Noel Vose, president of the Baptist World Alliance between 1985 and 1990, died on May 2, in Western Australia. He was 94 years old. Vose was founding principal of the Baptist Theological College of Western Australia, which opened in 1963, and retired from that...
African installed president of global Baptist body
Ngwedla Paul Msiza of South Africa was installed as the second African to be president of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), the global organization for Baptist Christians. The ceremony took place on July 25 during the Baptist World Congress in Durban, South Africa....
South African to become president of global Baptist body in 2015
Ngwedla Paul Msiza of South Africa has been elected president of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA). Msiza and 12 vice presidents were elected by the BWA General Council, which convened during the Annual Gathering being held in Izmir, Turkey, From July 6-12. Msiza, 53,...
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,...
Former BWA vice president from Croatia has died
Branko Lovrec, a vice president of the Baptist World Alliance® (BWA) from 2005 to 2010, died on September 28, in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. He was 79 years old. Lovrec served the BWA in a number of other capacities, including as a member of the General Council,...
President’s visits – Upton 2010-2015
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Baptist World Alliance to Convene Annual Gathering in July
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA, USA - April 24, 2024) The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) will convene the 2024 BWA Annual Gathering in Lagos, Nigeria, from July 5-12, 2024. This annual event unites Baptists worldwide for a strategic time...
World Day of Prayer Unites Women Across the Globe
Baptist World Alliance Women (BWAW) is hosting the annual Baptist Women’s World Day of Prayer on Monday, November 6.
Pray for the Persecuted
Unjustly Imprisoned For the last year, Baptist pastor Samson Hkalam has languished in a prison cell in Myanmar. A well-respected advocate for religious freedom and human rights, Pastor Samson was illegally detained in December 2022 and convicted in April on false...
Standing with Maui
Stand together in prayer and support for sisters and brothers impacted by the unprecedented wildfires in Maui.