One Great Hour of Sharing Offering 2023

So let's not allow ourselves to get fatigued doing good. At the right time we will harvest a good crop if we don't give up… — Galatians 6:9 One Great Hour of Sharing (“OGHS”) is one of four annual offerings received by American Baptist churches.  OGHS makes the love...

316th Annual Meeting

You are invited to the 316th Annual Meeting of the Philadelphia Baptist Association on Saturday, May 6th at the St. Paul's Baptist Church in West Chester, PA.  You may register through this link.  For complete details please see the flyer here or below. God’s mission...

The Baptist Church in the Great Valley

The Baptist Church in the Great Valley (Written and submitted by Tom Winters and Mary Ann Robinson)  Introduction and Mission Statement The Baptist Church in the Great Valley was founded by sixteen Welsh Baptists on April 22, 1711, and we are proud of our more than...

PBA Education Forums Video

PBA Education Forums 2018-2019 video This past summer the PBA put together a short video highlighting the educational events held during the 2018-2019 program year.  We invite you to view the video to learn more about the Philadelphia Baptist Association. To watch the...

Hebrews 10: 23-25

23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and...

Annual Mission Banquet

Mission Banquet 2022 After a two-year hiatus The Philadelphia Baptist Association (PBA) came “Together Again” for our Annual Mission Banquet.  The banquet was held on Saturday, November 12th at The Drexelbrook in Drexel Hill, PA. Two hundred ninety persons gathered to...

PBA Intergenerational Ministers’ Support Groups

PBA Intergenerational Ministers’ Support Groups During the spring of 2000, Dr. McJunkin shared with me that because of the stresses of the pandemic on ministers, he wanted to provide group support for the ministers of the PBA community. The purpose of the group...

The 315th Anniversary Campaign

The Philadelphia Baptist Association’s 315th Anniversary Campaign The PBA is in the beginning of a fundraising campaign.  Over the next few months members of the board of directors, led by moderator, Rev. Maria L.H. Lewis and campaign chairperson Minister Marie Pogue,...

COVID-19 RESOURCES

The Philadelphia Baptist Association is gathering resources here to help churches and ​communities adapt to the changing needs of the world during this pandemic.

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Hebrews 10: 23-25a

Hebrews 10:23-25a Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one...

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Breaking Through and Moving Back to Center

Breaking Through and Moving Back to Center The combination of the feelings of isolation, disillusionment, and fear ate my usually resilient heart for breakfast.  I am speaking about going through Covid-19, the social justice issues, and national political turmoil,...

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