February 21, 2011 | Plans are taking shape for the BPFNA 2011 Summer Conference, set for July 4-9 at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Va. Keynote speaker Kim Phuc and other leaders will speak and teach around the theme, "So You Must Forgive". Read more »
February 2, 2011 | The Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists (AWAB) has chosen board chair Robin Lunn as its new Executive Director. Lunn will now head this association of churches which supports people of all sexual orientations and gender identities and advocates for their inclusion in the full life and ministry of Baptist churches. Read more »
January 26, 2011 | Samuel Ruiz, a liberation theology Catholic bishop who did a great amount of work with the poor, mediation with Zapatista rebels and was nominated many times for the Nobel Peace Prize, has died at age 86. BPFNA board member Karen Turner, on an extended stay following a Friendship Tour to San Cristobal de las Casas, will represent the Peace Fellowship at Ruiz\' funeral this week. Read more »
January 22, 2011 | A group of BPFNA members and friends in the Carolinas gathered Jan. 22 in Charlotte for a day of fellowship, sharing and worship. Read more »
January 8, 2011 | Baptists around the world are being urged to pray for the people of south Sudan as they vote to decide on declaring their independence from the rest of the country. The reference, scheduled for January 9 to 15, is expected to see participation from as many as 3.9 million registered voters. Read more »
January 8, 2011 | The "[email protected] Conference" is being organized in an effort to return to the spotlight what U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower termed the "military-industrial complex" (MIC). The free event is co-sponsored by BPFNA and scheduled for Jan. 14-16 at Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C. Read more »
January 8, 2011 | U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) has issued a statement denouncing the escalation of U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan, saying she will reintroduce legislation to limit U.S. funding in Afghanistan to "the safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. troops and military contractors". Read more »
January 8, 2011 | BPFNA will teach the fundamentals of Conflict Transformation in its "Waging Peace" workshop, offered as part of the American Baptist Churches pre-Biennial events, June 23 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Evelyn Hanneman, BPFNA\'s Operations Coordinator and the facilitator for this training, says, "Conflict is a part of our lives, whether close to home or in a war fought overseas. Since we are called by Christ to be peacemakers, we need to learn the skills necessary to work for peace." Read more »
January 8, 2011 | The Baptist World Alliance is urging Baptists around the world to pray for the referendum in south Sudan on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Read more »
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University Baptist Church – Austin, Texas
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15-20 July 2019 • Unibautista • Cali, Colombia
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