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. (09/01/2026)—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 (08/20/2026)—When churches strive for unity, differences are sometimes viewed as obstacles. Yet in the body of Christ, differences are vital. Paul’s evocative metaphor of different body parts underscores their interdependence.

VALLEY FORGE, PA (07/13/2026)—When Pastor Joshua arrived in the United States in 2013, he was overwhelmed. His immigration process was stressful. He was worried that his limited English vocabulary would make work difficult. “I remember my first time when I started to work in the kitchen when they asked me, spoon... I couldn’t understand,” he reminisced in a meeting with the American Baptist Home Mission Societies staff in June 2026.

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (06/24/2026) — Church leaders from across Connecticut gathered on May 16 for a summit to help congregations move from working in isolation to serving together in mission. The vision for the event took shape when Rev. Dr. Harry Riggs, executive director of American Baptist Churches of Connecticut, …