Category Archives: Baptist

Dreams and the Church in Turkey

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

The website of the European Baptist Federation http://www.ebf.org carried the following story  on Tuesday 15 November. Authored by Klaus Rösler In Turkey, more and more Muslims are becoming Christians because they have dreamed about Jesus Christ. Recently, the pastor of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Baptist, Evangelical, evangelism, Turkey | 1 Comment

Georgia passes new freedom of religion legislation

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

On the 5th July 2011 the Georgian Parliament passed into law new legislation that ensures the religious freedoms of ‘religious groups recognized as religious organizations in member States of the Council of Europe or having close historic ties with Georgia.’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Baptist, Evangelical, Georgia, Orthodox, parliament, religious freedom, Religious Law, Roman Catholic | 1 Comment

Malawian-German Baptist partnership for growth and planting

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

During the next five years, German Baptist Churches hope to be inspired by the example of the Baptist Union of Malawi. A partnership agreement was signed during the recent  Annual conference in Kassel. The German General-Secretary Regina Claas (from Elstal, Berlin) assured delegates … Continue reading →

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Baptist Church Planting in Croatia

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

There have been Baptist churches in Croatia since the 1890s. Over the last 20-30 years the Croatian Baptist Union has doubled in size and the number of congregations in still increasing. At present there are 1,900 church members attending a … Continue reading →

Posted in Balkans, Baptist, church planting, Croatia, mission, missional church | 1 Comment

Baptist history in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

Very likely the first Russian-language book dealing with Baptist life in the once-German Soviet enclave of Kaliningrad (German East Prussia) after 1945 appeared recently. Its author is Anatoly Krikun, the current Baptist Bishop (called “Starshy Presbyter”) of Kaliningrad/Königsberg. Publisher is … Continue reading →

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