American Baptist Churches USA Lectionary 2026
Worship-planning facts for American Baptist Churches USA congregations, plus every 2026 Sunday's readings, hymn suggestions, and sermon angles.
Worship notes
- LectionaryRCL
- Worship bookHymnbook for Christian Worship (1970, joint ABC/Disciples — last authorized ABCUSA hymnal; congregations vary widely)
- Communion frequencyquarterly
- Politycongregational
- Clergy titlePastor / Reverend
No ABCUSA-indexed hymnal in SH corpus. ABCUSA has not authorized a hymnal since the 1970 Hymnbook for Christian Worship (a joint project with the Disciples of Christ). Congregations draw from that hymnal, the Chalice Hymnal (1995, Disciples-only — see Music norms), Baptist-tradition hymnals, or contemporary praise collections. Use RCL-linked worship suggestions and avoid defaulting to any single hymnal.
2026 Sundays
Proper 10 (Ordinary 15)
Proper 11 (Ordinary 16)
Proper 12 (Ordinary 17)
Proper 13 (Ordinary 18)
Proper 14 (Ordinary 19)
Proper 15 (Ordinary 20)
Proper 16 (Ordinary 21)
Proper 17 (Ordinary 22)
Proper 18 (Ordinary 23)
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