Baptist World Association

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI, Canada (BP)--When Baptist leaders gather from the far corners of the world at the General Council meeting of the Baptist World Alliance, it is always a time of rich fellowship, action and challenge for the growth and strength of Baptist worldwide witness.

BERLIN (BP)--Christians should work prayerfully and biblically toward the truth that all human beings are created by God, and Christians belong to a community "characterized by a radical equality in Jesus Christ, which supercedes nationality, culture and all other divisions," according to a "Berlin Declaration" issued by international Baptist leaders who met in the German capital for a seminar on "Baptist Identity and National Culture."

WASHINGTON (BP)--Contrary to a report casting a cloud over its United Nations status as a non-governmental organization (NGO), the Baptist World Alliance remains optimistic that it will be reaccredited as an NGO, a position it has held with the UN since 1975.

WASHINGTON (BP)--"After visiting Israel and the West Bank it is easier to understand that there is no easy resolution to the Middle East conflict," Billy Kim, president of the Baptist World Alliance, said in a statement issued by the Washington-based organization.

WASHINGTON (BP)--The Baptist World Alliance is getting ready to move from its present building in McLean, Va., in suburban Washington to Falls Church, Va., five miles away.

WASHINGTON (BP)--Like the rescue of U.S. pilot Scott O'Grady when his weak signal was picked up after he was downed over Bosnia in 1995, Anne Graham Lotz told more than 500 Baptists they need to listen to the many distress signals people send, however weak, and put them in touch with the Savior who can rescue them.