American Baptist Home Mission Societies Hurricane Response
The ABHMS is traveling to meet with people in areas affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria to see how best we can help. Follow their blog and give a donation. 100% of your...
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Church World Service is handing out supplies around the world due to hurricanes, flooding, earthquakes and fires. In Cuba following Hurricane Irene, 15,000 prepositioned hygiene kits were distributed and they are working with ACT...
Sunday Forum – Project in Morocco
On Sunday, April 9 NJ Unako spoke on the Tizyane Community Design Project. He is working with the community to design and construct an hammam, a communal bathhouse where the people gathering once or...
RI Demonstrates True Meaning of Religious Freedom
President Donald Trump‘s definition of religious freedom was rebuked Thursday by 8 Rhode Island faith leaders representing Muslim, Christian and Jewish traditions. They stood on the steps of the First Baptist Church in America,...
Sunday Forum – Children of the Incarcerated
Kilah Walters-Clinton spoke on the issue of mass incarceration and particularly the effect it has on the children of those incarcerated. For more information, she recommended the documentary Sons and Daughters of the Incarcerated...
The Thomas Street Stairs
Bad news: Some time in the small hours of Saturday morning, someone hit the steps on the Thomas St side of the church with their car. Good news: The driver was not seriously injured....
Hurricane Matthew Relief Efforts
We have all been watching the incredible damage left in the wake of Matthew and some of us are bracing for Matthew’s arrival yet this weekend, here in the Southeast. International Ministries, ABC-USA is...
Struggling with the Orlando Massacre…
A Message from ABCORI Executive Minister, Rev. Dr. Tom Wiles All of us were shocked when we learned of the tragic shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, FL, last Sunday. The statistics are...
Last Sunday at First (May 15, 2016)
Sunday, May 15 was Pentecost Sunday. Happy Birthday to the Church. The day began with a discussion on the struggle for marriage equality in Rhode Island led by Dawn Euer and Ken Fish. The...
Last Sunday at First (February 21, 2016)
Our own Linda Bausserman began a Bible study series on Jesus’ last seven days leading up to Easter. Please join us at 10 AM in Fellowship Hall for the next four weeks to participate...