The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) welcomed an eight-member team from the Commission for Government Support for Faith Communities in Sweden (SST) to its international offices on October 7. SST is a government agency that provides support for faith communities, enabling...
Baptists to observe BWA Day
Baptist churches and institutions are encouraged to observe Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Day on February 4 or 5, 2017, depending on whether they worship on Saturday or Sunday. The observance is aimed at affirming Baptist identity within the worldwide Christian family....
Ethiopian Baptists request prayer
Baptists in Ethiopia are requesting prayer from the international Baptist community on recent happenings in the East African country. Over the past two months, beginning on August 5, Ethiopia has been beset by unrest that has led to the loss of hundreds of lives and...
Appeals for Baptists to aid Haiti
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is appealing to the worldwide Baptist family to respond to the devastating impact of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, by making donations online, sending in checks by mail or making wire transfers by bank. Haiti faced the brunt of the...
Nominations for human rights award now open
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has begun the process of accepting nominations for the 2017 Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award. Nominations will close on December 16. Any Baptist individual, church or organization can submit a nomination, and any Baptist is...
Callam appoints meeting planning manager
Carolina Mangieri, a Baptist World Alliance (BWA) member of staff since 2004, assumes the full position of Meeting Planning Manager beginning October 1. The appointment was made by BWA General Secretary Neville Callam following a decision of the Executive Committee in...
BWA among global gathering on peace and justice in Italy
Dimitrina Oprenova of Bulgaria, a vice president of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), was among a global gathering of 450 religious leaders of various Christian and faith traditions at the "THIRST FOR PEACE: Religions and Cultures in dialogue" in Assisi, Italy, from...
BWA appoints coordinator for mission and justice
Trisha Miller Manarin of Virginia, in the United States, has been appointed Baptist World Alliance (BWA) coordinator for the Division on Mission, Evangelism and Justice (MEJ). The appointment was made by BWA General Secretary Neville Callam following a decision of the...
Baptists join others in mission during Rio Summer Games
Baptists, along with other Christian traditions in Brazil, are engaged in mission outreach to the city of Rio de Janeiro and its visitors during the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The Olympic Games will formally run from August 5-21 while the Paralympics will...
Donation to BWA made more secure
Over the past two weeks, the donation (Give) button on the Baptist World Alliance website did not work as intended and persons using it may have received an error message. The glitch occurred while the BWA installed an extra layer of security on the website to ensure...