Canonicus 2020
This summer we could not send anyone to camp, but the need for time away from the city was great. So we created a weeklong experience for our youth at Canonicus. Through Canonicus Camp...
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Come, Eat – The Garden
Wander along the wall and pick some tomatoes and peppers. You might also find a delicata squash or an eggplant. They are there for you please take what you need and leave the rest...
Mission Dates to Remember
ASAP Plant sunflower seeds. We want to plant sunflowers along the back wall of the church property. Unfortunately we have bunnies that like to eat the plants as soon as they pop through the...
Rebuilding, Restoring, Renewing Puerto Rico
On Friday, March 15, 38 members of the American Baptist Rhode Island community traveled to San Juan Puerto Rico for a week of rebuilding homes and churches and establishing friends and relationships. 5 of...
Miracles: Small, Large and Slow at The Good Samaritan Hospital
Everyone arrived at the airport on time and there were no flight delays. We had a cement mixer on the worksite. The hospital was packed with patients. There were enough pill counters for the...
Guns into Plowshares
On Mother’s Day in 2018, weapons were presented during the worship service. These weapons were then given to local artists who repurposed them into garden tools. On December 14, the 6th anniversary of the...
Judge Kavanaugh, the wall of separation is worth defending
Jennifer Hawks, a native of Germantown, Tennessee, is the associate general counsel at the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. Rev. Hawks preached at First on Sunday, July 19. She has written the following...
Camp Canonicus Update
Thankfully, what happens at Camp Canonicus, doesn’t stay at Camp Canonicus. Because of the support of many, we were able to send 19 young people, predominately refugees from the Congo and Eritrea, to Camp...
One Great Summer of Sharing
What you share is yours, what you hide is lost. There will be many opportunities for you to share your gifts and talents this summer. Please consider: Share financial resources to send refugee/immigrant youth...
A Higher Way: American Baptists and Our Neighbors – Dr. Leo Spitzer, General Secretary, ABCUSA
AMERICAN BAPTIST CHURCHES USA Rev. Dr. Lee B. Spitzer General Secretary P.O. Box 851, Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851 ABCUSA | 610 768 2274 | FAX 610 768 2275 | Lee.Spitzer@abc-usa.org “A Higher Way: American...