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Read MoreMission Banquet 2018
Giving Thanks for the Ministry of the Arts in our Congregations – – The Philadelphia Baptist Association Annual Mission Banquet was held on Saturday, October 20th at The Drexelbrook in Drexel Hill, PA. Over 800 persons gathered to honor our 2018 award recipients, individuals from PBA churches, who exhibit outstanding contributions in the Ministry of the Arts in the life of their church. We...
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Read MoreScripture of the Week
Luke 2:1-20 2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register. 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David....
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Read MoreRetired Ministers and Missionaries Offering 2018
TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER. Why is Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering (RMMO) important? Retired ministers, missionaries and their widowed spouses often have limited resources to adequately plan for the future. RMMO provides financial support to those who have helped build our churches. Thank You checks, as well as emergency financial assistance, are made possible by the contributions of...
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Read MoreABWM-PBA Spring Gathering Review
The Spring gathering of the ABWM-PBA was held on Saturday, April 7, 2018. The Rev. Dr. Kevin R. Johnson and the members of Dare To Imagine Church located at 6610 Anderson Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19119 graciously hosted the PBA’s Women’s and Girls’ Ministry Gathering. The theme was “The Dynamics of Leadership: Servant Follower and Servant Leader” “For who is greater,...
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Read More311th Annual Meeting
The 311th Annual Meeting of the Philadelphia Baptist Association was held on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at the Bethlehem Baptist Church. The Rev. Charles W. Quann is Pastor. We had a time of fellowship, brief business discussion, greeting new members, informative workshops, inspiring worship and a fellowship luncheon. Our Plenary Speaker, The Rev. Dr. J. Wendell Mapson Jr., Pastor of Monumental Baptist Church...
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Read MoreClergy Missiological Conversation
April 19, 2018 PBA Clergy Missiological Conversation This first annual clergy conversation sponsored by the Philadelphia Baptist Association (PBA) and the PBA Ministers Council was held on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at the St. Paul’s Baptist Church in West Chester where the Rev. Dr. Wayne Croft is pastor. The theme for the day was “Her Faith, Her Lens!!” taken from Matthew 15:21-28 and...
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Read More2018 Mission Cafe
In spite of the inclement weather, fifty people gathered for the Third Annual PBA Passion for Mission Café Experience on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at the First African Baptist Church in Sharon Hill, PA, where the Rev. Dr. Richard Dent is pastor. The theme this year was “Jesus and the Millennials”. Participants were inspired and challenged by the presenter of the day, Dr. John Gray, pastor of the Goodwill...
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Read MorePBA Minister’s Council Annual Prayer Breakfast
The Philadelphia Baptist Association (PBA) Minister’s Council Meeting held its annual prayer breakfast meeting January 10, 2018 at the PBA office. After enjoying a hardy breakfast, the group spent time in a guided prayer time, facilitated by the Rev. Julia Bruton-Sheppard. The theme for the prayer time was: The Call to Deeper Prayer “You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be...
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It has been said that we have a “mini-revival” going on. This has been an...
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