by BWA Staff | Jan 24, 2013 | News
Baptists in Nigeria expressed thanks for a Baptist World Alliance (BWA) human rights visit to the West African country in December. “Words are inadequate to express our appreciation to you all for putting your lives on the line to come to us. That was quite an...
by BWA Staff | Jan 10, 2013 | News
A Baptist leader in the Central African Republic (CAR) has requested urgent prayer from Baptists around the world on a conflict in his country. “The situation of the Central African Republic is precarious. A rebel coalition has already grabbed several [towns]...
by BWA Staff | Dec 4, 2012 | News
At least two Baptist pastors have been killed and a number of Baptist properties destroyed in violent attacks by extremists in Nigeria. Olasupo Ayokunle, president and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, told the Baptist World Alliance (BWA)...
by BWA Staff | Nov 27, 2012 | News
Salem Boulos, who attended the Gaza Baptist Church, was among the casualties who died in the recent war between Israel and Hamas. The 45-year-old father of four daughters and one son was killed when bombs dropped by an Israeli jet hit a building near where he stood on...
by BWA Staff | Nov 21, 2012 | News
Baptists in Goma, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), are urging the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) to assist people displaced by the conflict in the African country. The rebel military group, March 23 Movement (M23), based in eastern areas of the...
