Praises Join us in thanking God for the rich diversity of this region, which includes 200 ethnic groups and 120 different languages and dialects. Praises Join us in prayer for peace and comfort for the convention and its churches as they continue to grieve the death...
Resolution on Violations of Religious Freedom in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region
The Baptist World Alliance General Council, meeting in Vancouver, Canada, July 6-8, 2016:
RENEWS its concern about the continuing humanitarian crisis in Nigeria previously addressed by a BWA resolution in 2012;
Moving Beyond the Pandemic
Moving Beyond the Pandemic: Making 2022 CountBaptist World Alliance Forum for Aid and Development (BFAD)How can the church serve faithfully in its context and community in 2022?Many are slipping back into extreme poverty, national governments are weakening because of...
Igreja e Resposta à Crise: Uma História de vitória e adaptação à nova realidade
O pastor Nivaldo Aparecido Cavallari conta como eles viram a fidelidade de Deus na vida de sua igreja durante a pandemia.
Callam lauded for service to Baptists
A plethora of tributes were offered to Baptist World Alliance (BWA) General Secretary Neville Callam during the BWA Annual Gathering, held July 2-7 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Jamaican, the first black person and the first who is neither an American nor a European to...
BWA receives three new members
Three organizations were received into the membership of the Baptist World Alliance at its meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, from July 2-7, bringing two new countries into the BWA fold. The Baptist Evangelical Church of Chad became the first BWA member organization in...
Baptists urge UN to raise threat designation for Nigeria
The main international organization that represents Baptists globally is telling the United Nations it needs to raise the designated threat level for Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region. Declaring that the area is rife with conflict and dislocation, the Baptist World...
Pastors protest dam construction in India
Baptist pastors in the Northeast Indian state of Manipur are protesting the construction of the Mapithel Dam. The dam, part of the Thoubal Multipurpose Project, will utilize water from the Yangwui Kong River to provide irrigation for 21,860 hectares (54,000 acres) of...
Baptists affected by insurgency in Nigeria
At least 32 Baptist churches and just fewer than 2,000 individual Baptists have been affected by the Boko Haram insurgency in Nassarawa State and parts of Benue State in Nigeria. These are just the latest in a series of attacks. Previous attacks have occurred in...
BWA appeals for help for Central African Republic
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is appealing for assistance to the Central African Republic (CAR) due to widespread suffering after rebels overthrew the government in March 2013. Nicolas Aimé Singa-Gbazia, president of the Association of Baptist Churches of Central...