BWA Commissions New Vice President

BWA Commissions New Vice President

(BIRMINGHAM, AL – July 17, 2022)  Samuel C. Tolbert, Jr. was unanimously elected Vice President for the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) at the global body’s Annual Gathering in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, on Thursday, July 14. The election comes after nominations...

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President

Rev. Tomás Mackey, DMinTomás Mackey was installed as Baptist World Alliance President in July 2020 and will continue his five-year through 2025. He has been actively involved in the BWA for more than 30 years. He has previously served on the General Council and the...

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Resignation of the United States President

Congratulations to Former USA President, Jimmy Carter

The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 7-12, 2003:
RECOGNIZES the importance of the work of Baptists throughout the world, individually and collectively, to bring peace and justice to all of the people of God;
ACKNOWLEDGES the tireless efforts of former President Jimmy Carter to bring about peace and justice in the world;

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Resignation of the United States President

To the President of the United States

The Baptist World Alliance, in session in Philadelphia, begs to express its respectful greetings to the President of the United States as the Chief Executive of the great Republic within whose borders the Alliance meets. It assures him of its grateful appreciation of the welcome which has been accorded to its members in America. It offers earnest prayer for long and useful years of increasing personal and public service on behalf of the great cause of humanity, and gives thanks to God for his great contribution to the cause of peace.

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