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‘By God’s grace, may we be a people of hope!’
Freedom of Religion or Belief was a key theme at the 2019 Council of the European Baptist Federation (EBF), which also highlighted 'impulses of hope' across the region.
EBF gives thanks for the life of Bob Morris
On August 2nd, hundreds of people packed into Cirencester Baptist Church (United Kingdom) to remember and give thanks for our friend Bob Morris, a hugely gifted and talented youth minister at Cirencester Baptist Church in the UK and the Chair of the EBF Youth and Children’s Committee.
German Baptists Committed to Religious Freedom and the Right of Asylum
The German Baptists met for their Annual Assembly in Kassel, Germany from May 29 to June 1. One of the outcomes of the Assembly was a Resolution on Religious Freedom and the Right of Asylum.
Romanian Baptists elect new leadership
Romanian Baptists gathered from 24 to 25 May 2019 at First Baptist Church in Cluj to elect the new Executive Committee of the Union of Christian Baptist Churches of Romania for the next four years.
Ukrainian Baptists stress missions, youth and education
All-Ukrainian Union of Associations of Evangelical Christians-Baptists gathered to the 28th Congress in Kiev on May 24th and May 25th under the theme of “You Know the Time” (Romans 13:11-14).
BWA General Secretary Emeritus Denton Lotz Passes Away at 80
The Baptist World Alliance calls upon all Baptists to remember and honor his legacy and to pray for his family.
Bulgarian Baptists look to the future
The Bulgarian Baptist Union held its regular election convention on March 15-16, 2019. Eighty church leaders delegated by almost all local Baptist Churches convened in the town of Kazanlak to accept a report for the past four-year mandate and to vote a new denomination board.
New Firestarter events for Baptist growth
Firestarters is a community of churches, led by the leaders of some of the fastest growing churches in the Baptist Union of Great Britain.
Project:Vienna seeks to be a blessing to the EBF family
Project:Vienna, a year long Bible school in Vienna, Austria, is in full force the past 6 months. If these months could be described in one word it would be growth: growing in community, growing in friendships, growing in knowledge and growing in faith.
Being Church in the Land of Fire and Ice
Icelanders are resilient people. The surrounding sea, windy open fields and erupting volcanoes have strengthened their resistance to hardships and their capability to face the challenges. And even more, in the midst of an unpredictable environment they have learned to recognise and appreciate God’s grace and live it out for others.