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Шаблон:Baptist The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is an international Baptist association of Christian churches with an estimated 51 million people in 2023 with 253 member bodies in 130 countries and territories. A voluntary association of Baptist churches, the BWA accounts for about half the Baptists in the world. It is the 8th largest Christian communion.

The BWA was founded in 1905 in London during an international congress of Baptist churches. Its headquarters are in Falls Church, Virginia, United States. It is led by General Secretary and CEO Elijah M. Brown and by President Tomás Mackey.

History

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Believer's baptism of adult by immersion at Northolt Park Baptist Church, in Greater London, Baptist Union of Great Britain.
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Show on the life of Jesus at Igreja da Cidade, affiliated to the Brazilian Baptist Convention, in São José dos Campos, Brazil, 2017.
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Chümoukedima Ao Baptist Church building in Chümoukedima, affiliated with the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (India).

The roots of the Baptist World Alliance can be traced back to the seventeenth century when Baptist leader Thomas Grantham proposed the concept of a congregation of all Christians in the world that are "baptised according to the appointment of Christ."[1] Similar proposals were put forward later such as the call of John Rippon in 1790 for a world meeting of Baptists "to consult the ecclesiastical good to the whole."[1]

It was, however, only in 1904 when such congregation became a reality. John Newton Prestridge, editor of The Baptist Argus, at Louisville, Kentucky called for a world gathering of Baptists. John Howard Shakespeare, editor of The Baptist Times and Freeman, London, endorsed the proposal.[2][3][4] In October 1904, the Baptist Union of Great Britain passed a resolution to invite a Congress to meet with them in 1905.[5] At the Congress, a committee was formed, which proposed a Constitution for a World Alliance. The Baptist World Alliance was founded in London, during this first Baptist World Congress in July 1905. Every five years since, the BWA holds a Baptist World Congress in different locations around the world, and multiple international meeting and programs are held in the times between Congresses.[6][7][8][9]

The gathering was referred to as an "alliance" and not a council in order to establish the nature of the dialogue as a meeting. This means that the body wields no authority over participating churches or national Baptist unions, serving only as a forum for collaboration.[10]

In 2020, the Argentine Pastor Tomás Mackey succeeded South African Pastor Paul Msiza as BWA President.[11]

Statistics

According to a census published by the association in 2023, the BWA has 253 participating Baptist fellowships in 130 countries, with 176,000 churches and 51,000,000 baptized members.[12] These statistics may not fully representative, however, since some churches in the United States have dual or triple national Baptist affiliation, possibly causing a church and its members to be counted by more than one Baptist association, if these associations are members of the BWA.[13][14]

Beliefs

The Alliance has a Baptist confession of faith.[15]

Organisational structure

The Alliance is divided into six regional or geographical fellowships: North American Baptist Fellowship, Caribbean Baptist Fellowship, Latin American Baptist Union, European Baptist Federation, Asia Pacific Baptist Federation, and All-Africa Baptist Fellowship.[16] Each regional fellowship is served by an Executive Secretary.

List of presidents

Name Term Country
John Clifford 1905–1911 UK
Robert Stuart MacArthur 1911–1923 USA
Edgar Young Mullins 1923–1928 USA
John MacNeill 1928–1934 Canada
George Washington Truett 1934–1939 USA
James Henry Rushbrooke 1939–1947 UK
Charles Oscar Johnson 1947–1950 USA
Fred Townley Lord 1950–1955 UK
Theodore Floyd Adams 1955–1960 USA
Joao Filson Soren 1960–1965 Brasil
William Tolbert 1965–1970 Liberia
Carney Hargroves 1970–1975 USA
Шаблон:Ill 1975–1980 Hong Kong
Duke Kimbrough McCall 1980–1985 USA
Noel Vose 1985–1990 Australia
Шаблон:Ill 1990–1995 Denmark
Nilson do Amaral Fanini 1995–2000 Brasil
Billy Kim 2000–2005 South Korea
David Coffey 2005–2010 UK
John Upton 2010–2015 USA
Paul Mzisa 2015–2020 South Africa
Tomás Mackey 2020– Argentina

Baptist World Congress

Baptist World Congresses have been held every few years since 1905.[9][17][18][19]

No. Year City Country
1. 1905 London Шаблон:Flag
2. 1911 Philadelphia Шаблон:Flag
3. 1923 Stockholm Шаблон:Flag
4. 1928 Toronto Шаблон:Flag
5. 1934 Berlin Шаблон:Flag
6. 1939 Atlanta Шаблон:Flag
7. 1947 Copenhagen Шаблон:Flag
8. 1950 Cleveland Шаблон:Flag
9. 1955 London Шаблон:Flag
10. 1960 Rio de Janeiro Шаблон:Flag
11. 1965 Miami Beach Шаблон:Flag
12. 1970 Tokyo Шаблон:Flag
13. 1975 Stockholm Шаблон:Flag
14. 1980 Toronto Шаблон:Flag
15. 1985 Los Angeles Шаблон:Flag
16. 1990 Seoul Шаблон:Flag
17. 1995 Buenos Aires Шаблон:Flag
18. 2000 Melbourne Шаблон:Flag
19. 2005 Birmingham Шаблон:Flag
20. 2010 Honolulu Шаблон:Flag
21. 2015 Durban Шаблон:Flag
22. 2021 (Online) Online N/A
23. 2025 Brisbane Шаблон:Flag

