Finally Baptists are Officially Protestants!
500th Anniversary of the Reformation (1517) On a cold October night in 1517 an Augustinian monk, Martin Luther 1483-1546 AD nailed his Ninety-Five Thesis to the Cathedral door in Wittenberg, Germany. So dry was the tinder that within just a few weeks Europe was ablaze and the Roman Catholic Church was fighting for its very … Continue reading
EBF – the Awesome Austrians
Austria – Walter Klimt (General Secretary) In Austria protestant free churches such as Baptists were traditionally very small numbering no more than 5,000 members in the 1980’s. However the last 30 years have seen growth to around 60,000 members nationwide and no longer is Austria considered the ‘graveyard of protestant missionaries.’ Much recent growth as … Continue reading
EBF – The Hyperactive Hungarians
Another taster of life in the European Baptist Fellowship to which we belong. Hungary The Hungarian Union is a moderate size with around 12,000 believers in a country where the dominant churches are the Roman Catholics and the Reformed Church. Despite this Hungarian Baptists occupy an important place in the life of the nation where … Continue reading
EBF – Report on the Middle East
Middle East – Report by the Pastor of a Jordanian Baptist Church (name withheld) There are 350 million Muslims in the Middle East. Of these 85% are Sunni and 15% Shia and these two are in a period of immense conflict with each other. Less than 5% of the population are Christian and Baptists are … Continue reading
BITS AND BOBS
I am now back in the UK after a tiring 36 hour sleepless journey from Entebbe via Cairo Airport where I had a 90 minute layover at the very modern international airport. Thankfully there was no sign whatsoever of the troubles downtown dominating the news at home. I shall be back in the UK for … Continue reading
Two Firsts in Uganda
Saturday 3ist August and Friday 6th September brought two first for me after thirty years in Ministry and the contrast between them could not have been greater. I travelled up to Kamuli some 60km north of Jinja to a small village on the outskirts called Buttabali. One of the students, Michael, has planted a church … Continue reading
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