Appreciation

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BWA World Congress Resolution 1980.8

Appreciation

Realizing that the 75th Anniversary is a peak experience for our growing and dynamic Baptist World Alliance, we offer our sincere appreciation

To the Baptist Federation of Canada and its leaders for their outstanding preparation and the care given us.

To the city of Toronto, the Provincial Government, and the Government of Canada for their warm welcome.

To Warren Magnuson and the Program Committee and David Simmonds and the Committee on Local Arrangements for their excellent plan-ning.

To the staff and officers of the Alliance for their labors and sincere com-mitment which combined to make this Congress an outstanding success.

To our General Secretary, Robert S. Denny, and our President, David Y. K. Wong, for their endless service to us and to Christian unity, with our love and best wishes as they graduate into another dimension of Christian living.

Citations

Original Source Bibliography: Bryant, Cyril E. and Burke, Ruby J., editors. Celebrating Christ’s Presence Through the Spirit: Official Report of the Fourteenth Congress, Toronto, Canada, July 8-13, 1980. Nashville: Broadman Press, 1981.

Original Source Footnote/Endnote: Cyril E. Bryant and Ruby J. Burke, eds., Celebrating Christ’s Presence Through the Spirit: Official Report of the Fourteenth Congress, Toronto, Canada, July 8-13, 1980 (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1981), p. 245.

Online Document Full Citation: BWA World Congress Resolution 1980.8 Appreciation; https://o7e.4a3.myftpupload.com/resolutions.

In-text Online Document Citation: (BWA World Congress Resolution 1980.8).

For more information about Baptist World Alliance resolutions, visit BaptistWorld.org/resolutions.
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