July 13, 2010 | Tony and Peggy Campolo spoke in a panel discussion titled ìChristians, the Church and Sexual Orientation: Advancing the Conversationî today with members of the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America (BPFNA). It was the second day of the BPFNAís summer conference, held this year at Keuka College in upper New York state. Read more »
July 3, 2010 | "Light to Live In", BPFNA\'s 25th annual Summer Conference, will be held July 12-17 on the campus of Keuka College in New York state. Tony & Peggy Campolo, Harry Knox, Maung Maung Yin, Duane Binkley, Pat Dutcher-Walls, Rachel McGuire and Michael Ware will lead times of worship, dialog and learning. Musicians for the week are Kim & Reggie Harris, with a mid-week concert featuring Leslie Lee & Steve Gretz. Read more »
June 19, 2010 | Ken Sehested, BPFNA\'s founding director, is traveling to Thailand to be part of crucial peace talks between Naga factions. As Ken shares here in his own words, these talks are part of a long, slow process toward peace ó a process in which the BPFNA has been deeply involved for most of its existence. Read more »
May 20, 2010 | The Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America co-sponsored a "peaceful alternative" to a National Rifle Association national convention that attracted an estimated 70,000 visitors to Charlotte, NC, May 14-16. Along with North Carolinians Against Gun Violence, the Charlotte-based BPFNA sponsored a forum titled "Valuing Our Communities: Working Together to End Gun Violence" May 15 across the street from the convention at St. Peter\'s Catholic Church. Read more »
May 14, 2010 | Just across the street from the National Rifle Associationís national convention, the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America partners with North Carolinians Against Gun Violence to lead a peaceful forum, ìValuing Our Communities: Working Together to End Gun Violence.î Local residents will discuss contributing factors to violence and formulate plans to build peaceful communities. The Saturday, May 15, event is open to the public. Read more »
May 3, 2010 | This year the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America marks the 15th anniversary of its stand for Justice and Sexual Orientation, affirming the belief that ìall human beings are created and loved by God,î and ì[welcoming] into our movement all persons of faith who desire to be peacemakers and workers for justice, regardless of sexual orientation.î Read more »
April 21, 2010 | Truth commissions have been used to report on human rights abuses and systemic injustices and to foster justice and healing for a whole society. Meeting at New York City\'s Riverside Church, this Truth Commission sought to bring to light the issues facing soldiers who find themselves in opposition to a specific war instead of "war in any form" as required in current regulations. Founding director Ken Sehested represented BPFNA and wrote this op-ed piece for the online version of the Washington Post. Read more »
April 18, 2010 | Cecil Sherman, longtime leader of free and faithful Baptists and one of the central figures to help give birth to the renewal movement known as Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF), died from complications of a heart attack April 17 in Virginia. Read more »
April 5, 2010 | BPFNA members and friends are invited to participate in this campaign, designed to draw attention to the plight of Nicaraguans suffering from the effects of Nemagon, a powerful pesticide used for many years in banana farming. This effort supports those seeking health care and an assurance that Nemagon (banned in the US as a human toxin) will never be used again. Read more »
April 28 – April 28, 2018
Cardinal Flahiff Basilian Centre, Toronto, ON. Learn More »
May 22 – May 24, 2018
National University, Heredia, Costa Rica. Learn More »
Bienvenido a nuestra nueva Congregación Asociada / Welcome to our newest Partner Congregation!
Segunda Iglesia Bautista Hispana de Filadelfia – Philadelphia, PA
