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singing groups & soloists

musicians, choirs,

Alliance Choir S Rich Music at Baptist Congress in South Africa

everal outstanding musicians, choirs, singing groups and soloists will provide leadership in worship during the 21st

Baptist

World Congress (#BaptistCongress15) in Durban, South Africa. Among the groups will be AYEKAN, a folk group from Chile;

Coro Central Evangelico de Luanda from Uganda; and Texas Baptist Voices of Praise from the United Sates. There will be several groups from the host country, including Light of God. Soloists include Aselill Saethre Dale from Norway, Ruth Peace Nantongo Kironde from Uganda, and Linda Ross Brown from the US.

Keynote speakers are Peter Chin from South Korea, Donald Ndichafah from Cameroon, Dimitrina Oprenova from Bulgaria, Anthony Carroll from the Bahamas, Luiz Soares Silvado from Brazil, and Joel Gregory from the United States. Highlights will include the installation of Paul Msiza of South

Flavors of Durban to Sweeten Baptist World Congress in South Africa Participants in this year’s Baptist

World Congress (#BaptistCongress15) in Durban, South Africa, will have access to extensive dining facilities that will be available at the congress venue. Studio 54, a South African event

management company, will

establish and operate a food court during the week of meetings. The food court, dubbed “Flavors of Durban,” will include serving areas that provide food native to South Africa, as well as menus from Durban’s large East Indian population and other immigrant populations from Europe.

The bulk of the meals will be prepared by restaurants, chefs and caterers from Durban. A staff of 68 persons will be on hand to assist congress participants to choose and purchase their preferred meal. “Studio 54 hopes to create

a

festival supported by locals allowing growth opportunities to local chefs and caterers,” the company stated. A pre-event

launch for Flavors

of Durban with invited media and celebrities Studio 54.

will be coordinated by APRIL/JUNE 2015 11

Africa as BWA president, the second African to be elected to the position; the presentation of the Congress Human Rights Award to Corneille Gato Munyamasoko of Rwanda; and the launch of various new initiatives for 2015-2020. Daily activities include worship, Bible study and group discussions that explore core theological matters related to Christian worship, mission, evangelism, spiritual enrichment and other ecclesial topics. Global issues related to the environment and various justice concerns such as peacemaking, migrants and poverty, among others, will be examined. Information on the congress is available on the BWA website at www.bwanet.org/congress.

and Orchestra from

Brazil (center) and AYEKAN folk group from Chile (right)