Prayer for those Touched by Recent Natural Disasters
One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) funds have been released in response to California wildfires. Your generous gifts to OGHS are utilized to help those in need and show the love of American Baptists to churches, partners and friends.
Retired Ministers & Missionaries Offering 2018
This year’s theme, “Extending Our Hands to Our Neighbors,” illustrates the importance of being there for one another and remembering we are stronger together than on our own!
Holiday Hours for Region Office
"May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations." Psalm 67:1-2 (NIV)
Spotlight: FBC Sturgis
“Togetherness” denotes the removal of barriers, a sense of common purpose, belonging, shared goals. This certainly was the spirit of the early church as described in Acts 2:44 and Acts 4:32. This is also the spirit of our association together as the American Baptist Churches of Michigan (ABC-MI). We are “together” in this time and in this place as the body of Christ, called “together” to serve. To be together, we need to know each other so that we might uplift one another and pray for and support one another - as a family should. To that end, this space will be dedicated to spotlight one of our church families. By Rev.Tom Case
Arise and Advance Training Event
The Family Ministries Team worked for quite some time on preparing a teaching series that assists with resources, tools and strategies for servant leaders in our churches that serve as a part of children and youth ministries. We were excited to present an interactive intensive session entitled “Arise and Advance.” Dr. Tamara Scott, FMT chairperson.
2018 Annual Gathering - Who is My Neighbor?
Delegates gathered Saturday, October 27 at the Falam Baptist Church of Battle Creek for worship; fellowship; the joint Annual Business Meeting of the American Baptist Churches of Michigan (ABC-MI) and Michigan Baptist Convention (MBC); and a Burmese cultural presentation.
Michigan Servants for Christ Haiti Mission Team
This year God has called 14 men and women from seven of our Michigan churches to make up the 2018 Michigan Servants for Christ short-term mission team. As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"
