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Liberia Mission Trip - Commemorating 100 Years of Service, November 8-15, 2012

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Foreign Mission Board News

Rev. Terrence D. Griffith, Director of Publications

Reverend Terrence D. Griffith represented FMB at the Annual Session of the Western Baptist State Convention of California, held March 7-12, 2012. Rev. Dr. Joe B. Hardwick, President.

Reverend Henry C. Samuels, Supervisor of Sierra Leone Mission Station Passes

We regret to inform you of the passing of Reverend Henry C. Samuels on January 27, 2012 at the age of 80 years. Reverend Samuels was the
supervisor of our mission station in Sierra Leone. Click here for more information

Dr. William B. Moore Attends Historic White House Briefing

Dr. Moore listens attentively as Paul Monteiro and Jon Carson of the Office of Public Engagement present to the group on the morning of December 12, 2011. Dr. Larry West, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Dr. Julius R. Scruggs, President of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. are also pictured.

Dr. Moore is pictured with Dr. Calvin McKinney, General Secretary and Dr. Julius R. Scruggs, President of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. during the afternoon session. on 12/2/2011.

NBC, USA, Inc. and the NAACP Partner Together for
"Faith, Family and Community Empowerment Conference"

The Conference was held on November 10-12, 2011 at the Millennium Hotel St. Louis, Missouri

Conference Partners included:Home Mission Board, NBC, USA, Inc.

Home Mission Board, NBC, USA, Inc.
Evangelism Board, NBC, USA, Inc.
Foreign Mission Board, NBC, USA, Inc.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

The Faith, Family and Empowerment Conference Objectives

Explore biblical texts that reveal the solidarity of Evangelism and social missions for the purpose of implementing new practices in the local church
and community that lead to family empowerment.
Provide additional resources for employing evangelistic and social mission strategies
Present evidence-based instruction and tool kits for difference-making church leadership development and community empowerment
Awaken the social conscience of the Church to 21st century social and economic challenges effecting church relevancy.

Speakers Included...

Dr. Oliver K. Patterson, Rev. Roslyn McCalister Brock, Rev. Nelson B. Rivers III, Dr. William B. Moore, Rev. Telley L. Gadson, Rev. Charles E. Mock,
Dr. Benjamin Todd Jealous and Dr. Angelique Walker- Smith

June 10, 2010 - The African-American Baptist Mission Collaboration Donates $500,000 to Habitat
for Humanity to Help Rebuild Haiti

This is the Largest Gift Given to Habitat from a Faith Community for Recovery
Efforts in Haiti

The African-American Baptist Mission Collaboration (AABMC) presented a check for $500,000 to Habitat for Humanity International in Atlanta, GA., as a
part of their commitment to help Haitians rebuild their lives and communities. This contribution is the largest single donation given to Habitat by a faith community for its Haiti earthquake-recovery efforts.

Presidents from Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention; National Baptist Convention, USA; National Baptist Convention of America; National
Missionary Baptist Convention of America; and the Progressive National Baptist Convention were on hand for the presentation. The Baptist communities
came together in January of this year and formed the African-American Baptist Mission Collaboration to create an opportunity to more effectively respond
to the devastation in Haiti after the earthquake. The partnership with Habitat is one of the first to fulfill that mission...

"We are inspired to invest in this ministry for housing solutions, because we are following the teachings of Jesus who said that when we feed the hungry,
clothe the naked, and give shelter to those without shelter that we do this for him. We do this for Jesus, and we do this for those who suffer in Haiti,"
said Dr. Stephen John Thurston, president, National Baptist Convention of America.

"Habitat is currently providing housing solutions for families in Haiti recovering from January's earthquake," said Mike Carscaddon, executive vice president, Habitat for Humanity International. "Our overall goal is to serve approximately 50,000 families in Haiti, including approximately 3,000 in the town of
Cabaret. This significant gift from the AABMC will be used for our work in Cabaret to help 630 families have shelter."

About Habitat for Humanity International

Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since its founding in 1976, Habitat has built, rehabilitated, repaired or improved more than 350,000 houses worldwide, providing simple, decent
and affordable shelter for more than 1.75 million people. For more information, or to donate or volunteer, visit www.habitat.org.

The African-American Baptist Mission Collaboration represents more than 10 million Christians in the United States, most of whom are of African-American heritage. For more information on AABMC, contact Dr. David Emmanuel Goatley regarding the group effort at (202) 543-3200 or degoatley@aol.com.

August 5-9, 2009 -Foreign Mission Board Delegation Visits Providence Industrial Mission and
the African Baptist Assembly in Malawi

THE AFRICAN BAPTIST ASSEMBLY and"THE MISSION STATION THAT BIRTHED A NATION"

Story By Reverend Alvin Love

On August 5, 2009, a delegation led by immediate past president, Dr. William J. Shaw left JFK Airport in New York to travel to the country of Malawi to attend the African Baptist Assembly. Upon arriving in Blantyre, Malawi, the delegation was met by Dr. Joe Albert Bush, Executive Secretary of the Foreign Mission Board and The Reverend Macford Kalasa Chipuliko, President of the Providence Industrial Mission (PIM) located in Chilembwe, Malawi, the site of the African Baptist Conference. Read More