by BWA Staff | Mar 24, 2009 | News
(BWA) More than 120 persons were baptized in the Jordan River on Friday, March 20, by pastors from the Jordan Baptist Convention. The baptisms were the culmination of an afternoon of celebration in which the Baptism Center at Bethany beyond Jordan was dedicated for...
by BWA Staff | Mar 20, 2009 | News
(BWA) A number of Christian and religious groups were convened by the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) at the Kempinski Hotel in Amman, Jordan, on the morning of Thursday, March 19, to discuss common interests and to review plans surrounding the official opening and...
by BWA Staff | Mar 5, 2009 | News
Raimundo César Barreto Jr. of Brazil is being recommended by the personnel committee for the position of director of the Division of Freedom and Justice (F&J) for the Baptist World Alliance (BWA). The recommendation, which was shared with the executive...
by BWA Staff | Feb 12, 2009 | News
Washington, D.C. (BWA) — Baptists in Australia have established an emergency relief fund to aid persons affected by the worst natural disaster in the history of the southeastern state of Victoria. Bushfires that started on February 7 have claimed more than 180...
by BWA Staff | Jan 20, 2009 | News
Washington, D.C. (BWA) — David Kerrigan, a member of the Baptist World Alliance Commission on Doctrine and Interchurch Cooperation, has been appointed general director of BMS World Mission, the major mission arm of Baptists in Britain. Washington, D.C. (BWA)...
