Converge (Baptist General Conference)

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Location

11002 Lake Hart Dr, Mail Code 200 Orlando, FL 32832-7106 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Contact

Phone: +1 407 563 6076
Website: www.convergeworldwide.org

Leadership

President: Scott Ridout

Praises

  • We give thanks for the leadership of 2020-2025 BWA Vice Presidents Albert Reyes and Samuel Tolbert in addition to the many Americans who are serving faithfully on BWA Commissions and Committees. We also give thanks for former BWA staff member Emmett Dunn who is currently serving as President of North American Baptist Fellowship.

Prayer Requests

  • Join us in prayer for a unified love for God and people and the opportunity to stand together as voices of hope and justice in the midst of political and cultural divisions.

Pictured is a special commissioning prayer time at the 6th Annual Conference of the Zomi Baptist Churches of America. 

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Brian Kaylor, BWA Resolutions Committee Chair, gathers with other BWA leaders for a time of prayer at the 2022 BWA Annual Gathering in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

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BWA Women Executive Director Merritt Johnston served with the Baptist Women of North America Executive Committee in Richmond, Virginia, USA, in April.

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Gina Stewart, the first woman elected President of Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Society, speaks at the convention’s 125th Annual Session last year in New Orleans.

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We also give thanks for Dallas Baptist University (DBU) in Dallas, Texas, USA, and Howard Payne University (HPU) in Brownwood, Texas, USA. Approved by the General Council at the 2023 BWA Annual Gathering, DBU and HPU are the first educational institution BWA Member Partners. General Secretary Elijah Brown is pictured with HPU President Cory Hines and his wife Melinda at the Currie-Strickland Distinguished Lectures in Christian Ethics Series earlier this year.

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