Press Releases
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...
Plans begin for 2020 congress in Brazil
The 22nd Baptist World Congress will be hosted in the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in July 2020. The event, dubbed...
BWA to combine divisional portfolios
The divisions of Mission, Evangelism and Theological Reflection (METR) and Freedom and Justice (F&J) are to be...
BWA receives new members
Three organizations were granted membership in the Baptist World Alliance by the General Council at its meeting...
Baptists to discuss International terrorism and refugee displacement
The growing refugee crisis and terrorism will be among the issues to be discussed during the Baptist World Alliance...
Callam encourages Canadian congregation to remember those who labor in the faith
Baptist World Alliance General Secretary Neville Callam encouraged Christians to specially remember Christians who...
BWA convenes evangelism conference for French-speaking Baptists in the Caribbean
The Baptist World Alliance convened the fourth “Jesus Christ, Bread of Life” Mission and Evangelism Training...
Baptist leaders to gather in Vancouver, Canada
Several hundred Baptists are to attend the Baptist World Alliance Annual Gathering in Vancouver, Canada, from July...
Former BWA president Noel Vose has died
Noel Vose, president of the Baptist World Alliance between 1985 and 1990, died on May 2, in Western Australia. He was...
Baptist response to Ecuador quake
Baptists in Ecuador and other countries are offering emergency relief to those affected by the 7.8 earthquake that...