The BWA holds a world congress every five years. The Baptist World Alliance is a voluntary association among Baptists in unions and conventions of churches. NOTES that the absence of peace for the Middle East contributes to suffering throughout the world; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Mexico City, July 3-8, 2006: 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: 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. creative feature writing, including his book, Operation Brothers Brother. 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, From July 2-9, global Baptist leaders are invited to experience two dynamic events: We will hear from gifted keynote speakers as well as insightful Bible study and seminar leaders, collectively listening for Gods voice in directing us in our mission for the future. to learn more about our Standing Together Global Response to COVID-19. The annual meeting of the Alliance of Baptists is a place and time where your presence and voice help give shape and form to the future of our movement for God's justice and love! 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. There are many conditions and attitudes which strain and impair human relations and cause great concern; but we cannot solve the problem unless we face it forthrightly as Christians. b) reaffirms its belief that God in Christ is able to bring people truly together across national, political, economic, language and cultural barriers; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance wishes to state its concern and position regarding multiple but interrelated crises in the Near and Middle East in the following expressions: WASHINGTON (BP)--Baptist World Aid (BWAid), the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance, has made initial emergency grants of $30,000 to help those who have fled the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo. A voluntary association of Baptist churches, the BWA accounts for about half the Baptists in the world. THANKS the Union Bautista Latino Americana (UBLA) for the guidance they have provided the Council on what a Christian response should be to the Fifth Centennial of the coming of Columbus and the Europeans to the Americas, and the beginning of a different way of live and thought for the people of the hemisphere; Recognizing the loyal and dedicated service of the Rev. 5:18}; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Kuala Lumpur July 4-9, 2011: COMMITTED to the Decade of Racial Justice and affirming that in the Atlanta Covenant we condemn racism and ethnic conflict; to the government of Argentina for its gracious welcome and its readiness to grant visas to all participants; During the Annual Gathering, Baptist leaders from across the globe will connect through worship, prayer, learning, relationship building, and shared ministry. The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, believing in the inherent right of all people to freedom of religious faith, practice, and propagation, and recognizing the rights of governments to require that such freedom shall be exercised responsibly, wishes once again to express its deep concern over present attitudes in many countries with respect to religious believers, involving in some cases, strong legislation against them. Current and former faculty and staff from Beeson Divinity School helped host and plan gatherings and led sessions. RECOGNIZES the importance of the work of Baptists throughout the world, individually and collectively, to bring peace and justice to all of the people of God; Admits a long history of human enslavement that has broken families, robbed identities, stripped dignity and inflicted deep and inexpressible pain. ACKNOWLEDGES that more than two decades have passed since the end of the Cold War, and that most negative manifestations of that struggle have been ameliorated, except for the continuing USA embargo against Cuba begun in 1960; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance meeting in Ocha Rios, Jamaica, July 1-6, 2013: It assures him of its grateful appreciation of the welcome which has been accorded to its members in America. The Thirteenth Baptist World Congress of 1975, held in Stockholm, Sweden, resolves to offer its great appreciation to the Program Committee of the BWA and to the Local Arrangements Committee of the Baptist Union of Sweden for the labor of love in bringing this Baptist Congress into great success. 405 N. Washington St. Falls Church, VA 22046 USA, 2021 | Networking the Baptist Family to Impact the World for Christ. Additionally, we are offering the Resolutions and Manifestos approved by the BWA General Council, which meets yearly. This Baptist World Congress has learned with satisfaction that, through the action of the Prime Minister, the Rumanian Baptist Churches, which were last year closed as the effect of repressive administrative orders issued by the Minister of Cults, have throughout the larger part of the land been re-opened. The representatives of the Baptist World Alliance meeting in London, July 19th to 23rd, 1920, which Alliance has a constituency of eight million Church members, with an additional constituency of adherents several times that number, would submit this message to all the Peoples and Governments of the World. 