VALLEY FORGE, PA (10/01/2026)—Students from Academia Bautista de Puerto Nuevo, Puerto Rico, learn about the health of their local ecosystem in a hands-on fashion. Their teacher, Professor Blanca Guemárez, who has taught science and math at Academia Bautista for 34 years, helps them measure the flow of the Puerto Nuevo River at several locations between two points along its course.

VALLEY FORGE, PA (10/01/2026)—On September 11, 2026, members of the Endorsement Committee of American Baptist Churches USA and local chaplains gathered at the North Shore Baptist Church in Chicago.

VALLEY FORGE, PA (09/28/2026)—For some 330,000 Haitians in the United States who lost Temporary Protected Status (TPS) on July 27, the consequences are becoming increasingly stark. For those whose ability to work legally depended on TPS, the loss of work authorization has put jobs—and the income needed for rent, food, and transportation—at risk. Beyond the economic consequences, fear of detention and deportation is keeping many closer to home, making even going to school, running errands, or attending church a source of anxiety.

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA (09/02/2026)— Steve Jackson, a computer science student entering his junior year at Stanford University, knows injustice bothers him. What he has been less certain about is how to address it.

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (09/01/2026)—The Our Stories, Our Faith (OSOF) gathering on Aug. 7–8 at the Falam Baptist Church of Indiana followed Amplifying the Stories of Burmese American Christians, a project supported by American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) that began preserving stories of Christian Chin, Kachin, Karen, Karenni, and related communities in the United States. A total of 106 in-person and 84 online conferees gathered for two days of worship and storytelling despite historic and ethnic distinctions.

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 08/31/2026)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) Center for Continuous Learning (CCL) has been granted Affiliate status with the Association of Theological Schools (ATS), a milestone that recognizes the CCL’s growing role in theological education and positions the center for deeper collaboration with theological schools across North America. ATS member schools approved the action during the association’s 2026 Biennial Meeting.