233rd Annual Meeting
Saturday, November 9, 2024 | First Baptist Church, East Elmhurst, NY
The 233rd Annual Meeting of the American Baptist Churches of Metropolitan New York: its predecessor organizations, and the Annual Business Meetings of the Baptist Fresh Air Home Society and the Metropolitan Baptist Camps will be held Saturday, November 9, 2024. The 2024 theme, LOVE. is drawn our core beliefs and practices as Christians. Drawing from the greatest commandments as taught in the Old Testament, the Gospels, as well as the Epistles is succinctly captured in I Corinthians 13 5:17. This theme, LOVE. , will inspire the worshipful work of our 233rd ABCMNY Annual Meeting.
We are thrilled that our 233rd Annual Meeting will be hosted by the First Baptist Church, East Elmhurst, NY located at 100-10 Astoria Blvd, East Elmhurst, New York. We are grateful for the leadership of Senior Pastor, Rev. Dr. Patrick Young, who has graciously made First Baptist Church of East Elmhurst available to the ABCMNY family for our Annual Meeting.
OVERVIEW OF THE ANNUAL MEETING
The ABCMNY Annual Meeting will include the business session, the regional minister’s address, worship, music, a dynamic guest preacher, a testimony of the blessing of healing and recovery by one of our pastors, and other elements. We will begin at 9:00 AM and plan to adjourn by 1:00 PM. Lunch will follow the annual session for those able to remain. Coffee and a light breakfast will be available for those who arrive early. Additional details will be provided in follow-up emails.
DELEGATES
Delegates will need to register for the business session in compliance with ABCMNY By-Laws and NY State laws for annual meetings of non-profit organizations. Delegates come to the Annual Meetings as representatives from their church and are entitled to vote in the business meetings. Please refer to the email and mail sent to your church to see how many delegates your church is allotted.
REGISTRATION FOR MEMBER CHURCHES
Registration will happen primarily online again this year. This will enable you to submit the names a donation (or mission gift) of $50.00 per person. This contribution will help ABCMNY sustain our shared mission and ministries.
We strongly encourage online registration. NOTE: Prior to beginning online registration, you will need to: know the church’s PIN number, provided at the top of the email. You may also look it up here.
Are you wondering to whom or where the email and mail was sent? Check this list. If you’d like to update the main email address or mailing address for your church, please contact us at registrations@abcmny.org.
Of course, you will have the option of mailing a check or bringing it with you to the meeting. A form for this purpose will be provided. If online registration proves to be too challenging, we will assist you in completing the registration for your church and its delegates. Please contact registrations@abcmny.org for help.
We very much look forward to this time of being together again. We look for God’s blessings as we together once again. Please be in prayer for our meeting, network of churches, our region, and our collective mission.
Questions?
Kindly direct all registration questions and concerns to registrations@abcmny.org.