Psalm 98 1 Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. 2 The Lord has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations. 3 He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 4 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the...
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...
The Spring gathering of the ABWM-PBA will be 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 have graciously agreed to be our host for the PBA’s Women’s and Girls’ Ministry Gathering. Please take a look at the flyer and registration information for both the ABW and AB...
April 19, 2018 PBA Clergy Missiological Conversation Register thru this link for the first annual clergy conversation. This first annual clergy conversation is sponsored by the Philadelphia Baptist Association (PBA) and the PBA Ministers Council. Clergy and church leaders are invited to join the first annual Clergy Missiological conversation about what we do, why we do it and how it’s done (mission) in...
The 31st annual Mission Banquet was held on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at The Drexelbrook, in Drexel Hill, PA. This year we celebrated persons committed to nurturing and discipling the next generation. We said thank you to church members who provide exceptional ministry and service to children, youth and young adults. This year we honored 22 individuals. The speaker this year is The Reverend Dr. Brianna...
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...
American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) is promoting the America for Christ (AFC) Offering 2018, which seeks to raise $1,250,000 to support American Baptist mission and ministry across the United States and Puerto Rico. The theme for the AFC Offering 2018 is “Equipping Disciples” based on this Scripture: “The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some...
Registration is available online through this link The 311th Annual Meeting of the Philadelphia Baptist Association is fast approaching. We will gather on Saturday, May 5, 2018 from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm at the Bethlehem Baptist Church (712 Penllyn Pike, Spring House, PA 19477.) The Rev. Charles W. Quann is our host Pastor. This is a special invitation to you and your church to join us as we celebrate...