Salem Boulos, who attended the Gaza Baptist Church (GBC), was among the casualties who died in the recent war between Israel and Hamas. The 45 year old father of four daughters and one son was killed when bombs dropped by an Israeli jet hit a building near where he...
Tens of thousands displaced in Congo, Baptists appeal for help
Baptists in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are appealing to the Baptist World Alliance® (BWA) to assist persons who are displaced by the conflict in that country. The rebel military group March 23 Movement (M23), which is based in...
Baptists respond to severe flooding in Nigeria
The Baptist World Alliance® (BWA) has granted an initial sum of US$10,000 for flood relief in Nigeria after torrential rains killed more than 360 persons, injured more than 18,000, caused widespread property damage and displaced more than two million people. The worst...
Report of dialogue on church membership published
Baptist theologians in Australia participated in an interchurch dialogue that resulted in the publication of a report that draws attention to the challenges surrounding the notion of church membership. The authors represented theologians from Australian Baptist...
Baptists in US coordinate Hurricane Sandy response
Baptists in the United States are putting together a coordinated response to the disaster caused by Hurricane Sandy. The North American Baptist Fellowship (NABF), through its Disaster Response Network (DRN), is pulling together information and resources to assist...
Baptists in Victoria Praised for Embracing Multiculturalism
Baptist World Alliance® (BWA) General Secretary Neville Callam has praised Baptists in the Australian state of Victoria for "the admirable effort they are making to respond creatively to the demands raised by the multi-cultural context in which they exercise...
Caribbean suffers destruction in the wake of Sandy
Baptist World Aid, the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance® (BWA), has granted an initial sum of US$20,000 for relief to the Caribbean following the passage of Hurricane Sandy through the northern Caribbean and the United States. Jamaica, Cuba,...
Lebanese Baptists call for prayer, express anger at bomb attack
Baptists in Lebanon are appealing to the worldwide Baptist family to pray for the Middle Eastern country in the wake of a bomb blast on October 19. At least eight persons were killed, including Wissam al-Hassan, the country's head of intelligence and his assistant. An...
Baptist representative emphasized Christian unity and religious liberty at Vatican meeting
Baptist Christians are committed to Christian unity, said Timothy George of Beeson Divinity School in the United States, at a meeting at Vatican City. George represented the Baptist World Alliance® (BWA) as a fraternal delegate at the 13th Ordinary General Assembly of...
Baptists present report on Pakistan at UN meeting
The Baptist World Alliance® (BWA) will participate in a review of Pakistan's human rights record at an upcoming meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC). The HRC's second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Pakistan takes place in Geneva, Switzerland,...