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Read More2018 Award Recipient of the Month – PBA Mission Banquet
Each year at the Mission Banquet we honor and say thank you to individuals from our member congregations who provide exceptional ministry and service in their church. Over the course of this year we will highlight some of the individuals we recognized at the banquet on October 20, 2018. This month we feature Mrs. MaryEllen Stevenbach. Mrs. Mary Ellen Stevenbach ...
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Read More312th Annual Meeting
The 312th Annual Meeting of the Philadelphia Baptist Association took place on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Esperanza (4261 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140.) The Rev. Dr. Luis Cortes, founder, president and CEO of Esperanza, served as our host. The Esperanza mission began in the basement of First Spanish Baptist Church in Philadelphia and it is now a leading faith based community organization for...
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Read More2019 Clergy Missiological Conversation
“Neighborhood Gentrification: The Impact on City and Suburbs” April 12, 2019 PBA Clergy Missiological Conversation Clergy and church leaders gathered on April 12th at Esperanza for the second annual clergy conversation. The event is sponsored by the Philadelphia Baptist Association (PBA) and the PBA Ministers Council. Our opening speaker the Rev. Dr. Luis Cortes, Founder, President and CEO of...
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Read MoreScripture of the Week
Psalm 1 1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. 3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers....
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Read MoreOne Great Hour of Sharing Offering 2019
One Great Hour of Sharing 2019 One Great Hour of Sharing (“OGHS”) is one of four annual offerings received by American Baptist churches. OGHS makes the love of Christ real for individuals and communities around the world who suffer the effects of disaster, conflict, poverty or severe economic hardship, and for those who find themselves refugees or displaced within their home country. The One Great Hour...
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Read More2019 Mission Cafe
2019 Mission Cafe – Saturday, March 23rd The Fourth Annual PBA Passion for Mission Café Experience was held on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at the Willow Grove Baptist Church, where the Rev. Tony Tilford is pastor. The theme this year centered on “Substance Abuse Ministries – Church Based Addiction Prevention Initiatives and Church Based Support Initiatives.” The keynote speaker, Mr. Shawn Ellerman,...
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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 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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