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AWAB Pride Directory 2026 Is Now Live
AWAB Pride Directory 2026 Is Now Live The AWAB Pride Directory 2026 is now live, connecting people across the country with welcoming and affirming Baptist churches celebrating Pride in their local communities. Each year, AWAB’s Pride Directory highlights the ways...
AWAB Launches Friday Fellowship
AWAB is committed to connecting, supporting, and fostering collaboration among our member churches, ministry leaders, and the broader LGBTQ+ Baptist community. That’s why we created Friday Fellowship—a virtual lounge designed as a safe space for members of our AWAB...
ministrElife 101 w/ Meg: Discovering the New Career Tool for American Baptist Ministry
Join AWAB and Rev. Meg Biddle, National Coordinator for Leadership and Networking at ABC-USA, for an informative session on the MinistrElife platform and how to leverage its resources to support your ministry. Meg will also provide an exclusive preview of the upcoming...
AWAB Responds to Xenophobia at Home and Oppressive Laws Abroad
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - September 18, 2024 - The Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists strongly condemns the uprising of xenophobia in Springfield, Ohio, and the recent decision by the parliament in the country of Georgia to...
AWAB Announces Lecture and Regional Gathering
Each year, the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists invites a respected religious scholar to lecture on subjects that align with and advance the association’s mission. AWAB is pleased to announce Rev. Dr. Brandon Crowley as its special guest lecturer this...
AWAB 2023-2024 Impact Report
AWAB Launches Million Dollar “Here We Grow” Campaign
We have launched a new fundraising campaign with the goal of raising One Million Dollars to sustain AWAB's operation for generations to come. Our Executive Director, Brian Henderson, and Development Director, Natalie Aho, have released the following statement: Our...