The 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...
Moreen Sharp, a Canadian and president of the North American Baptist Women's Union (NABWU) and a vice president of the Baptist World Alliance Women's Department (BWAWD), has been appointed interim executive director of the BWAWD. Sharp currently volunteers part-time...
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has extended the deadline for nominations for the 2017 Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award. Nominations will close on January 20, 2017. Any Baptist individual, church or organization can submit a nomination, and any Baptist is...
The third in a series of podcasts by the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) encourages churches to be aware of and sensitive to the needs of those for whom Christmas can be particularly lonely and difficult. It is recognized that Christmas can be the “loneliest time of the...
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has issued a challenge to the global Baptist community to match a gift of US$50,000 from an anonymous donor. The challenge ends December 31. Baptists from around the world are urged to make their own individual, personal contributions....
The Baptist World Alliance and its constituents will observe Human Rights Day on December 10 for Baptists who worship on Saturday, or December 11 for those worshiping on Sunday. Human Rights Day is a commemoration of the day on which the United Nations General...
Neville Callam has given notice of his intention to retire as general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) on December 31, 2017. As per policy, the general secretary, the chief executive of the international umbrella organization for Baptists, should give a...
Baptists around the world are encouraged to join the call of the Baptist Union of Southern Africa (BUSA) to engage in a “special united prayer on Sunday 30 October” for South Africa. BUSA made the call to its own membership at the conclusion of its 2016 Assembly in...
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) launched its first podcast. Titled, “Gifts from Global Baptists: Stories Engaging Churches in Conversation,” the podcast, a creation coming from the new Division on Mission, Evangelism and Justice (MEJ), focuses on the work and...
Everton Jackson, Baptist World Alliance regional secretary for the Caribbean, indicated that Haiti needs urgent help after it was slammed by Hurricane Matthew, a category 4 storm that hit the nation with wind speed of 145 miles, or more than 230 kilometers, per hour....