405 N. Washington St. Falls Church, VA 22046 USA, 2021 | Networking the Baptist Family to Impact the World for Christ. That this Baptist World Alliance, representing eight millions (8,000,000) of members, and now meeting in the City of Philadelphia, hereby expresses its joy in the accession of King George V. and Queen Mary to the throne of the British Empire, and begs most respectfully to offer its sincere and hearty congratulations on their coronation in Westminster Abbey, and prays that God will abundantly bless their reign, making it to issue in the increasing happiness and well-being of the people, in the widest sway of justice and purity, in the maintenance and extension of peace, and the promotion of brotherhood and good-will amongst all men. Ever since the Baptist World Congress in Atlanta in 1939 the Baptist World Alliance has spoken out with regularity on behalf of religious freedom for all persons, and in more recent years on behalf of civil liberties generally. In addition to racial justice-focused plenaries, attendees had the opportunity to engage in Bible studies, regional ministry updates and small group reflections. Franklin and Rushbrooke as to the position in Russia; agreed that Dr. Rushbrooke be instructed to prepare a resolution expressing support of his protest on the subject of the Russian Governments attitude on the question of religious teaching of children. Soul-Winning Seminar. Dr. Lee B. Spitzer, BWA Historian (Click here to contact). 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex - Switzerland, Association of Baptist Churches in Rwanda, Church of Christ in Congo - Baptist Community of Congo, Community of Baptist Churches in Central Africa, Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches. ACKNOWLEDGES that the Republic of Haiti was the first, and for a long time, the only state in the world to recognize equality of rights for all human beings regardless of gender, economic condition or any other consideration; The Baptist World Alliance General Council, meeting in Vancouver, Canada, July 6-8, 2016: CONTINUES TO BELIEVE AND AFFIRM: EXPRESSES concern that the Middle East peace process has only partially been implemented and that this threatens the stability of all the states in the region; RECALLING the prophetic stance taken by the Baptist World Alliance in its resolutions on South Africa at the World Congress in 1985 and at the General Council in 1986 and 1988, The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance Annual Gathering, meeting in Accra, Ghana, July 2-7, 2007: Laments the presence and power of corruption in many levels of society throughout the world and especially within government and corporate elites; Denounces corruption as sin and as unacceptable for any individual or group in any community; Canton, OH 44705. We believe that all people of the world have one Father and that one God has created us all and that it is Gods will that all of His people should share in the conditions that provide for freedom, self- determination, technical knowledge, and the materials necessary to the life of persons whom God has created to fulfil His purposes. Analytics cookies do not personally identify you and cannot be turned off. The Baptist World Alliance General Council, meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, July 5-7, 2017: This years event included a focus on racial justice and the work of the BWA Racial Justice Action Group. And BWA isnt alone. The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe August 6-9, 1993, ACKNOWLEDGES the gracious welcome to Hong Kong given by President Cecil Chan; and. Rumania. The Baptist World Alliance General Council, meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, July 2-6: We pray for Gods blessing on your deliberations and on the work of your churches throughout the world. Offers sincere thanks to the Ghana Baptist Convention for its invitation to hold the Annual Gathering in the city of Accra; The task of world evangelization is now for every Baptist convention and union. "Here in the beauty of this place, we believe participants were encouraged and equipped by the opportunity to learn, grow and connect where so many have throughout our history.". INDIANAPOLIS (ABP) Southern Baptist Convention messengers voted overwhelmingly June 15 to end the denomination's 99-year relationship with the Baptist World Alliance. OFFERS sincere thanks to the Baptists of Canada and the local congregations on Prince Edward Island for their warm welcome and generous hospitality; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Seoul, South Korea, July 28-31, 2004: The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". Whereas, We hail with joy the fact that the Baptist World Alliance is giving such a large place to the social aspect of the gospel and the duty of Christian people to human society; and We are encouraged by preparations now being made for another Special Assembly of the U.N. General Assembly on the subject of disarmament and recognize the crucial importance of this subject for the future of mankind. Twenty-five of the 211 member bodies are members of the WCC, which represents a total of 60 percent of the BWA constituency. The Congress rejoices in the spontaneous action of a number of its members in gathering for an informal conference on Evangelism, receives with high appreciation the suggestions and recommendations which they have put forward, and refers them to the Executive Committee for sympathetic consideration and consultation. The three discussed how churches and believers can partner with community and national leaders to meaningfully pursue racial justice together. It is the sense of this body that in this period of reconstruction and readjustment in the civil and religious life of the nations of the world, following the world-war, it is of the highest importance that full religious liberty should be granted to all peoples who do not now enjoy it. From the beginning of our history Baptists have been a missionary people. The meeting was a strategic time for Baptists worldwide to gather for prayer, fellowship and learning. F. W. Simoleit, of Germany, and was accepted. Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Alliance baptiste mondiale Alianza Bautista Mundial Baptistischer Weltbund . The meetings of the Alliance are called "Congresses". EXTENDS its sympathy to all victims of terrorism and encourages initiatives to offer relief to such victims; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Mexico City, July 3-8, 2006: LAMENTS the atrocities occurring in Rakhine, Chin, Karen and Kachin states in Myanmar; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Izmir, Turkey, July 9-11, 2014: After gathering virtually for the last two years, this annual gathering will be a historic moment centered on celebrating the work of the Lord through the BWA family in the midst of an ongoing worldwide pandemic, cultivating a deeper community of shared relationships, and calling all of us to pursue with renewed intentionality racial and ethnic justice, said BWA General Secretary Elijah Brown. Commends the Youth Department and other entities of the Baptist World Alliance for their roles in envisioning, organizing, and promoting the Dive Deeper Baptist Youth World Conference in Leipzig, Germany, July 30-August 3; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 7-12, 2003: BWA, CBF and the Alliance will allow both online and in-person participants to join in the life and mission of their fellowships through the gatherings. More than 4,000 people from 146 nations registered for the congress, the largest and most diverse attendance in the 115-year history of the gathering. This resolution endorsed the statement made by the Baptist Union of Sweden of the same year and drew attention to the Moscow Declaration. They intend to share wisdom and raise consciousness rather than to demand or coerce conformity or hinder the soul freedom and responsibility of people to follow God according to the dictates of their own Christ-led conscience. I am solely responsible for any typographical errors in reproduction, and I would deeply appreciate it if you would share with me any that you may discover. Baptists have a worldwide constituency of about 43 million souls. NOTES, with concern, the nuclear test carried out by the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK), the escalation of rhetoric involving the DPRK, Republic of Korea and the USA of America, and the fear that this can lead to armed conflict in the region; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance meeting in Ocha Rios, Jamaica, July 1-6, 2013, in honor of the Human Rights Advocacy award winner for 2013, Glen Stassen: ACKNOWLEDGES the gracious welcome to the State of Saxony given by Herr Gunther Portune, state secretary in the ministry of culture; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in. Resolves to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the first Baptist congregation, formed in Amsterdam in 1609, by meeting for its next Annual Gathering in the Netherlands in 2009; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance meeting in Seville, Spain, July 8-13 2002: The Alliance of Baptists said its Annual Gathering will be held April 22-24 online and at Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas. The meeting opened with the hymn From distance climes, from every land, Behold us, Lord, before Thee stand.. K. A. Moden, and others, who for many months have worked so untiringly for its success, we count it a distinct pleasure to register our cordial thanks. Professor A.T. Ohrn, Norway, moved the following Resolution on Racialism Join Baptists worldwide as we join together in prayer and advocacy. 2. We are sure that nothing has been lacking in the preparations, and that no pains have been spared to ensure the comfort and welfare of the hundreds of delegates in attendance. Aware of the unprecedented suffering through which the people of Israel have passed during recent years, millions of them being exterminated by the most inhuman means; aware also that these sufferings are not yet at an end, but that hundreds of thousands are still in concentration camps or wandering homeless from land to land; aware, further, that the poisonous propaganda and destructive designs of anti- Semitism are still at work in many lands: this Congress puts on record its sense of sorrow and shame that such conditions prevail. The purpose of the event was to provide a meaningful time of fellowship and prayer for the female attendees and to discuss how God is at work through women living on mission around the world. May it please your Majesty WHEREAS the Commission on Freedom, Justice, and Peace has for a number of years devoted some of its attention to the issues of human rights, we request the Commission to provide the 1978 BWA General Council such summary statement and guidelines as they deem appropriate. But these statements would never have been proposed, much less adopted, if they were not considered indicative of the trends of opinion within the Baptist world. Were planning a virtual assembly experience to complement the in-person assembly experience, the invitation said. THE DIVORCE LAW. The Baptist World Alliance meeting in Berlin in 1934 should be seen with great interest for those studying the rise of Naziism, how it was viewed at the time, and how people around the world turned a blind eye to what was growing and what would lead to Kristallnacht and then later the Holocaust. 10. The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, July 20- 25, 2008; 405 N. Washington St. Falls Church, VA 22046 USA, 2021 | Networking the Baptist Family to Impact the World for Christ. GIVES THANKS TO GOD for the missionary vision of William Carey and rejoices in the celebration of the 200th anniversary of his arrival in India; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Uppsala, Sweden from 18-24 July 1994: General Baptist Church of the Philippines, Inc. Luzon Convention of Southern Baptist Churches, Inc. 12th Pakh (District) Church of Christ in Thailand, National Baptist Missionary & Education Convention (Bahamas), Union of Evangelical Christians Baptists of Armenia, Union of Evangelical Christians Baptists of Azerbaijan, Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists in the Republic of Belarus, Union of Free Evangelical and Baptist Churches of Estonia, Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of France, International