The 23rd Baptist World Congress, scheduled to convene in Brisbane, Australia, from July 7-12, 2025, will feature global diversity and ingenuity expressed through creative arts.

Wissam al-Saliby appointed as President of the 21Wilberforce Global Freedom Center, a Baptist World Alliance (BWA) partnering ministry that seeks to advance religious freedom awareness, training, support and advocacy.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA, USA - April 24, 2024) The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) will convene the 2024 BWA Annual Gathering in Lagos, Nigeria, from July 5-12, 2024. This annual event unites Baptists worldwide for a strategic time...

Drawing from more than a century of history hosting the world’s largest gatherings of Baptists, the Baptist World Alliance will convene July 7-12, 2025, for the 23rd Baptist World Congress in Brisbane, Australia.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (STAVANGER, NORWAY – July 6, 2023) Meeting in Stavanger, Norway, this week, the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) General Council unanimously approved eight new members, bringing total membership of the BWA to 253 Baptist organizations in 130...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (STAVANGER, NORWAY – July 6, 2023) In pursuit of its mission to “Network the Baptist Family to Impact the World for Christ,” the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) launched the Global Baptist Mission Network (GBMN) this week at its annual...

Mona Khauli of Lebanon is the 2023 recipient of the Baptist World Alliance’s (BWA) Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award.

In partnership with Australian Baptist Ministries and Queensland Baptists, the BWA is pleased to unveil the 2025 Congress logo designed by a First Nations artist.