http://www.wfn.org/ Official news releases of national and world faith groups. en-us http://www.wfn.org/2012/02/msg00011.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:02 -0700 http://www.wfn.org/2012/02/msg00010.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:02 -0700 VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/3/12)-The Board of Directors of American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) met in Tampa, Fla., Jan. 30-Feb. 1 to form a foundation of spiritual practice and develop an understanding of roles and responsibilities in light of individual and group strengths. (Click to read more) http://www.abc-usa.org/Resources/AmericanBaptistNewsService/tabid/79/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/379/ABHMS-Board-of-Directors-Meets-in-Tampa.aspx http://www.wfn.org/2012/02/msg00008.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:50:02 -0700 http://www.wfn.org/2012/02/msg00007.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:30:03 -0700 http://www.wfn.org/2012/02/msg00009.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:30:03 -0700 *FEBRUARY 2, 2012*=97In 2015, what happens to the United Nations=92 efforts to halve global poverty through the Millennium Development Goals? To begin addressing that question and the ongoing needs of people living in poverty around the world, an alliance of U.S. nonprofits called =93*58:*=94 launched a campaign in late 2011 to build momentum to eliminate =93the other half=94 of extreme global poverty by 2035. http://www.wfn.org/2012/02/msg00006.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:30:03 -0700 http://www.wfn.org/2012/02/msg00001.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:20:02 -0700 http://www.wfn.org/2012/02/msg00005.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:05:02 -0700 http://www.wfn.org/2012/02/msg00004.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:05:02 -0700 VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/1/12)-American Baptist Womens Ministries invites women to attend the 2012 National Womens Conference, In the Potters Hands: Sculpted Vessels, July 21-27, 2012, at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. (Click to read more) http://www.abc-usa.org/Resources/AmericanBaptistNewsService/tabid/79/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/378/ABWM-to-Host-National-Conference-in-Nashville.aspx http://www.wfn.org/2012/02/msg00003.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:45:09 -0700 VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/1/12)- Two new videos both featuring Malkhaz Songulashvili, archbishop of the Evangelical Baptist Church (EBC) of the Republic of Georgia have been released by American Baptist International Ministries (IM). (Click to read more) http://www.abc-usa.org/Resources/AmericanBaptistNewsService/tabid/79/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/377/IM-Announces-Two-New-Videos-Featuring-Georgian-Archbishop.aspx http://www.wfn.org/2012/02/msg00002.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:45:03 -0700 http://www.wfn.org/2012/02/msg00000.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:30:05 -0700 http://www.wfn.org/2012/01/msg00107.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:15:02 -0700 http://www.wfn.org/2012/01/msg00106.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:15:02 -0700 http://www.wfn.org/2012/01/msg00105.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:40:02 -0700 VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/31/12)- American Baptist Womens Ministries announces C2R4: Confidence through Christ-Retreat, Reflect, Renew, Relate, a retreat for women between the ages of 18 and 40. Based on 2 Corinthians 3:4-6, C2R4 gives women the opportunity to experience the righteous confidence that is theirs through Christ. They will explore who they are in the eyes of God, build strong friendships to support them on their journey of faith, and have a time of renewal in beautiful New England in the fall. http://www.wfn.org/2012/01/msg00104.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:15:03 -0700 http://www.wfn.org/2012/01/msg00103.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:05:02 -0700 http://www.wfn.org/2012/01/msg00102.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:15:02 -0700 CHICAGO (ELCA) - In letters to Christian church leaders in Syria, the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), offered his support of the churches collective call for an end to violence and his prayers for the people in the region. In these difficult days, I will continue to pray and encourage members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to pray for you and your efforts to sustain the courage and faith of your communities, wrote Hanson. In addition to prayers for the people of Syria, the presiding bishop said he mourns the recent dea http://www.wfn.org/2012/01/msg00101.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:04 -0700 CHICAGO (ELCA) - Leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) believe progress has been made with a recent policy change that would keep some families living in the United States, without legal residency, to remain here while applying for legal status -- a step intended to keeping families together.