Baptist Convention (English speaking) (Germany), Union of Evangelical Free Churches in Germany (Baptists), Union of Evangelical Christians Baptists in Kazakhstan, Union of Evangelical Christians Baptists of Kyrgyzstan, Union of Christian Evangelical Baptist Churches of Moldova, Union of Baptist Churches in the Netherlands, Convention of the Hungarian Baptist Churches of Romania, Euro-Asiatic Federation of the Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists, Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Russia, Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists in Serbia and Montenegro, All-Ukrainian Union of Associations of Evangelical Christian Baptists, Brotherhood of Independent Baptist Churches and Ministries of Ukraine, Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Middle Asia (Uzbekistan), Convention of Baptist Churches of the Chilean Mission, Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Chile, National Union of Baptist Churches (Costa Rica), Convention of Baptist Churches in Guatemala, National Convention of Baptist Churches in Honduras, Evangelical Baptist Convention of Paraguay, Baptist Evangelical Convention of Uruguay, Association of Baptist Churches in Israel, Canadian Convention of Southern Baptist Churches, Czechoslovak Baptist Convention of the USA and Canada, General Association of General Baptists USA), Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention, USA, National Missionary Baptist Convention of America. . The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest and more conservative Baptist group in the world, withdrew from the BWA in 2004 and does not participate in ecumenical organizations. It assures him of its grateful appreciation of the welcome which has been accorded to its members in America. Use your browser's incognito or private browsing mode to avoid participating. An annual meeting of the general council governs the Alliance between congresses. Samford Hosts 2022 Baptist World Alliance Annual Gathering Published on July 18, 2022 On July 10-15, Samford University hosted Baptists from around the world for the 2022 Baptist World Alliance Annual Gathering. 36th Street between N and O Streets, NW Washington, DC 20007. She also helped facilitate a group visit to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and 16th Street Baptist Church, which were led by Beeson alumna Melody Maxwell. The amendment which was made in the divorce law last year, through the enactment of a measure empowering the Supreme Court to/decree a dissolution of marriage aft This Council expresses its deepest appreciation: Union of Protestant Baptist Churches in Benin, Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Burkina Faso, Association of Baptist Churches of the Central African Republic, Fraternal Union of Baptist Churches (CAR), Community of United Baptist Churches (DRC), Baptist Community of the Congo River (DRC), Baptist Community in the Centre of Africa (DRC), Autonomous Baptist Community Wamba-Bakali (DRC), Community of Baptist Churches in Eastern Congo (DRC), Community of Baptist Churches in North Congo (DRC), Southern Evangelical Churches (Cte dIvoire), Baptist Evangelical Association of Ethiopia. The Baptist World Alliance is a registered 501(c)(3) organization within the United States of America, ensuring your generous gift is tax-deductible in the U.S. 15 These include around 33.7 million baptized members in churches in 113 countries and twenty-eight offshore dependencies. BWAs approach to framing resolutions is informed by biblical teaching and predicated on Baptists trinitarian faith. The report . We acknowledge with joy the work of Baptist churches, associations, unions and mission bodies in ministries of health and education and would strongly encourage bold new ventures in poverty areas. They would desire, if it is possible to reach them, to assure the Baptists in those Republics of the prayerful and continuous sympathy of their fellow-believers throughout the World. The Baptist World Alliance holding its annual meeting of the General Council and related groups in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 7-14, 1991, has brought together Baptists from around the world for worship, fellowship, mutual encouragement, study, and planning. We hold the conviction that our ministry to people should be holistic, inclusive of the all important spiritual, and also of the physical and moral. NOTES with profound sadness the continuing suffering and destruction caused by various kinds of terrorism; RECOGNIZES that every human being is of intrinsic worth, being created in the image of God and possessing the possibility of fellowship with the God of the universe; Second, the founding of United Nations as a medium of interpreting and guaranteeing the right basis for effective expression of the common desire of all right-thinking people to enjoy life, liberty, and happiness. EXPRESSES concern the effects of drought and patterns of international trade and aid have exacerbated conditions of famine, poverty and disease amongst the many poor and disadvantaged peoples of the nations of the South, not least in the continent of Africa. The BWA holds a world congress every five years. For starters, BWA's annual General Council meeting was renamed the BWA Annual Gathering, signaling a desire to expand participation beyond BWA's leadership circle. The BWA offices are in Falls Church, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, DC. AFFIRMS freedom of religion and belief as a core value borne out in Baptist history and opposes all forms of discrimination based on faith or religion; The Baptist World Alliance General Council, meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, July 5-7, 2017: AFFIRMS that one of the basic rights of each human being is the right to worship openly and freely according to the dictates of ones own heart; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance Annual Gathering, meeting in Accra, Ghana, July 2-7, 2007: A global network of 51 million Baptists in 128 countries and territories unified by a mission to impact the world for Christ. At Christ the King Lutheran Church, we are a church family seeking to learn, live, and tell the story of God\'s grace in our