Trouble in Paradise

As in the case of the Northern Baptist Convention, the creation of American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. brought mixed responses: unrealistic expectations and fears. Old concerns continued. New ones appeared. Finally, a negative feasibility study for a...

A Family Affair

Last Friday night the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. held a joint service in Washington, D.C. It was the closing session of the CBF General Assembly and the opening session of the ABC/USA biennial meeting. The worship...

American Baptist Leaders Propose Sale of Headquarters

American Baptist Churches, U.S.A.’s General Board will vote in November on a recommendation to sell the denomination’s headquarters building in Valley Forge, Pa. American Baptist News Service reported last week that the General Board’s Executive...

New American Baptist Association in the Works

American Baptists disagreeing with a May vote by a region to sever ties with American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. over homosexuality are scheduled to meet Sept. 30 in an informational gathering in anticipation of forming a new association maintaining full...