ABC Special
Interest
Independent
Local
Mission Trips
Missions
We support 147
missionaries serving in 32 countries around the world through our
regular gifts to American Baptist Churches, USA, a portion of which
goes to United Missions, and our special gifts going to the World
Mission Offering. We are among the top 10 churches in NYS in
United Mission giving. More
information can be found at
www.internationalministries.org
ABC Special Interest
We have a
special interest in supporting specific ABC missionaries:
Daniel and Sarah Chetti,
Lebanon; Virgil & Lynn Nelson, Congo;
Charles &
Ruth Fox, Thailand;
Wayne and Kathy Niles, Haiti;
Susan Linderman,
Bulgaria; Trevor Jones (Alaska)
Susan and Richard Harding (Alaska)
Independent
We provide support to several independent
missionaries who have ties to our church. They are:
Mike and Gina
Cahill;
David and Karen Caldwell,
Dan and Mary Neville,
Carroll
and Susie Stevens and
Dan and Katie
Johnson.
Local
In our local area, we support
Youth for
Christ;
Care Links;
Prison Fellowship; and the
Springbrook:
a residential facility for children and adults..
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ABC Special Interest
The Chettis are American Baptist missionaries
serving at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Lebanon. Their
ministry is the first of its kind for International Ministries in
Lebanon. Because of political unrest, they are presently
continuing their ministry from the USA.
Charles and Ruth Fox
The Foxes are American Baptist missionaries serving in Thailand.
Their ministry focuses on pastoral care, leadership development and
women’s ministries. For a picture, more information and
to read their journals visit
The Fox's Web Page
The Nelsons are
American Baptist missionaries training and supporting pastors and
future leaders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
For a picture, more information and
to read their journals visit
The Nelson's Web Page
Wayne and Kathy Niles
The Niles are
American Baptist missionaries serving in Haiti. Their focus is
agricultural development and health education. They also work with
the churches in outreach to those suffering with AIDS and
tuberculosis.
For a picture, more information and to read their journals visit
The Niles' Web Page
Susan Linderman
Susan is jointly appointed by IM and American Baptist Churches of
the Dakotas and was commissioned in 2006. Susan ministers to women
and youth at risk of human trafficking in Bulgaria. There she works
to identify and reach out to women and youth at risk. She seeks to
develop skills-training programs and economic development
opportunities to lessen the risk of vulnerability to human
trafficking. For a Picture and more information visit
Susan's Web Page
Trevor Jones
Trevor works with the Kodiak Baptist
Mission, originally established in 1893 on nearby Woody Island, is
mission partner with National Ministries and the American Baptist
Churches in Alaska. For more information visit
Trevor's Web Page and
www.kodiakbaptistmission.org
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Independent
Mike and Gina Cahill
The Cahill’s are currently working in Texas
as linguistics specialists for Wycliffe Bible Translators. They
have three children.
David and Karen Caldwell
The Caldwells are fulltime missionaries with
Camps
International (CI) working as camp developers
central Mexico. David is founder and director of Retiros Y Campamentos
Con Aventura (RYCCA) working under an all Mexican board of
directors. RYCCA (pronounced REE-kuh) is a
non-profit, Mexican organization. The Caldwells have six
children: Nathan, Caleb, Kari, Cherith, Micah, and Rosie. The
children play an active role in camp development.
More
information can be found at
www.campsinternational.org
along with their latest newsletters.
Dan and Mary
Neville
The Nevilles are missionaries with Wycliffe
Bible Translators and have served two terms in the Philippines. Dan
worked as Administrator of the Bagabag Workshop Center while Mary
worked in various support roles throughout the community. They have
five children. The Nevilles are currently serving in Willow Street,
PA. There responsibilities are primarily in equipping missionaries
to be successful in the field.
Carroll and Susie Stevens
The Stevens’s are missionaries with Wycliffe
Bible Translators based in West Asia. They are working in Literacy
training and Susie is very involved in women’s ministries. They
have Five children.
Dan and
Katie Johnson
Dan and Katie are presently training at
Miami University in Ohio for their work with the Navigators. For
pictures and more information visit
The Johnson's Web Site.
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Local
Capital District Youth for Christ
Capital District Youth for Christ’s mission
is to participate in the responsible evangelism of youth, presenting
them with the person, work and teaching of Christ and to disciple
them into the local church. Among the ministries sponsored by YFC
sponsors are: After-school learning centers, an annual high school
outreach, a week of overnight camping for junior high students, a
Christian music festival, overnight camp for elementary age
children, and a 10-day backpacking wilderness adventure. Contact
YFC at 518-37-1414,
www.cdyfc.org
Care Links
Care
Links of Clifton Park is one of the many programs of the
Shenendehowa Senior Center. Our trained volunteers provide
supportive services, at no cost, to persons 55 and over in the towns
of Clifton Park, Halfmoon and Malta. We work closely with local
congregations of all denominations to provide volunteers. Our
services include friendly visiting, transportation, respite
assistance, shopping and errands, meal preparation, light
housekeeping, handy-helping, telephone assurance and information and
referral. We provide support so the seniors can stay in
their homes as long as possible. For more information or to become
a volunteer, call 371-5179, E-Mail:
cpcarelinks@juno.com
Springbrook (formerly the
Upstate Home for Children and Adults)
Our church conducts several fundraisers for
Springbrook. Monies raised at the main
fundraiser go toward operating expenses. The all-church Christmas
Card fundraiser goes toward camper ships. We also collect Campbell
“Labels for Education” year round for the home.
The
Springbrook based in Oneonta, NY, began as an orphanage
in 1925, and eventually changed into a home for mentally handicapped
persons from the age of 5 through adulthood. It is a not-for-profit
corporation whose primary purpose is to provide residential care,
treatment, training and rehabilitation, and to provide foster-home
care services where appropriate. Recently,
the dormitory
style housing of the 1970's has been changed into group homes built
on the campus. The Board of Directors consists of representatives
from various American Baptist Churches in New York State.
You can learn more about this organization in the book
"Have the
Children Been Fed?" by William Nunn and Martha Hulings. Additional
information, about the Home, can also be obtained by visiting
Springbrookny.org or writing
directly to Patricia Kennedy, Executive Director, 2705 State Highway
28, Oneonta, New York 12820.
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