Annual Mission Banquet 2023

Mission Banquet 2023 The Annual Mission Banquet will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2023, from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm at the Drexelbrook Banquet Facility in Drexel Hill, PA.  It is our tradition to lift up lay and clergy persons who exhibit a passion for mission and...

World Mission Offering 2023

Through International Ministries’ World Mission Offering (WMO), every September and October thousands across the country celebrate and give financial support to ministries that God is using to transform the world.  For more than two hundred years, International...

First Baptist Church of Pottstown

First Baptist Church of Pottstown (Written and submitted by Rev. Marcia Bailey, Pastor) A New Thing “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”  Isaiah 43:19 God has been...

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...

316th Annual Meeting in Review

The 316th Annual Meeting of the Philadelphia Baptist Association was held on Saturday, May 6th at the St. Paul’s Baptist Church in West Chester, PA, Rev. Dr. Wayne Croft, Pastor. God’s mission moves through every generation in every age.  As is our tradition, we...

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...

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,...

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James McJunkin Jr. Blog

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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