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...

American Elijah Brown, originally from the state of Texas, is being nominated to be the next general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance. Neville Callam, a Jamaican, retires from that position in December after more than 10 years of service. Brown was formally...

Neville Callam has given notice of his intention to retire as general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) on December 31, 2017. As per policy, the general secretary, the chief executive of the international umbrella organization for Baptists, should give a...

Three organizations were granted membership in the Baptist World Alliance by the General Council at its meeting convened in Vancouver, Canada. One new country has been added to the BWA roster. Founded in 1984, the Grenada Baptist Association has six churches and 400...

BWA General Secretary Neville Callam, 2nd right, seated, with AABF leaders in South Africa in February 2014 Baptists in Africa have expressed deep displeasure at ongoing conflicts on the continent that have led to “wanton destruction of life and property of...

Baptist World Aid, the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), has distributed more than US$65,000 in emergency refugee support in Europe in the month of September. In addition to Germany, Hungary, Sweden and other European nations, Baptists in...

Baptists are providing assistance to refugees who are streaming into Europe. An initial sum of US$15,000 was sent by the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) through its relief and development arm, Baptist World Aid, to Hungarian Baptists to aid refugees in that country. The...