Affiliated organizations

Global Baptist Mission Network

The Global Baptist Mission Network has 23 member mission organizations.[20][21]

BWAid

BWAid supports humanitarian aid projects.[22]

BFAD

BWA Forum for Aid and Development (BFAD) brings together 30 Baptist humanitarian agencies.[22]

Ecumenical relations

The Baptist World Alliance is involved in ecumenical dialogues, including with the Roman Catholic Church and the World Methodist Council.[23] One series of International Conversations between the BWA and the Catholic Church took place from between 1984 and 1988 moderated by the Reverend Dr David T. Shannon, sometime President of Andover Newton Theological School, and the Most Reverend Bede Heather, Bishop of Parramatta.[24] While this dialogue produced the report called Summons to Witness to Christ in Today's World, the second phase did not push through because of opposition from within the Baptist World Alliance itself.[25] Negotiations continued, however, so that a series of consultations transpired from 2000 to 2003. During this period the Baptists and Catholics discussed important doctrines that divide these denominations.[25] These second series of conversations resulted in formal meetings between 2006 and 2010. The current Co-Moderators are Paul Fiddes, Professor of Systematic Theology in the University of Oxford and formerly Principal of Regent's Park College, Oxford, and Arthur J. Serratelli, Bishop of Paterson.[26]

Controversies

In 2004, the Southern Baptist Convention of the United States left the BWA after it had accused then-BWA President Kim of adopting a liberal theology because of his support for the exercise of pastoral ministry of women, its alleged anti-Americanism, and because member denominations including the American Baptist Churches USA allow the autonomy of its churches to perform same sex marriages.[27][28] Alliance Secretary General Denton Lotz replied that the Alliance was not liberal, but evangelical conservative, that the American Baptist Churches USA in its constitution believed only in marriage between a man and a woman and that any accusations of anti-Americanism had resulted from his visits to Fidel Castro in Cuba for the import of Bibles and the expansion of the freedom of belief.[29][30] The SBC also claimed the Alliance refused to discuss abortion stances.[31] In a General Council Resolution, the Alliance lamented the widespread resort to abortion but acknowledges the diversity of views and calls on Baptists to honor each individuals freedom of conscience.[32] In 2005, two state denomination members of the Southern Baptist Convention, the Baptist General Association of Virginia and the Baptist General Convention of Texas, applied for membership in the Alliance and were admitted.[33]

See also

References

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External links

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  5. ↑ Erich Geldbach, Baptists Worldwide: Origins, Expansions, Emerging Realities, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2022, p. 139
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  9. ↑ 9,0 9,1 Шаблон:Cite journal
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  11. ↑ Baptist World Alliance, Tomás Mackey Installed as Next BWA President, baptistworld.org, USA, 23 July 2020
  12. ↑ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
  13. ↑ Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 361
  14. ↑ Paul Finkelman, Cary D. Wintz, Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-first Century Five-volume Set, Oxford University Press, USA, 2009, p. 193
  15. ↑ Baptist World Alliance, Beliefs, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved November 5, 2022
  16. ↑ Baptist World Alliance, Regional Fellowships, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved November 5, 2022
  17. ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
  18. ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
  19. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  20. ↑ Ken Camp and Eric Black, BWA launches Global Baptist Mission Network, baptiststandard.com, USA, July 5, 2023
  21. ↑ Baptist World Alliance, Global Baptist Mission Network, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
  22. ↑ 22,0 22,1 Baptist World Alliance, BWAid, Relief & Community Development, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
  23. ↑ Geoffrey Wainwright, Paul McPartlan, The Oxford Handbook of Ecumenical Studies, Oxford University Press, UK, 2021, p. 175
  24. ↑ Angelo Maffeis, Ecumenical Dialogue, Liturgical Press, USA, 2005, p. 44-45
  25. ↑ 25,0 25,1 Шаблон:Cite book
  26. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  27. ↑ Pauline J. Chang, Southern Baptists Break Century-Old Relationship with Baptist World Alliance, christianpost.com, USA, June 15, 2004
  28. ↑ Don Hinkle, SBC severs ties with BWA as theological concerns remain, baptistpress.com, USA, 15 June 2004
  29. ↑ Ted Olsen, Southern Baptists No Longer In, Nor Of, World Alliance, christianitytoday.com, USA, 1 June 2004
  30. ↑ Alan Cooperman, Southern Baptists Vote To Leave World Alliance, washingtonpost.com, USA, 16 June 2004
  31. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  32. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  33. ↑ Robert Dilday, Marv Knox, Part of the family: Virginia is elected new BWA member, baptistnews.com, USA, 7 August 2005
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