BAPTIST WORLD, A Magazine of the Baptist World Alliance, Your Network to the World
July / September 2010, Volume 57, Number 3
PETER PINDER DEMITS OFFICE
Peter Pinder, Baptist World Alliance regional secretary for the Caribbean and executive secretary/treasurer for the Caribbean Baptist
Fellowship (CBF), demits office as of July 31, 2010. Pinder assumed both positions in 1995 following the retirement of Azariah
McKenzie, the first person to be so elected.
The executive secretary/treasurer has day to day responsibilities for the CBF, one of six BWA regional fellowships, and represents the
interests of Caribbean Baptists at the BWA level.
Pinder, in his last report at the CBF General Assembly in March 2010, recounted the challenges faced by Baptists in the Caribbean,
including the relatively frequent occurrences of natural disasters such as hurricanes, and financial challenges faced by the smallest
BWA regional body. But he also rejoiced in the many times Caribbean Baptists joined in worship and fellowship, such as at Caribbean
Baptist Youth festivals and Caribbean Baptist Women’s conferences. He was pleased that he was able to share in a number of annual
meetings of CBF member bodies.
“I have personally benefited from having served in this office, and I do hope that the lives of many in our region have been positively
impacted as well,” Pinder said. “I am extremely grateful to those who have served with me in the CBF and to the member bodies for
their confidence and support. I wish my successor in office God’s divine favor and blessings.”
The senior pastor of Zion Baptist Church in Freeport, Bahamas, since 1979, Pinder is a former vice president and executive secretary
for the Zion United Baptist Convention in the Bahamas.
Pinder is to be succeeded by Everton Jackson, pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church in Montego Bay, Jamaica, and a former president
of the Jamaica Baptist Union.
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BWA OFFICERS
David Coffey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . President
Neville Callam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .General Secretary
BWA EXECUTIVE STAFF
Raimundo Barreto . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freedom and Justice
Patsy Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Women
Emmett Dunn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Youth and Congress
Eron Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Communications
Paul Montacute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BWAid
Meg Pearson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance/Administration
Kathe Traynham . . . . . . . . . . . Promotion and Development
Fausto Vasconcelos . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Evangelism/Research
BWA REGIONAL SECRETARIES
Harrison Olan’g . . . . . . . . . All Africa Baptist Fellowship
Tony Peck . . . . . . . . . . . . . European Baptist Federation
Peter Pinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caribbean Baptist Fellowship
Alberto Prokopchuk . . . . Union of Baptists in Latin America
P. Bonny Resu . . . . . . . . . . Asian Pacific Baptist Federation
George Bullard. . . . . . . . . . North American Baptist Fellowship
COVER PHOTO: Cuban Baptists declared their hope in Cuba for Christ at a joyous and moving Living Water conference. The growth
of Baptist churches throughout Cuba is testimony to the faith and dedication of our brothers and sisters in Christ on this island.
Unless otherwise noted, photos in the issue are by BWA staff.