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Union of Latvian Baptists in America

(Amerikas Latviešu Baptistu Apvienība)

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Churches

Members

Location

124 Markley Farm Cir. Norristown, PA 19403-1355 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Contact

Phone: +1 215 450 7911
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.latvianbaptistsinamerica.org

Leadership

President: Uldis Ukstins
General Secretary: Juris Alksnitis

Praises

  • We give thanks for the leadership of 2020-2025 BWA Vice President Albert Reyes and Vice President Samuel Tolbert in addition to the many Americans who are serving faithfully on BWA Commissions and Committees. We also give thanks for the addition of TaNikka Sheppard as the new General Secretary of North American Baptist Fellowship, the first woman to serve in the role. We also give thanks for the Tenx10 Partnership and discipleship initiatives across North America that are empowering young leaders to speak into the pressing issues of their generation.
  • 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

  • Ask God to strengthen churches in America as beacons of truth and justice, advocating for the dignity and equality of all people. Pray for churches to be powerful advocates for justice and mercy, calling for policies that reflect God’s love for the vulnerable. Pray for the protection of civil liberties and religious freedoms, especially for churches to remain sanctuaries of truth. Pray for the healing of societal divisions and that narratives of hate and injustice would be dismantled.
  • 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.
Union of Latvian Baptists in America
Pictured is a special commissioning prayer 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.
Union of Latvian Baptists in America
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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Women leaders gathered in Detroit in May 2024 for the Baptist Women of North America Executive Committee Retreat.
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Director of Global Partnerships and Unity Julie Justus Williams pictured with attendees of a BWA Prayer Breakfast at the 2023 ABCUSA Biennial Mission Summit.
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Attendees at a gathering for North American Baptist Fellowship, one of the six regional fellowships of the BWA.
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A special time of commissioning for TaNikka Sheppard who was affirmed as a BWA Regional Secretary at the 2025 March Executive Committee Meeting.