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Baptist World Ezine July-September 2009

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Baptists from 45 countries are registered to attend the BWA Annual Gathering in Ede, Netherlands, from July 27-August 1. 

During this year in which we mark the 400th anniversary of the Baptist movement, the Gathering will provide participants with an opportunity to recall and reflect on major moments in Baptist history. During daily corporate worship events, seminars, and forums, we will revisit the road Baptists have travelled.

Delegates will have corporate opportunity to look up, to look back, to look around them and to look ahead as we survey the challenges and consider the resources God provides for the present and the future of the Baptist movement.
 


For more information about the Gathering, please click here.
 
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Baptists and Catholics in Italy reach agreement on marriage
The agreement addresses interchurch marriages between members of the two Christian faith traditions

Baptists sign letter to President Obama
Several Baptist leaders in the United States signed a letter calling for a just and lasting resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

BWA commissions and workgroups to focus on 400th celebration
At the BWA Annual Gathering in Ede, commissions and workgroups will explore various theological, doctrinal, ethical, historical and social issues

Leading Asian theological educator dies
Lilian Lim Hui Kiau, President of the Asia Baptist Graduate Theological Seminary, died on June 25

Haitian university president calls on nation to work together for national reconstruction
Jules Casseus, president of the Northern Haiti Christian University, issued a call to action in his speech at the school's graduation exercises

400th celebration to focus on worship
Worship during the BWA Annual Gathering in Ede, Netherlands, will focus on the work of outstanding Baptists throughout the past 400 years
En Español

Lotz receives international religious liberty award
Denton Lotz, former general secretary of the BWA, received the International Award for Religious Liberty on June 18
En Español

Leading Baptist scholars to participate in BWA meetings in the Netherlands
Scholars will lead discussions on the history of Baptist witness in different regions of the world

BWAid Resuce24 offers assistance after Hungarian ice storm
A severe ice storm on June 7 damaged or destroyed more than 7,000 houses

Baptist World Aid offers assistance to cyclone victims in Bangladesh and India
Cyclone Aila affected southern Bangladesh and eastern India on Monday, May 25

Baptists visit IDP camp in Sri Lanka, assist 500 families
Baptists distributed supplies, including water, milk and footwear, to internally displaced persons

North Americans form disaster relief network
The network will bring member bodies of the NABF together to offer assistance in instances where disasters occur

Caribbean youth to hold festival in July
The 8th Caribbean Baptist Youth Festival will be held in Nassau, Bahamas, from July 22-26

Callam urges Britons to engage in mission
BWA General Secretary Callam spoke at the annual assembly of the Baptist Union of Great Britain

Latin Americans elect new leadership
Leaders were elected and constitutional changes approved at the sixth assembly and congress of UBLA in Lima, Peru

BWA assists displaced in Sri Lanka
Civil war in Sri Lanka has left tens of thousands of citizens displaced

News and Photos from the Assembly and Congress of the Union of Baptists in Latin America

BWA donates funds to drug rehabilitation clinic in Peru
Funds will be used to establish a chicken farm to help the clinic become self-sufficient

School in refugee camp celebrates 25 years
The Kawthoolei Karen Baptist Bible School and College in the Mae La refugee camp in Thailand celebrated its 25th anniversary in March

South African Baptist union urges South Africans to vote, pray
The Baptist Union of Southern Africa is urging its members to vote in national and provincial elections set for April 22 in South Africa

Early bird discount for Baptist World Congress
The BWA has discounted the fee for persons who register early for the 20th Baptist World Congress to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 2010

Myanmar Baptists visit BWA Center
A delegation of Myanmar Baptist leaders shared updates on the work being done by Baptists in Myanmar

BWA sends condolences to Italians
BWA General Secretary Neville Callam assured Italians of the prayers of Baptists worldwide following Italy's deadly earthquake

BWA leader visits Ukraine
BWA General Secretary Neville Callam met with Baptists in Ukraine during his visit to the country in March

Police raid Baptist home in Azerbaijan - again
Three Baptist women were detained and fined for "illegally spreading Christianity and other faiths" on March 25

Callam endorses Turkey as Christian heritage site
The Association of Izmir is petitioning the government of Turkey to endorse a program that would promote pilgrimage by Christians to Turkey

More than 120 Baptists baptized in Jordan
Baptisms took place during the dedication of the Baptism Center at Bethany beyond Jordan on March 23

Baptists and Muslim scholars meet in Jordan
Baptists visiting Jordan made plans for the dedication of the Baptism Center and met with Muslim scholars to discuss "A Common Word"

Callam meets Seventh Day Adventist leaders
The meeting took place to affirm both the BWA and the Seventh Day Adventist commitment to shared values and goals on religious freedom

New director for Freedom and Justice to be appointed
Raimundo César Barreto Jr. of Brazil is being recommended by the Personnel Committee for the position of Director of the BWA Division of Freedom and Justice

Leena Lavanya to receive BWA human rights award

Leena Lavanya of India is the 2009 recipient of the BWA Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award

BWA reduces budget in light of investment loss, but contributions hold steady

The BWA is to reduce its 2009 budget by 29 percent; overall contributions from donors fell less than five percent in 2008

BWA weathers financial storm

The BWA has continued to receive support for its ministries, despite the severe downturn of the global economy

Baptists urged to be sensitive to those who hurt

Tony Campolo spoke at the BWA Window on the World banquet on February 28

BWA Executive Committee meets

Meetings of the BWA Executive Committee and other auxiliary meetings take place in Falls Church, VA, February 27-March 4

BWA hosts banquet that focuses on human rights

The Window on the World banquet on February 28 will highlight the BWA's work in the area of human rights and religious liberty

Online registration begins for 2010 Baptist World Congress

The congress will take place July 28 to August 1 in Honolulu, Hawaii

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