Several pastors in the Washington Metropolitan Area welcomed a document laying out principles and guidelines for relationships between Baptists. BWA General Secretary Neville Callam introduced the document at a reception for pastors from Virginia, Maryland and...
Refugee school destroyed by fire holds graduation ceremony
A graduation ceremony of the Kawthoolei Karen Baptist Bible School and College (KKBBSC) in the Mae La Refugee Camp in Thailand, which was destroyed by fire one year ago, was held recently. The school was gutted on April 28, 2012, but was partially rebuilt in time for...
BWA sends aid to refugee fire victims
The Baptist World Alliance® (BWA) sent an initial sum of US$20,000 to assist Karenni refugees whose homes were badly damaged or destroyed in a fire in a refugee camp in Thailand, killing 37 persons. The Karenni are a subgroup of the Karen people living mostly in Kayah...
Youth conference fee discounted until May 31
The conference fee for the 16th Baptist Youth World Conference, to be held in Singapore from July17-21, has been discounted until May 31. The previous deadline was March 31. Persons from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan, USA and...
Former BWA President Duke McCall has died
Duke McCall, president of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) from 1980-1985, died on April 2 in the state of Florida in the United States. He was 98 years old. McCall attended his first BWA event as a 16 year old in 1931, the Baptist Youth World Conference in Prague,...
A mission-focused youth conference
Youth attending the 16th Baptist Youth World Conference in Singapore from July 17-21 will have a number of mission opportunities. Participants at the conference are being asked to make monetary or in-kind donations toward school kits for refugee children in Thailand....
BWA congratulates Pope Francis; will attend inauguration
Leaders of the Baptist World Alliance® (BWA), representing 42 million Baptists in 227 member organizations in 121 countries, offered congratulations to Pope Francis who was elected the 266th head of the Catholic Church on March 13. The election of Francis, formerly...
American professor to receive international Baptist human rights award
Glen Stassen, an American theologian, ethicist and author, is the recipient of the 2013 Baptist World Alliance® (BWA) Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award. Stassen's nomination was confirmed at a meeting of the BWA Executive Committee on March 5 at its...
Baptist leaders gather for international meeting
Baptist leaders from around the world are traveling to the United States to attend meetings of the Baptist World Alliance® (BWA). The meetings bring together members of the Executive Committee, sub-committees of the Executive and BWA advisory committees. Reports will...
BWA leaders laud Pope Benedict XVI
Leaders of the Baptist World Alliance® (BWA) expressed their appreciation for Pope Benedict XVI after the announcement of his intention to resign on February 28. "I have deeply appreciated the inclusion by the pope of other Christian fellowships, such as the BWA, in...