Pastors of the four churches that form a new Baptist union in Turkey Four Baptist congregations have formed the Alliance of Baptist Churches in Turkey. The goals of the group are to encourage member churches, explain the teachings of Baptists to member churches and to...
Baptist World Alliance Day is observed on May 3 and 4, depending whether Baptists worship on Saturday or Sunday. The emphasis is "Hear the Spirit – Transformation." Baptists around the world are encouraged to worship together and to pray for each other. Participants...
Participants attending the 21st Baptist World Congress in Durban, South Africa, in 2015, can benefit from discounted airfares from South African Airways (SAA), the official airline for the congress. The congress will be held from July 22-26, 2015, at the International...
Emmett Dunn, director of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Youth Department, was one of six persons conferred with an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by the Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary (LBTS) on March 31. "The Board of Trustees with the Administration of...
A daily devotional for Baptist men around the world is now available on the website of the Baptist World Alliance. A project of the BWA Men's Department, it invites participants to reflect on God, life, faith and discipleship. Preparers included Ayoola Badejo,...
Baptist World Alliance General Secretary Neville Callam has proposed that the Baptist World Congress and the Baptist Youth World Conference be merged. Both are planned by the BWA and are held at five-year intervals, normally two years apart from each other. Callam...
Ilie Coada of Moldova is the 2014 recipient of the Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award. The award is given each year by the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) to an individual who has made significant and effective contribution to secure, protect, restore or preserve...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BWA General Secretary Neville Callam made an official visit to Oleksandr Turchynov in March 2009 when he was deputy prime minister of Ukraine. Turchynov is the new interim president of the country following the ouster of former President Viktor...
BWA General Secretary Neville Callam, 2nd right, seated, with AABF leaders in South Africa in February 2014 Baptists in Africa have expressed deep displeasure at ongoing conflicts on the continent that have led to “wanton destruction of life and property of...
The Baptist World Alliance and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship have formed a partnership to identify and respond to the needs of people and congregations worldwide through joint participation in work with the United Nations. The collaborative effort seeks to increase...