Baptists One in Prayer | October 31, 2021

Thank you for joining us this week as we at the Baptist World Alliance pray for our global Baptist family and for God's work around the world. If you pray along with us weekly, you will pray for every country in the world each year!

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Canada

2 BWA Member Bodies

Canadian Baptist Ministries (CBM)

982 Churches
81,792 Members

Canadian National Baptist Convention

404 Churches
23,130 Members

CBM was able to provide financial assistance to Indian families who have been affected by COVID-19. In this photo, Field Staff CP Raju takes part in distributing relief funds.

Praise:

We give thanks for the leadership of BWA Vice President Jennifer Lau, Moreen Sharp who serves as President of Canadian Baptist Women, and Jeff Carter who serves as Director of the BWA Horizons Children and Youth Leadership Training Program.

Prayer:

We pray for church and ministry leaders as they continue to seek innovative ways to serve their communities amidst the challenges of the global pandemic.

United States of America

20 BWA Member Bodies

American Baptist Churches USA

5,025 Churches
1,126,527 Members

Baptist General Association of Virginia

1,355 Churches
614,000 Members

Baptist General Convention of Missouri (CHURCHNET)

150 Churches
43,000 Members

Baptist General Convention of Texas

5,341 Churches
1,708,415 Members

Chin Baptist Churches USA

111 Churches
33,500 Members

Converge (Baptist General Conference)

1,312 Churches
322,293 Members

Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

1,800 Churches
750,000 Members

Czechoslovak Baptist Convention of USA & Canada

1 Church
500 Members

District of Columbia Baptist Convention

160 Churches
40,316 Members

General Association of General Baptists

821 Churches
50,365 Members

Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Society, USA

2,600 Churches
1,160,000 Members

National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. International

12,336 Churches
3,106,000 Members

National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.

21,145 Churches
8,415,100 Members

National Missionary Baptist Convention of America

300 Churches
400,000 Members

North American Baptist Conference

402 Churches
53,000 Members

Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.

1,362 Churches
1,500,000 Members

Russian-Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Union, USA, Inc.

14 Churches
950 Members

Seventh Day Baptist General Conference USA & Canada, Ltd.

74 Churches
5,000 Members

Union of Latvian Baptists in America

5 Churches
104 Members

Zomi Baptist Churches of America

44 Churches
6,000 Members

A time of worship at the 2010 BWA Congress held in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

BWA Youth Department President Amanda Haines participated in a special Scripture reading at the BWA Pentecost service in May 2020. Click to watch the service.

Dr. TaNikka Sheppard, President of Baptist Women in North America, spoke at the Texas Baptist Women in Ministry Conference at Truett Seminary in Waco, Texas, USA, in 2020. Dr. Sheppard was also part of the BWA's "Standing Together in Prayer: Baptists Against Racism" global prayer call last year. View the panel discussion and prayer gathering on our YouTube Channel.

Pictured is a special prayer commissioning time at the 6th Annual Conference of the Zomi Baptist Churches of America in 2018.

Praise:

We give thanks for the leadership of 2015-2020 BWA Vice Presidents Jerry Carlisle and Naomi Tyler-Lloyd as well as 2020-2025 BWA Vice President Albert Reyes in addition to the many Americans who are serving faithfully on BWA Commissions and Committees.

Prayer:

Join us in prayer for a unified love for God and people and the opportunity to stand together as voices of hope and justice in the midst of political and cultural divisions.

Day of Prayer

Baptist World Alliance Women will host the annual Baptist Women's World Day of Prayer on Monday, November 1. Each year on the first Monday of November, Baptist women around the world gather in homes, churches, and communities to pray together for the world. This unified and dedicated time of prayer has been offered since its initiation in 1951, representing 70 years of impact. To join in this important initiative, visit BWAWD.org/day-of-prayer.

Serving in Dallas

BWA President Tomás Mackey completed his first presidential ministry visit to the United States last week, which included multiple preaching and teaching opportunities in Dallas, TX, USA.

Pictured is Dallas Baptist University President Adam Wright, BWA President Mackey, and BWA General Secretary Elijah Brown. Mackey served last week as the speaker for the 2021 T.B. Maston Lecture Series.

Praying for Myanmar

On Friday, October 29, we received information from our Baptist families in Thantlang Town, Chin State, Myanmar, that they were facing a heavy attack of the military junta.

Many of the Baptist families’ homes caught fire, and the fires continued to spread. More than 60 houses have been burned to the ground. Residents have fled the town due to the recent violence, and the response is constrained by a water scarcity and no fire station. Many are now in hiding after Pastor Cung Biak Hum was shot and killed last month, and they fear the church has also been set on fire.

Please stand with us in prayer for:

God’s protection over and mercy upon those exposed to this unimaginable violence
Relief from the prolonged suffering of the innocent
Strength, courage, peace, and provision for our brothers and sisters in Myanmar

I am excited Merritt Johnston has been chosen to serve as the new Executive Director of Baptist World Alliance Women. You can read the entire press release here.

She will begin her new part-time role November 1. Will you join me in prayer for Merritt as she answers God's call to serve with BWA Women in this important season? I will also be praying with BWA Women on the Baptist Women's World Day of Prayer on November 1.

The BWA Commission on Baptist Doctrine and Unity has planned an incredible webinar featuring Frederick P. Deegbe, Paul Fiddes, Glenroy Lalor, Nora Lozano, and BWA President Tomás Mackey. Would you register today to join me as we reflect together on how to be Christ’s one body for the world?