May 16, 2013
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/16/13)—The Asian American Baptist Caucus has invited its members and friends to apply for leadership positions for the Asian American Intergenerational Covenant Circles Project, which has been funded by the Virginia and Gordon Palmer, Jr., Trust Grant Program.
The project involves the formation of four groups in different parts of the country, each of which will be led by an elder (over 60) and a young adult (between 18 and 29). Groups will...
May 15, 2013
[Episcopal Diocese of Honduras -- Press Release] On May 4, 2013, during the 35th annual convention of The Diocese of Honduras at St. Mary’s Cathedral, The Rt. Rev. Lloyd E. Allen installed The Rev. Lura M. Kaval, a missionary of the Episcopal Church, as the Canon of Development.
The Diocese of Honduras has been funded as a program of The Episcopal Church for over 150 years, “It is time we stand on our own”, Bishop Allen again reiterated during his...
‘More local structure grows membership’; first self-sustaining union in Nigeria
May 15, 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Ansel Oliver/ANN
The Seventh-day Adventist Church’s West-Central Africa Division this year will create four new union administrative units, an action that underscores membership growth in the region and a need for more strategic planning in local fields.
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May 14, 2013
- B’nai B’rith International is outraged as Iran is set to chair the United Nations-sponsored Conference on Disarmament from May 27 to June 23, despite the country’s ongoing efforts to obtain nuclear weapons.
Iran will chair the conference by way of protocol, with the 65-nation meeting rotating chairs based on alphabetical order. Hungary chaired the last conference.
For... Pending expected decision on theology of ordination at next General Conference session
May 14, 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
ANN staff
Seventh-day Adventist church officials in Denmark voted this week to halt the ordination of all new ministers until the General Conference Session in...
May 13, 2013
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/13/13)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) is encouraged by the Senate Judiciary Committee’s progress Thursday toward passing fair and humane comprehensive immigration reform in its consideration of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.B. 744).
While it was the first day in a long process, the “Gang of Eight” bipartisan senators remained cohesive, bipartisan cooperation was achieved, many...
U.S. commission tracks key offenders; some optimism over new ‘watch list’ countries
May 13, 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Lechleitner/ANN
This year’s report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has Seventh-day Adventist human rights experts...
- Taiwan Church News
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May 6-12, 2013
Headline NewsLuo Chin-lung credits God and church for sustaining and encouraging him throughout his baseball career
Reported by Chen Yi-hsuan
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May 9, 2013
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/9/13)—Fans of the popular TED Talks can experience this format live at the ABCUSA Mission Summit/Biennial in Overland Park/Kansas City, June 21-23, 2013. Scheduled in the event’s exhibit hall at 2:30 and 4:00 p.m. daily, “JP Talks—About the Living Church” feature authors of Judson Press’ Living Church book series.
Every afternoon, two different speakers will present a 10-minute talk on topics to empower, challenge and motivate 21st...
This reflection was written by Rev. Dr. Ron Vallet, Ambassador for American Baptist United Mission, May 2013. To view more of Vallet’s reflections on United Mission, click here.
When we are united in God’s mission,
our United Mission will grow.Fifty years ago, on Good Friday, April 12, Martin Luther King, Jr., was arrested and...