Baptist World Alliance
The Baptist World Alliance is a voluntary association among Baptists in unions and conventions of churches. 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."
The first Baptist world congress was held in London in 1905. The BWA holds a world congress every five years. The BWA celebrated its centennial and 19th congress in Birmingham, England in July, 2005. An annual meeting of the general council governs the Alliance between congresses. The Baptist World Alliance is supported by its member conventions and unions, as well as local churches and individuals. 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. Its 16 million adult members constitute the largest Protestant church in the USA. There are other Baptists who belong to churches which are not members of the Alliance. On the other hand, there are four African American Baptist conventions totalling about 15 million, three of which are members of the WCC and ecumenical participants.
The BWA has study commissions working on various concerns, themes and programmes. Religious freedom and human rights are great concerns of the BWA. The decade, 2000-2010, has been designated "Decade for Racial and Ethnic Harmony". The majority of African Americans is Baptist and has included outstanding leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. The BWA offices are in Falls Church, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, DC.
The BWA is organized in six regional fellowships: the All Africa Baptist Fellowship (AABF), the Asian Baptist Federation (ABF), the Caribbean Baptist Fellowship (CBF), the European Baptist Federation (EBF), the North American Baptist Fellowship (NABF), and the Union of Baptists in Latin America (UBLA).
The Baptist World Alliance has 211 member conventions/unions, with a total membership of 35 million baptized believers, representing a worshipping community of over 100 million Christians (Baptists do not count children as members). Twenty-five of the 211 member bodies are members of the WCC, which represents a total of 60 percent of the BWA constituency.
Periodical: Baptist World Magazine
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Africa:Baptist Convention of Angola Free Baptist Church in Angola Union of Protestant Baptist Churches in Benin Baptist Convention of Botswana Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Burkina Faso Union of Baptist Churches in Burundi Cameroon Baptist Convention Baptist Church of Cameroon 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) Community of United Baptist Churches (DRC) Union of Baptist Churches in Congo (DRC) Southern Evangelical Churches (Côte d’Ivoire) Baptist Evangelical Association of Ethiopia Baptist Union in the Gambia Ghana Baptist Convention Baptist Convention of Kenya Liberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention, Inc. Association of Bible Baptist Churches in Madagascar African Baptist Assembly, Malawi, Inc. Baptist Convention of Malawi Evangelical Baptist Church of Malawi Baptist Convention of Mozambique Baptist Convention of Namibia Mambilla Baptist Convention (Nigeria) Union of Baptist Churches of Rwanda Baptist Convention of Sierra Leone Baptist Association of South Africa Baptist Convention of South Africa Baptist Mission of South Africa Baptist Union of Southern Africa Sudan Interior Church Sudan Interior Church, South Baptist Convention of Tanzania Togo Baptist Convention Baptist Union of Uganda Baptist Convention of Zambia Baptist Union of Zambia Baptist Convention of Zimbabwe Baptist Union of Zimbabwe National Baptist Convention of Zimbabwe United Baptist Church of Zimbabwe Asia:Baptist Union of Australia Bangladesh Baptist Fellowship Garo Baptist Convention (Bangladesh) Cambodia (Khmer) Baptist Convention Baptist Convention of Hong Kong Assam Baptist Convention (India) Baptist Church of Mizoram (India) Baptist Union of North India Bengal Baptist Union (India) Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Churches Association (India) Convention of Baptist Churches of the Northern Circars (India) Council of Baptist Churches in Northern India Evangelical Baptist Convention of India Garo Baptist Convention (India) India Association of General Baptists Karbi Anglong Baptist Convention (India) Karnataka Baptist Convention (India) Lower Assam Baptist Union (India) Maharastra Baptist Society (India) Manipur Baptist Convention (India) Nagaland Baptist Church Council (India) North Bank Baptist Christian