Press Releases
BWA Appoints Ambassador for Standing Against Gender-Based Violence
The BWA appoints Dr. Valérie Duval-Poujol from France as the first BWA Ambassador for Standing Against Gender-Based Violence.
Baptist Women Celebrate 75th Anniversary of Worldwide Day of Prayer Movement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA - November 3, 2025) For 75 years, Baptists around the world have united...
BWA Represented at the United Nations
The BWA was represented at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) one-day conference on the growing humanitarian crisis in and around Myanmar.
BWA Appoints Ambassador to the Middle East
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA – October 5, 2025) The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is pleased to...
Ukrainian President Honors Global Baptist Leaders
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy honors Baptist World Alliance, awarding BWA and EBF during Ukraine’s Independence Day with top national distinctions.
BWA Women Commissions New Global Leaders
BWA Women commissions visionary global leaders at Baptist World Congress—empowering five-year mission to strengthen worship, mission, aid, freedom & unity.
BWA Commissions New Leadership
BWA commissions new leadership across five ministry Commissions—strengthening worship, mission, aid, religious freedom, theological reflection for the 2025–2030 quinquennium.
BWA Hosts Good News for the World Book Launch
BWA hosts the Good News for the World book launch, celebrating global Baptist witness and theology with contributors from six continents and 30+ countries.
BWA Welcomes 17 New Members
BWA welcomes 17 new Member Partners—expanding to 283 Baptist organizations across 138 countries.
BWA Presents Congress Quinquennial Human Rights Award
“The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) honoured Sano Vamuzo with its prestigious Congress Quinquennial Human Rights Award at its 2025 congress in Brisbane, recognising her four-decade commitment to peace, women’s empowerment and human rights advocacy in Northeast India.”