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Churches lead reconciliation initiatives in South Sudan

Churches lead reconciliation initiatives in South Sudan

Baptists have joined other Christian groups to end fighting in South Sudan. Edward Dima, president of the Baptist Convention of South Sudan told the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) that church and community leaders met several times in October with an aim to bring...

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Churches lead reconciliation initiatives in South Sudan

Speakers for international Baptist congress confirmed

The keynote speakers for the 21st Baptist World Congress to be held in Durban, South Africa, from July 22-26, 2015, have been confirmed. Speakers are Peter Chin from South Korea, Donald Ndichafah from Cameroon, Dimitrina Oprenova from Bulgaria, Anthony Carroll from...

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Churches lead reconciliation initiatives in South Sudan

Africans ask for prayer on October 12

The All Africa Baptist Fellowship (AABF), one of six regional fellowships of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), has called on all Baptists to make the Ebola outbreak a matter of prayer during worship on Sunday, October 12. "All Africa Baptist Fellowship appreciates...

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Churches lead reconciliation initiatives in South Sudan

Baptists take strong stance against anti-Semitism

A Baptist group in the United States issued a resolution reaffirming the "historic American Baptist stand against anti-Semitism." The resolution, issued by American Baptist Churches USA's (ABC USA) International Ministries (IM), declares anti-Semitism to be "wholly...

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Churches lead reconciliation initiatives in South Sudan

Thousands of Baptists displaced in Ukraine, appeal for help

The All-Ukrainian Union of Associations of Evangelical Christians-Baptists (AUUAECB) reported that approximately 5,500 Baptists have been displaced in Eastern Ukraine as a result of the conflict in that country. A letter received by the Baptist World Alliance (BWA)...

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October is hunger emphasis month

October is hunger emphasis month

The Baptist World Alliance observes Hunger Emphasis Month in October. During this month, the international umbrella organization for Baptists sensitizes the Baptist community in particular and the broader international community of the immediate need of hunger faced...

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Churches lead reconciliation initiatives in South Sudan

BWA Day to be re-launched next year

Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Day is to be re-launched in 2015. The decision was made by the BWA General Council in its meeting in Izmir, Turkey, in July. The observance will be on February 7 and 8, 2015, depending on whether Baptists worship on Saturday or Sunday....

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Churches lead reconciliation initiatives in South Sudan

BWA supports appeal made by Christians in the Middle East

Baptist World Alliance (BWA) General Secretary Neville Callam endorsed the urgent appeal from the Supreme Council of the Evangelical Community in Syria and Lebanon to evangelical and Protestant churches and organizations around the world. The appeal, which was signed...

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Churches lead reconciliation initiatives in South Sudan

BWA statement on Congress 2015

The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is excited about the prospect of thousands from all over the world gathering in Durban, South Africa, in July 2015 for the 21st Baptist World Congress. At a meeting last week of the Congress Core Committee, we noted that more than...

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Churches lead reconciliation initiatives in South Sudan

Liberia reeling from Ebola

The Ebola epidemic in Liberia has led to the shutdown of many activities in the West African country. A state of emergency has been declared, the capital Monrovia is under curfew, schools are closed, only essential government services are being provided and private...

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