Association (India) Orissa Baptist Evangelical Crusade (India) Tripura Baptist Christian Union of India Convention of Indonesian Baptist Churches Fellowship of Baptist Churches in Irian Jaya Union of Indonesian Baptist Churches Japan Baptist Conference Japan Baptist Convention Japan Baptist Union Okinawa Baptist Convention (Japan) Korea Baptist Convention Macau Baptist Association Malaysia Baptist Convention Self Supporting Kayin Baptist Mission Society (Myanmar) Nepal Baptist Church Council Baptist Conference of the Philippines, Inc. Convention of Visayas and Mindanao of Southern Baptist Churches (Philippines) General Baptist Church of the Philippines, Inc. Luzon Convention of Southern Baptist Churches, Inc. Singapore Baptist Convention Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya (Union) Chinese Baptist Convention (Taiwan) 12th Pakh (District) Church of Christ in Thailand Thailand Baptist Convention Thailand Karen Baptist Convention Thailand Lahu Baptist Convention Caribbean:Antigua Barbuda Baptist Association National Baptist Missionary & Education Convention (Bahamas) Barbados Baptist Convention Baptist Association of Belize Bermuda Baptist Fellowship Baptist Convention of Western Cuba Baptist Convention of Eastern Cuba Fellowship of Baptist Churches in Cuba Free Baptist Convention of Cuba Dominican Baptist Convention Baptist Convention of Guyana Baptist Haiti Mission Baptist Union of Trinidad and Tobago Europe:Union of Evangelical Christians – Baptists of Armenia Baptist Union of Austria Union of Evangelical Christians – Baptists of Azerbaijan Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists in the Republic of Belarus Union of Baptists in Belgium Baptist Church in Bosnia/Herzegovina Baptist Union of Bulgaria Baptist Union of Croatia Baptist Union in the Czech Republic Union of Free Evangelical and Baptist Churches of Estonia Finland Swedish Baptist Union Finnish Baptist Union (Finnish speaking) Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of France Evangelical Baptist Church of Georgia 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 Baptist Churches in Latvia Baptist Union of Lithuania Union of Christian Evangelical Baptist Churches of Moldova Union of Baptist Churches in the Netherlands Baptist Union of Norway Baptist Union of Poland Portuguese Baptist Convention Baptist Union of R.S. Romania 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 Baptist Union of Serbia and Montenegro Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists in Serbia and Montenegro Baptist Union of Slovakia Union of Baptist Churches in Slovenia Spanish Evangelical Baptist Union Baptist Union of Sweden Union of Baptist Churches in Switzerland All-Ukrainian Union of Associations of Evangelical Christian Baptists Brotherhood of Independent Baptist Churches and Ministries of Ukraine Baptist Union of Scotland Baptist Union of Wales Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Middle Asia (Uzbekistan) Latin America:Argentina Evangelical Baptist Convention Baptist Convention of Bolivia Bolivian Baptist Union Brazilian Baptist Convention National Baptist Convention (Brazil) Convention of Baptist Churches of the Chilean Mission Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Chile Colombian Baptist Denomination Baptist Convention of Costa Rica National Union of Baptist Churches (Costa Rica) Baptist Convention of Ecuador Federation of Baptists in El Salvador Convention of Baptist Churches in Guatemala National Convention of Baptist Churches in Honduras National Baptist Convention of Mexico Baptist Convention of Panama Evangelical Baptist Convention of Paraguay Baptist Evangelical Convention of Peru Baptist Evangelical Convention of Uruguay National Baptist Convention of Venezuela Middle East:Egyptian Baptist Convention Association of Baptist Churches in Israel Jordan Baptist Convention Lebanese Baptist Convention Baptist Convention of Syria North America:Canadian Baptist Ministries Canadian Convention of Southern Baptist Churches Baptist General Conference (USA) Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (USA) 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 North American Baptist Conference Russian-Ukraine Evangelical Baptist Union, USA, Inc. Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada Union of Latvian Baptists in America Pacific:Fiji Baptist Convention Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea |
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