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American Baptist Home Mission
April 2013

Greetings in the name of

our Lord and Savior!

 

         

 

Dr. Aidsand F. Wright-Riggins III

Executive Director

American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS)

 

ABHMS Encourages Participation in "Faith Advocacy Day"

ABHMS encourages American Baptists

to participate in "Faith Advocacy Day and Rally for Comprehensive Immigration Reform" 8:00 am-5:00 pm on Wednesday, April 10, in

Washington, D.C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABHMS-supported children's home needs help

ABHMS-supported Murrow Indian Children's Home, Muskogee, Okla., faces great expense to meet a recent state mandate. Your financial
assistance will support new
construction as well as compliance measures for existing dwellings.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

ABHMS-endorsed military chaplain makes women's history

Via both text and audio, learn about retired Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Lorraine K. Potter, first female chaplain to serve in the U.S. Air Force and first woman ordained in Rhode Island by American Baptist Churches USA.

  

 

 

 

 

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Advocating in many ways for those

with disabilities

ABHMS' recent disability advocacy efforts include sponsoring an 

grants to ministries and influencing government policy through

membership in the Interfaith Disability Advocacy Coalition.

  
  
  
  

Sponsoring, participating in gun

violence prevention

sponsoring a recent march to
Iowa's state capitol and
participating in the national
at Washington National Cathedral.

  

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Judson Press title receives Outreach

magazine award

Judson Press' "Missional Preaching:
by Al Tizon has received Outreach
magazine's 2013 Outreach Resource
of the Year award in the
Preaching category. 
  
 
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