congregation, our . We look forward to meeting in person once again after multiple years of virtual meetings, but we are also working to provide virtual components for those that will not be able to join us in person, she said of the July 10-15 event that will be based at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala. We look forward to meeting in person once again after multiple years of virtual meetings, but we are also working to provide virtual components for those that will not be able to join us in person.. Representatives of the Southern Baptist Convention and Baptist World Alliance met April 13, issuing a joint press release after the nineteen participants had spent six hours together at the SBC Building in Nashville, Tennessee. We use cookies to ensure you have the best experience on this website. The former receiving churches are becoming sending churches. This Congress representing the world-wide, inter-racial fellowship of Baptists, rejoices to know that despite all differences of race, there is in Christ an all-embracing unity, so that in Him it can be claimed with deepest truth there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free, but Christ is all in all.. That this Baptist World Alliance, representing eight millions (8,000,000) and more of Baptists all over the earth, expresses its thankfulness to God for the brightening prospects of the extinction of war and the arrival of universal peace and good will. REALIZING that over four billion people in our world do not know Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour and that one-fourth of the worlds population has never heard the Gospel, Here's a list: Woman's Missionary Union OFFERS sincere thanks to the Union of Evangelical Free Churches in Germany and the local congregations of Dresden and vicinity for their warm welcome and generous hospitality; The Baptist World Alliance General Council, meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, July 5-7, 2017: ACKNOWLEDGES that General Council has regularly reminded the global family of Baptists about the evil practice of modern slavery; The Baptist World Alliance General Council, meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, July 2-6, 2018: The Inaugural Meeting of the first Baptist World Congress was held at Exeter Hall on Tuesday, July 11, 1905. Baptist World Alliance is a fellowship of 246 member bodies in 128 countries and territories. This Congress, representing the Baptists of the world, records its distress and indignation that the Rumanian Government has failed to secure the rights of religious minorities, and that it has failed to check or prevent numerous acts of persecution on the part of the local organs of administration. In just a few weeks, Southern Baptists will gather in Anaheim, California, for the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting. Harare, Zimbabwe August 6-9, 1993, GIVES THANKS TO GOD for the life and witness of Martin Luther King Jr. in this 125th anniversary year of his tragic and untimely death; NOTES with profound concern the continuing incidents of church burning, numbering in excess of 40 within the past 18 months in the United States of America, involving congregations with African American membership; and. Resolves to commemorate in this historic setting the two hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the abolition of the slave trade. The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance meeting in Hong Kong, July 3-9,1996: That this Eleventh Congress of the Baptist World Alliance affirms its belief in both the brotherhood of all Christians and the equality of all men under God, regardless of race or social position, and that we accept our responsibility as Baptists to take a full share in solving the un-Christlike distinctions of our societies, wherever they are. OFFERS sincere thanks to the Baptist Union of Sweden for the warmth of their welcome and the generosity of their hospitality; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance meeting in Dresden July 11-17, 1999 These second series of conversations resulted in . The collection will be expanded over time. L. N. Scarborough, D.D., LL.D., and carried by a standing vote. The preamble of its constitution reads: "The Baptist World Alliance, extending over every part of the world, exists as an expression of the essential oneness of Baptist people in the Lord Jesus Christ, to impart inspiration to the brotherhood, and to promote the spirit of fellowship, service and cooperation among its members; but this Alliance may in no way interfere with the independence of the churches or assume the administrative functions of existing organizations.". In a special forum dedicated to updates on the Baptist response to the war, key leaders recapped the extraordinary responses over the last 5 months, and looked forward . ), and who later experienced displacement, loss and trauma when exiled to Assyria and Babylon (e.g. We express our profound concern regarding the blatant disregard for human rights, civil liberties and national self-determination. Spellings of words sometimes are in British English and have been preserved as they were originally published. The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Ede, the Netherlands, July 27- August 1, 2009; I think that is fitting because for two or three months I have been in daily correspondence,and sometimes three and four times a day,with the various chairmen of the committees here, and I know of their labors, of their afflictions and of their patience: The international misunderstandings, jealousies and rivalries which have followed the last Great War have baffled every effort to secure general disarmament. The General Council, having learned of the preparations to hold a World Conference in 1977, involving representation from all the major religions of the world, entitled World Conference of Religious Workers for Lasting Peace, Disarmament, and Just Relations Among Nations,. THE BAPTIST WORLD ALLIANCE HAS A NEW ONLINE HOME! Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting was held on 29 November 2019. The resolutions naturally carry great moral authority, coming as they do from a Congress so representative of Baptists in the entire world.