BWANEWS INBRIEF


Horace Russell, left, a member of the BWA


Commission on Baptist Heritage and Identity, presents a plaque to Samuel & Lola Simpson for their pioneering work in planting Baptist churches that minister mainly to Caribbean immigrants in New York City


Caribbean Diaspora churches.” This is possible, he said, because


Caribbean


people, whether in the Caribbean or elsewhere, “share a common history” as well as “common needs for affirmation, self actualization, [and] a theology that speaks to our context.”


Jackson informed participants at the conference that the CBF has plans to


enter into collaboration Baptist with Studies at the


United Theological College of the West Indies (UTCWI) to establish a Centre for Caribbean


the


institution. The UTCWI, an ecumenical college that is part of the University of the West Indies, the main university in the English-speaking Caribbean, trains many of the Caribbean Baptist pastors. Eron Henry, associate director


of


communications for the BWA, indicated that Caribbean


Baptists in general,


including those in the Diaspora, have played important roles in the BWA and have held significant positions within the international Baptist organization.


Henry made special mention of current BWA General Secretary Neville Callam, Caribbean Baptists who are BWA vice presidents, and those who sit on committees and commissions of the BWA.


Delroy Reid-Salmon, president of the Caribbean Diaspora Baptist Association,


which convened


Clergy the


conference, announced that his group is spearheading the establishment of a chair in the name of Horace Russell at the UTCWI. Russell was president of the


school in the 1970s and later became a vice president and professor of historical theology at Palmer Theological Seminary near Philadelphia in the US.


Samuel Simpson, a Jamaican immigrant to the US, was honored for helping to pioneer the formation of Baptist churches that ministered to Caribbean immigrants in New York City beginning in the 1960s. He recently retired as pastor of the Bronx and Wake Eden Baptist churches, two of the churches he founded.


There were 400 women that participated in the two-day conference. The conference included


inspirational and


Delegates and worshippers attending the women’s conference challenging


messages, as well as artistic presentations. There were 140 musicians that participated. There was a choir, orchestra, instrumental groups, and worship groups.


Bishop Ion Miron preached about the perfect model servant, Jesus Christ. Patsy Davis, executive director of the BWA Women’s Department, challenged the women to use Jesus as an example of servant hood and do likewise. Livija Godina, president of the European Baptist Women’s Union, shared how love is the motivation of Jesus Christ and should be the same for everyone.


The Moldovan Baptist women have a special partnership with the Baptist women (Continued on next page)


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