Baptist World Alliance, BWA News Release

Callam to be honored

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Callam to be honoredThe Baptist World Alliance (BWA) will host two events and establish a special fund to honor General Secretary Neville Callam for his decade long service.

Callam announced his intention to retire from the position come December 31, 2017. A Jamaican, he is the first black person and the first from the Global South to lead the international umbrella organization for Baptists. He was elected in Accra, Ghana, in July 2007.

A dinner will be held in his honor on Thursday, July 6, during the Annual Gathering in Bangkok, Thailand, and a special event will be held in the state of Virginia in the United States in October.

In addition, the Callam Unity Fund is being established to strengthen the bonds of oneness and unity among Baptists and beyond.

Contributions to the Callam Unity Fund may be made online at www.bwanet.org/give. Online donors may select “Callam Unity Fund” from the campaign dropdown menu inside the donation system.

For check donations, persons should write “Callam Unity Fund” on the memo line. Send check to:

Baptist World Alliance
405 North Washington Street
Falls Church, VA 22046, USA

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© January 25, 2017

The Baptist World Alliance, founded in 1905, is a fellowship of 266 conventions and unions in 134 countries and territories comprising 51 million baptized believers in 178,000 churches. For more than 100 years, the Baptist World Alliance has networked the Baptist family to impact the world for Christ with a commitment to strengthen worship, fellowship and unity; lead in mission and evangelism; respond to people in need through aid, relief, and community development; defend religious freedom, human rights, and justice; and advance theological reflection and leadership development.