FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA – April 29, 2025) Carolina Carro de Mangieri, Director of Global Events and Fellowship for the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), has accepted the role of Chief Executive Officer / Publisher for Editorial Mundo Hispano / Casa Bautista de Publicaciones headquartered in El Paso, Texas, USA.
Since joining the BWA in November 2004, Mangieri has played a vital role in shaping the BWA’s global events strategy, strengthening member fellowship, and advancing the mission of BWA around the world. Her leadership was instrumental in the successful coordination of numerous international gatherings over the course of her 20 years of faithful service, including two Baptist World Youth Conferences, 15 BWA Annual Gatherings, four Baptist International Conferences on Theological Education, and four Baptist World Congresses. In addition, she organized countless local Executive Committee meetings, General Secretary Dinners, and Christmas Open Houses as well as various workshops, seminars, and receptions.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, she facilitated the transition of the 2020 Baptist World Congress originally scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to a fully virtual gathering in 2021. As the most globally diverse gathering in the history of the BWA, the 22nd Baptist World Congress united more than 4,600 registrants from 146 countries across time zones and technology to experience more than 100 hours of worship, prayer, and training.
Mangieri will conclude her time of service with the BWA following the upcoming 23rd Baptist World Congress taking place in Brisbane, Australia, in July 2025 and officially assume her new role in August 2025.
“We are deeply grateful for Carolina’s faithful service and the creativity, excellence, and passion she has brought to our work,” said Elijah M. Brown, BWA General Secretary and CEO. “Her leadership has fostered greater unity, richer fellowship, and broader collaboration among our global Baptist family.”
With a deep family legacy of involvement in the BWA, Mangieri first experienced a BWA gathering at age ten, observing her parents help lead the 1984 Baptist World Youth Conference in her native Argentina. Eleven years later, she became an active participant in BWA’s global ministry herself, serving on the worship team at the 1995 Baptist World Congress in Buenos Aires.
This heart of service and commitment to God’s global mission continued to guide her two decades of ministry at the BWA as a staff member. During her tenure, she has provided ministerial presence and leadership in 23 countries, assisted with the translation of BWA resources into Spanish, and represented the BWA at many conventions and conferences – all with a passion to share God’s love and help others better connect with the global Baptist family. She has been supported throughout the years by her husband David and their three daughters.
“Over the past twenty-plus years at the BWA, I have been profoundly blessed to serve and witness the growth and transformation of our global Baptist family,” said Mangieri. “The relationships and experiences I have gained will forever hold a special place in my heart.”
Please join the BWA in congratulating Mangieri as she transitions to her new position and in prayer for God’s continued blessings on her ministry.
“We celebrate Carolina’s legacy of impact and anticipate all God will continue to do through her new role with Casa Bautista de Publicaciones, a ministry that has been strengthening discipleship for 120 years,” said Brown. “We look forward to collaborating together in the future as we live out our shared mission to impact the world for Christ.”
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