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The '''Baptist World Alliance''' is an international fellowship of [[Baptist]] conventions and organizations. Founded in 1905, the BWA is one of the largest Baptist organizations in the world.<ref>http://www.bwanet.org/default.aspx?pid=5</ref> The current President of the Alliance is Neville Callam, who was elected in 2007 at the Alliance's General Council in [[Ghana]] on July 6, 2007 <ref>http://www.bwanet.org/default.aspx?pid=659</ref>
The '''Baptist World Alliance''' is an international fellowship of [[Baptist]] conventions and organizations. Founded in 1905, the BWA is one of the largest Baptist organizations in the world.<ref>http://www.bwanet.org/default.aspx?pid=5</ref> The current President of the Alliance is Neville Callam, who was elected in 2007 at the Alliance's General Council in [[Ghana]] on July 6, 2007 <ref>http://www.bwanet.org/default.aspx?pid=659</ref>
Notably, the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] (the world's largest Baptist denomination) is no longer a member; it withdrew from the Alliance in 2004 over concerns that it had become increasingly liberal in doctrine (at a time when the SBC was becoming conservative once again).
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