by BWA Staff | Nov 24, 2008 | News
Washington, D.C. (BWA) — Baptist Churches in Vietnam (BCV), one of several Baptist conventions and unions in the Southeast Asian country, gained official recognition from the Vietnamese government in early October. BCV, formed in 1989, is now allowed, by decree...
by BWA Staff | Nov 17, 2008 | News
Washington, D.C. (BWA) — Baptist World Aid, the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance, has provided $30,000 for relief in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The grant is offered in the wake of recent fighting between government and rebel...
by BWA Staff | Nov 10, 2008 | News
Washington, D.C. (BWA) — Recent conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have displaced 250,000 people. The latest outbreak of violence began in late October in the province of North Kivu in eastern DRC when a rebel group, the National Congress for...
by BWA Staff | Oct 31, 2008 | News
Washington, D.C. (BWA) — Hamid Shabanov, a Baptist pastor in Azerbaijan who was arrested on June 20, faces trial today. He is charged for the illegal possession of a weapon. Shabanov is the second Baptist pastor in the town of Aliabad to be arrested in recent...
by BWA Staff | Oct 21, 2008 | News
Washington, D.C. (BWA) — Christians in the Muslim-majority country of Bangladesh are concerned about general elections in the South Asian country set for Dec. 18 and sub-district elections on Dec. 24 and 28. The election dates were announced in mid-October in...
