
Read MoreDear ABCUSA sisters and brothers, greetings in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord! As I write to you today, we all would acknowledge that recently our country has experienced a great deal of turmoil, pain and stress.
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