Cynthia Maung, a medical doctor who has spent nearly 30 years treating refugees who fled “oppression and repression in Myanmar,” was presented with the 2017 Baptist World Alliance Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award during the global organization’s Annual...
Baptists gather in Thailand
Approximately 300 Baptist leaders, pastors, theologians, seminary presidents, professors and interested Baptists from almost 50 countries are traveling to Bangkok, Thailand, for worship, fellowship, study and decision meetings. The Annual Gathering of the Baptist...
Refugee doctor to receive human rights award
Cynthia Maung, a medical doctor who has devoted nearly 30 years to providing healthcare to refugees from Myanmar living on the Thai-Myanmar border, will be the 2017 recipient of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award. The award is...
Nominations for human rights award extended
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has extended the deadline for nominations for the 2017 Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award. Nominations will close on January 20, 2017. Any Baptist individual, church or organization can submit a nomination, and any Baptist is...
Nominations for human rights award now open
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has begun the process of accepting nominations for the 2017 Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award. Nominations will close on December 16. Any Baptist individual, church or organization can submit a nomination, and any Baptist is...
Human rights award presented to anti-trafficking campaigner
Ilie Coada, a Baptist pastor in Moldova who worked tirelessly against human trafficking and the sex trade in his country, has been presented with the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award for 2014. The award is given for significant...
Baptists gather in historic city in Turkey
More than 300 Baptist leaders, pastors, theologians, seminary presidents, professors and interested Baptists from around the world are traveling to Turkey for worship, fellowship, study and decision meetings. The Annual Gathering will take place in Izmir, known...
Moldovan to receive human rights award
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...
BWA receiving human rights award nominations
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has begun the process of accepting nominations for the 2014 Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award. Nominations close on December 20. Any Baptist individual, church, or organization can submit a nomination, and any Baptist is...
Stassen receives human rights award
Glen Stassen, the Lewis B. Smedes Professor of Christian Ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary in California in the United States, was presented with the 2013 Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award during the Annual Gathering of the Baptist World Alliance® (BWA) in...