Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America

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The Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America-Bautistas por la Paz (BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz) is an association of Baptist Christian churches. The headquarters is in Charlotte, North Carolina.

History

The Convention has its origins in the establishment of the Baptist Pacifist Fellowship by a group of the American Baptist Churches USA in 1939. [1] It was officially founded in 1984. [2] According to an association census released in 2024, it claimed 77 churches. [3] Most members of BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz are located in one of the four member nations of the organization (Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States) however anyone around the world committed to the work of peace and justice can join. The BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz membership is composed of individuals and organizations with the latter being mostly churches. Some churches choose to get involved at a deeper level and are considered to be partner congregations of the organization.[4] BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz is a faith-based partner of Equal Exchange through the Baptist Fair Trade Project.[5]

Beliefs

Baptist Peacemaker

Baptist Peacemaker is a quarterly publication by BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz focusing on the work of peacemakers in the BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz network.[6]

Annual Summer Conference

BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz holds a Summer Conference (also known affectionately as "Peace Camp") each year. Each gathering focuses on a different theme and changes location within the BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz member nations, usually held on a university campus.[7] In 2019, however, the Summer Conference was held in conjunction with the 6th Global Baptist Peace Conference in Cali, Colombia.[8]

References

  1. ↑ C. Douglas Weaver, In Search of the New Testament Church: The Baptist Story, Mercer University Press, USA, 2008, p. 141
  2. ↑ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 73
  3. ↑ BPFNA, About Us, bpfna.org, USA, retrieved April 25, 2024
  4. ↑ "Partner Congregations | BPFNA". Archived from the original on 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  5. ↑ "Baptist Fair Trade Project | Equal Exchange".
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2019-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Annual Themes | BPFNA". Archived from the original on 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  8. ↑ "Summer Conference | BPFNA". Archived from the original on 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2019-11-18.

External links

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