ABCCONN House has moved

The ABCCONN House has moved.

As of June 30, 2009 the new address is :
ABCCONN
90A North Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06107-1924

The phone number will be 860-521-5421

You can check out the web page at abcconn.org and find out all the latest happenings in our wider Baptist family.

ABCCONN stands for American Baptist Churches of Connecticut. That is the regional Baptist organization that we belong to. In Baptist polity it is the local church that has the authority to do mission in each community. There is no outside governance other than that of the Holy Spirit. Yet we come together with other congregations to join forces to do more than any one congregation can do alone.

Historically for Baptists this meant sending missionaries into the world both overseas and across America. We formed Associations (SUNL), regions ABCCONN, and denominations (ABCUSA). These organizations provide the network that allows us to fulfill the great commission and reach out with the Gospel to the whole world.

Congregational autonomy is a big part of our history. That means that the Moderator of the Association, the Executive Minister of the Region or the General Secretary of the denomination cannot tell the congregation what to believe or how to answer God's call. Yet in the spirit of cooperation and discernment many of our congregations have worked cooperatively within these associations to get things done.

Camp Wightman, Pierce Baptist Home, Spring Fling and so many other ministries have grown out of these relationships. First Baptist has been very active in the associations over the years and we can be proud of that.

We are also active ecumenically working with other Christian traditions to do the will of Christ and active in interfaith relationships to advance the will of God.

You can check out all the great work being done by our wider Baptist family by going to www.abc-usa.org.

Cal