Baptists and human rights
BWA General Secretary Neville Callam speaks on human rights at the annual Pruit Memorial Symposium at Baylor University in Waco, Texas
Baptists respond to Asia and Pacific disasters
Baptist World Aid is coordinating relief efforts to the Philippines and Indonesia after these countries were badly affected by a typhoon and earthquakes, respectively
Former BWA President Nilson Fanini has died
Nilson do Amaral Fanini, president of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) from 1995-2000, died on Saturday, September 19
Pakistani Christians under pressure
The small Christian community in Pakistan has been experiencing increasing difficulties as a result of anti-Christian violence and the Pakistani government’s war against Taliban fighters.
2013 Baptist Youth World Conference in Singapore
The 16th Baptist Youth World Conference will be held in Singapore in July 2013
Baptists aid typhoon victims in Taiwan
Baptists in Taiwan and around the world are assisting victims of Typhoon Morakot
Baptist 400 in Kiev
Baptists in Central and Eastern Europe plan a Jubilee conference in Kiev to celebrate 400 years of the Baptist movement
Baptists pray for Nigeria
More than 800 persons were reportedly killed during the latest round of religious sectarian violence
Leena Lavanya accepts BWA Human Rights Award
Leena Lavanya of India accepted the 2009 Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award on August 1
BWA divisions reorganized
There is a new Division of Mission, Evangelism and Theological Reflection
General Secretary reelected for new quinquennium, new director elected
Neville Callam was reelected General Secretary for 2010-2015; Raimundo César Barreto was elected Director of the Division of Freedom and Justice
BWA accepts two new member bodies
The Argentine Baptist Association and the Uganda Baptist Convention were voted into membership by the BWA on August 1
Billy Graham endorses BWA 400th celebration
Graham sent a letter to the BWA upon its celebration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Baptist movement
Speakers chosen for Baptist World Congress
The main speakers have been confirmed for the 20th Baptist World Congress to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii, July 28-August 1, 2010
BWA makes important constitutional changes
The General Council of the BWA voted to amend its constitution and bylaws
John Upton is president-elect
John Upton has been nominated to be president of the BWA
BWA launches legacy fund
General Secretary Callam announced the creation of the BWA 400 Legacy Fund at the General Council meeting on July 31
Callam calls for commissions on Christian-Muslim dialogue and intra-Baptist relations
Callam has urged the BWA to create a commission that would deal primarily with Baptist conversations with Muslims
Modern threats to religious liberty
Denton Lotz spoke at a special worship service held in Amsterdam to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Baptist movement
Samuel Sharpe, prophet and liberator
The life and legacy of Sharpe, an educated Jamaican slave and Baptist deacon, was discussed at the BWA Annual Gathering
Baptists and transformation
A forum during the second day of the BWA Annual Gathering
recounted the transformative work of Baptists over the past 400 years
European Baptists called to discipleship
BWA President David Coffey spoke during the concluding session of EBF-sponsored Amsterdam 400
Callam calls on European Baptists to commit to evangelism
BWA General Secretary Callam spoke during the Opening Celebration of Amsterdam 400 on Friday, July 24
Major Baptist celebrations begin this week in Europe
The Baptist World Alliance and the European Baptist Federation have planned major activities to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Baptist movement
President-elect to be chosen in Ede
The General Council will choose the person who will serve as BWA president for 2010-2015 if elected at the World Congress
Myanmar Baptists plan major bicentennial celebration
The celebration, to be held in 2013, will mark the bicentennial anniversary of the founding of Baptist witness in Myanmar
Constitutional changes expected in Ede
The BWA General Council will vote on constitutional amendments such as a reduction in the size of the Executive Committee
Baptists and Catholics in Italy reach agreement on marriage
The agreement addresses interchurch marriages between members of the two Christian faith traditions
Baptists sign letter to President Obama
Several Baptist leaders in the United States signed a letter calling for a just and lasting resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
BWA commissions and workgroups to focus on 400th celebration
At the BWA Annual Gathering in Ede, commissions and workgroups will explore various theological, doctrinal, ethical, historical and social issues
Leading Asian theological educator dies
Lilian Lim Hui Kiau, President of the Asia Baptist Graduate Theological Seminary, died on June 25
Haitian university president calls on nation to work together for national reconstruction
Jules Casseus, president of the Northern Haiti Christian University, issued a call to action in his speech at the school's graduation exercises
400th celebration to focus on worship
Worship during the BWA Annual Gathering in Ede, Netherlands, will focus on the work of outstanding Baptists throughout the past 400 years
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Lotz receives international religious liberty award
Denton Lotz, former general secretary of the BWA, received the International Award for Religious Liberty on June 18
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Leading Baptist scholars to participate in BWA meetings in the Netherlands
Scholars will lead discussions on the history of Baptist witness in different regions of the world
