American Baptist Churches of Pennsylvania and Delaware

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  • Monday, April 28 2014 Pastors Retreat West

    April 28-30 @ Camp Judson May 5-7 @ Camp Ichthus Resilient Ministry Resilient Ministry is the ability to become and remain healthy, strong and successful amidst the stresses and challenges of...

  • Monday, May 05 2014 Pastors Retreats East

    April 28-30 @ Camp Judson May 5-7 @ Camp Ichthus Resilient Ministry Resilient Ministry is the ability to become and remain healthy, strong and successful amidst the stresses and challenges of...

  • Friday, May 30 2014 Clergy Ethics Course

    Clergy Ethics Registration Information and Details (PDF) Registration Information and Details (docx) Central Baptist Church 601 7 th Avenue Williamsport, PA 17701 Friday, May 30 st (5 p.m. – 10...

  • Friday, June 06 2014 AB Womens Conference

    Additional Conference Information 2014 AB Women's Conference Flyer 2014 ABWM Conference Registration Form (pdf) 2014 ABWM Conference Registration Form (docx) American Baptist Women of Pennsylvania...

  • Friday, August 01 2014 ABCOPAD AB Men's Retreat

    60 th Annual ABMOPAD Laymen's Retreat August 1 - 3, 2014 Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA This year's keynote speaker is Christian Comedian Gordon Douglas Here is what people are saying...

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Lenten Journal by 
Dr. Richard Rusbuldt

 

March 5 – April 20, 2014
AN INVITATION TO A LENTEN JOURNEY
It matters not whether this is your first, second, or any number of times you’ve walked to the cross with Jesus – there is always something new to be learned or experienced. If this is your first time,no doubt you will see Jesus in new, perhaps unbelievable ways as he turns his face towards Jerusalem. If you’ve walked before, you’ll not be disappointed in this inexhaustible Jesus! 

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  • Friday, March 07 American Baptist Leader Shares Testimony about Critical ABHMS Ministry Offering Supported by AFC Offering

    A late January trip to Las Cucharas Prison, Ponce, Puerto Rico, was led by Rev. Fela Barrueto, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) national coordinator, Prisoner Re-entry and Aftercare...

  • Friday, March 07 Children in Poverty grant applications due April 30

    Grant Application and Additional Information A staggering 14 million children, newborn to age 18, in the United States and Puerto Rico struggle with poverty and poverty-related issues. Children in...

  • Wednesday, February 26 A New IRS Reporting Requirement for Churches

    Caryl Casey, our ABCOPAD Treasurer alerted our Regional Staff to this new IRS Requirement. The below article comes from Church Tax and Law . Form SS-4 Information What church leaders should know now,...

  • Thursday, February 13 MMBB 2014 Tax Guides Available And More

    Tax Guides Available Federal Reporting Requirements for Churches 2014 and 2014 Clergy Tax Preparation Guide for 2013 Returns are now available at www.mmbb.org . The 2014 Clergy Tax Preparation Guide...

  • Sunday, January 26 Bring Your Tractor To Church Weekend

    Please join me in prayer for an upcoming journey a dear tractor friend is making. C Ivan Stoltfzfus is planning to drive a John Deere 1948 A across the heartland of America for Wounded Warriors. All...

  • Wednesday, January 15 America For Christ Offer 2014

    Bulletin Inserts for the America For Christ Offering Make the America for Christ Offering 2014 a success with free downloadable resources, including a Leaders Guide, goal chart and bulletin inserts...

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  • Thursday, February 13 February 2014 Notes and News ABCOPAD Newsletter

    Notes & News February 2014 Link to Growth Points February 2014 ABC of Pennsylvania & Delaware has been given permission to provide downloadable newsletters from the McIntosh Church Growth...

  • Thursday, February 13 2014 FBC Norristown Prom Dress Giveaway

    Downloadable Bulletin Insert Downloadable Dress Donation Information (pdf) Downloadable Dress Donation Information (MS Word) The First Baptist Church of Norristown is gearing up for our 5th annual...

  • Monday, January 06 Jeffrey Snyder ordained to the Gospel Ministry at Exton Community Baptist Church

    The Ordination was supposed to take place on December 8th, but a snowstorm postponed the event. An ice storm threatened to do it again, but the congregation at the Exton Community Baptist Church...

  • Saturday, January 04 Recent Baptisms At FBC Parkerford and New Covenant Pottstown

    (Picture attached: Front Row: Kelly & Jackson. Back Row: Pastor Blake Edwards, Brian & Jamie, Dawn & Chris, Pastor Bob Coats) On Sunday, December 29, 2013, two of our American Baptist...

  • Friday, December 20 Living Nativity At New Hope Community Church

    Rev. Jeff Evan's congregation (New Hope Community Church, formerly Belmont Baptist Broomall and Middletown Baptist Media) did a living nativity with over 200 community members coming out to...

  • Friday, December 20 Baptisms at New Generation International Church

    Mark writes: Last Friday I met with Pastor Henock Beaubrun, the minister at New Generation International Church (a Haitian Baptist Congregation) in Lansdowne, PA. Pastor Henock heard about our...

  • Saturday, December 14 Announcing Carol Bickings Retirement

    Since 1991 she has lovingly been called "The Voice of ABCOPAD".... For over twenty-two years she has been a mainstay in our regional life, but Carol Bicking has made the decision to retire from...

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