Baptist elected head of world’s largest united church

Baptist elected head of world’s largest united church

Andre Bokundoa-bo-Likabe, general secretary of the Baptist Community of the Congo River and a former vice president of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), has been elected president of the Church of Christ in the Congo (CCC). CCC, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

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Baptist elected head of world’s largest united church

Dozens of Baptists Perish in Sierra Leone floods

More than 80 Baptists are among the nearly 500 who have died due to landslides and severe flooding in the West African country of Sierra Leone.  More than 600 people remain missing. More than 80 Baptists are among the nearly 500 who have died due to landslides and...

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Baptist elected head of world’s largest united church

Callam welcomes Elijah Brown’s appointment

Current Baptist World Alliance (BWA) General Secretary Neville Callam has welcomed the election of Elijah Brown as his successor. Brown will be the ninth BWA general secretary since its founding in 1905. He will assume the position on January 1, 2018, after Callam’s...

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Baptist elected head of world’s largest united church

Elijah Brown to be next BWA general secretary

American Elijah Brown, originally from the state of Texas, was elected to be the next general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA). Brown was formally approved by the General Council on Friday, July 7, in Bangkok, Thailand, at its meeting during the BWA...

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Baptist elected head of world’s largest united church

Callam lauded for service to Baptists

A plethora of tributes were offered to Baptist World Alliance (BWA) General Secretary Neville Callam during the BWA Annual Gathering, held July 2-7 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Jamaican, the first black person and the first who is neither an American nor a European to...

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Baptist elected head of world’s largest united church

BWA receives three new members

Three organizations were received into the membership of the Baptist World Alliance at its meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, from July 2-7, bringing two new countries into the BWA fold. The Baptist Evangelical Church of Chad became the first BWA member organization in...

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Baptist elected head of world’s largest united church

Refugee medical doctor receives human rights award

Cynthia Maung, a medical doctor who has spent nearly 30 years treating refugees who fled “oppression and repression in Myanmar,” was presented with the 2017 Baptist World Alliance Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award during the global organization’s Annual...

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Baptist elected head of world’s largest united church

Elijah Brown nominated for general secretary

American Elijah Brown, originally from the state of Texas, is being nominated to be the next general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance. Neville Callam, a Jamaican, retires from that position in December after more than 10 years of service. Brown was formally...

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