by Brian Kaylor | Jul 28, 2015 | News
“Can anything good from Nazareth?” During the Baptist World Congress in Durban, South Africa, former Baptist World Alliance President David Coffey of the United Kingdom borrowed the famous question of the disciple Nathanael. Coffey quickly added that...
by Brian Kaylor | Jul 27, 2015 | News
South African leaders spoke during the Baptist World Congress about the nation’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) that helped the nation’s transition from racial apartheid. With the Congress meeting in Durban, South Africa – the city where...
by Brian Kaylor | Jul 24, 2015 | News
Corneille Gato Munyamasoko, general secretary of the Association of Baptist Churches in Rwanda (AEBR), received the 2015 Baptist World Alliance Congress Quinquennial Human Rights Award. The presentation came on Thursday during the Baptist World Congress in Durban,...
by Brian Kaylor | Jul 23, 2015 | News
Baptists from across Africa offered an enthusiastic greeting to attendees of the opening session of the 21st Baptist World Congress. The Congress, an event held every five years by the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), convened Wednesday night in Durban, South Africa. It...
by Brian Kaylor | Jul 22, 2015 | News
Baptists from more than 80 countries are meeting this week in Durban, South Africa, for the 21st Baptist World Congress. Held every five years by the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), the Congress brings Baptists together for worship, fellowship, missions, advocacy and...