Former BWA vice president Bill Hogue has died
C. Bill Hogue, a former vice president of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), died on January 26 in Texas in the United States, after a year long struggle with cancer. He was 82 years old.
Baptist church damaged in Iraq explosion
First Baptist Church of Baghdad in Iraq was damaged by an explosion less than half a kilometer or about one third of a mile from the church building.
BWA team visits China
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) and the China Christian Council (CCC) have reaffirmed the relationship between both bodies that began in the early 1980s.
Haiti remains desperate
The situation in Haiti remains desperate, according to the Baptist World Aid (BWAid) Rescue24 team that has been in the country since January 15, three days after a massive earthquake devastated much of the island nation.
Congo braces for volcanic eruption
Mount Nyamuragira in eastern DRC started spewing lava on January 2, threatening residents, wildlife, livestock and crops on or near the mountain.
BWA expresses solidarity with Malaysian Christians
BWA General Secretary Neville Callam sent a letter of support to the “Baptist family in Malaysia” in response to the torching of at least one church and attacks upon several others in the wake of a court ruling that allows Christians to use the name “Allah” for God.
Children of pastor who died in quake speak to the BWA
Bela Szilagyi, a member of the BWAid Rescue24 team currently in Haiti, spoke with the L'Amerique family after their father died in the earthquake on January 12.
Baptist rescue team arrives in Haiti
A Baptist World Aid Rescue24 team has arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and has begun work in a local clinic.
Baptist pastor dies in quake
Biene Lamerquea, a prominent Baptist pastor in Port-au-Prince, died in the earthquake that shook the capital of Haiti on the evening of January 12.
Haiti in shock
“The whole country is in shock by this terrible event,” Jules Casseus told the Baptist World Alliance
Baptist World Alliance responds to Haitian quake
Baptist World Aid (BWAid), the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), is coordinating Baptist response and relief efforts to victims of the devastating earthquake that affected Haiti on January 12.
Baptist-Catholic conversations continue in Rome
The fourth round in the second series of theological conversations between the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) and the Vatican takes place December 13-19 in Rome, Italy.
BWA observes Human Rights Day
The Baptist World Alliance observes Human Rights Day on December 12 and 13. Human rights have been at the heart of the BWA in its 104 years of history
Baptists celebrate 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
Baptists in Germany commemorated the fall of the Berlin Wall with worship services on November 8 and 9, 2009.
Government pressure on seminaries in Sweden
Seminaries in Sweden are being instructed by the government to de-emphasize theological education in favor of general religious studies.
Hurricane Ida causes devastation in El Salvador
Sixteen persons connected with First Baptist Church in San Vicente in the Central American country of El Salvador, including seven children, went missing as a result of Hurricane Ida on Sunday, November 8,