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 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 We fully recognise that all the recommendations of the Conference are subject to the cardinal Baptist principle of the rights of the individual Church and of the consent of the various Baptist Unions and Conventions concerned. CELEBRATES with the World Methodist Council the 300th anniversary of the birth of John Wesley, founder of Methodism; 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 members of this Congress believe that the Church is the company of the people of Christ with the Lord Himself according to His promise in the midst of them, and that He by His Spirit guides them into all Truth and makes plain to them the Will of God for them. Formed in 1905, the Baptist World Alliance provides one of the few tenuous links between Baptist groups internationally. We rejoice in the success of the 10th Baptist World Youth Conference recently held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. We encourage the churches to affirm this truth in the life and thereby reflect integrity in our Christian witness. His Honour Judge Willis, K.C., President of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland, occupied the chair, and the hall was crowded with the delegates, numbering nearly 3,000. RECALLS that Jesus Christ took little children in his arms and blessed them as an expression of his love and concern; 2023 Baptist News Global. ACKNOWLEDGES that impact of the Arab Spring in the Middle East and North Africa has led to an increase in the persecution of minorities, including Christians; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance meeting in Ocha Rios, Jamaica, July 1-6, 2013: Click to learn more about our Standing Together Global Response to COVID-19. We are pleased to share with you the entire set of Resolutions, Manifestos, Messages and Proclamations approved by delegates attending the Baptist World Alliance World Congresses from 1905 through 2015 (the 2020 Congress was postponed to 2021 due to the global pandemic). 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 . The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in West Berlin, sends warm Christian greetings to the Lutheran World Federation meeting at the same time in Budapest. J. Clifford, M.A., D.D., of London, and carried unanimously: Upon the motion of the President, seconded by Mr. Herbert Marnham, of London, it was resolved: That the President is hereby authorised to nominate a Committee on future Congresses with Rev. The biblical teaching that the earth is Gods creation and we, also as Gods creation, are to nurture and care for it; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance meeting in Ocha Rios, Jamaica, July 1-6, 2013: The Executive shall be authorized to take any further counsel which may be advisable with the Boards concerned. At this, the first meeting ever held in the interest of Baptist young people throughout the world assembled at Philadelphia, June 20, 1911, we, delegates and visitors to the second session of the Baptist World Alliance wish to record our views regarding the work for our young people in the following statement and resolutions: The report of the Committee on Future Congresses was presented as follows by Rev. ACKNOWLEDGES the human tragedy of the recent flood of unaccompanied minors to the United States who risk their lives in search of safety, economic resources and justice; CELEBRATES the Baptist International Conference on Theological Education that met in Nassau, Bahamas, July 5-7, 2019, with the theme of TOGETHER: Re-Imagining, Re-Reading HERstory in the Church, with significant discussions of women in the church; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance meeting in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, July 1-6, 2013: We will take back to our homes their gift to remind us of these days while life shall last. The Baptist World Alliance is supported by its member conventions and unions, as well as local churches and individuals. 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. We use cookies to ensure you have the best experience on this website. A session that discussed the global Baptist response to the war in Ukraine was also held during the week. Whereas, There is a growing conviction that Christianity is to dominate human life in all its relations, that it is Christs purpose to bring the blessings of the kingdom into the life of all men and that it is mans duty to apply Christian principles to existing conditions in human society, and. 36th Street between N and O Streets, NW Washington, DC 20007. The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and Alliance of Baptists are among those who said they also plan to hold hybrid annual gatherings this year. In these days of tension and concern for the destiny of all mankind, we Baptists appeal to all Christians to join together to preserve peace on earth. RECALLS the 1999 General Council resolution on Jubilee 2000 congratulating the G8 nations for adopting a US $100 billion debt forgiveness package; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Seoul, South Korea, July 28-31, 2004: Reaffirms at the beginning of a new century of Baptist World Alliance life and witness our commitment to proclaim and demonstrate, through word and deed, our faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. Canton. The 2022 SBC Annual Meeting will convene at the Anaheim Convention Center Tuesday, June 14 at 8 a.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, according to the official schedule for the meeting released Tuesday (March 22). The President introduced Dr. Clifton Gray, who moved the following resolution, which was unanimously accepted: The Alliance of Baptists said its Annual Gathering will be held April 22-24 online and at Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas. We are grateful, not alone for new light and truth which have broken forth from the Word of God, but for the restatement of those things most surely believed among us. ACKNOWLEDGES the governments efforts towards mutual respect and tolerance among different religious groups, which help promote peace and harmony among all of its peoples; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance meeting in Ocha Rios, Jamaica, July 1-6, 2013: One means of giving expression to the conclusions Baptists draw on issues of concern to them, and of bearing witness to this before the world, is through the preparation, adoption and sharing of resolutions proposed by member bodies, commissions, etc., for approval by the BWA General Council. Rejoices in the work God is doing among his people in Zimbabwe and in particular through the Baptist churches in Zimbabwe; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance meeting in Seville, Spain, July 8-13, 2002: