Baptists One in Prayer

Thank you for joining us this week as we pray for our global Baptist family and for God's work around the world. If you unite in prayer with us weekly, you will pray for every country in the world this year!

India

22 BWA Member Bodies

Arunachal Baptist Church Council

1,152 Churches
100,397 Members

Assam Baptist Convention

921 Churches
37,410 Members

Baptist Church of Mizoram

651 Churches
127,550 Members

Baptist Churches Council of Eastern India

146 Churches
26,967 Members

Baptist Union of North India

54 Churches
15,700 Members

Bengal Baptist Union

145 Churches
7,785 Members

Convention of Baptist Churches of the Northern Circars

310 Churches
240,000 Members

Evangelical Baptist Convention of India

209 Churches
41,493 Members

Garo Baptist Convention of India

2,622 Churches
361,378 Members

India Association of General Baptists

121 Churches
10,300 Members

India Baptist Convention

80 Churches
8,000 Members

Karbi Hill Baptist Convention

354 Churches
39,174 Members

Karnataka Baptist Convention

900 Churches
72,200 Members

Lairam Jesus Christ Baptist Church

118 Churches
23,392 Members

Lower Assam Baptist Union

335 Churches
38,088 Members

Maharashtra Baptist Society

415 Churches
14,589 Members

Manipur Baptist Convention

1,503 Churches
221,436 Members

Nagaland Baptist Church Council

1,661 Churches
648,096 Members

North Bank Baptist Christian Association

1,238 Churches
126,480 Members

Orissa Baptist Evangelistic Crusade

34 Churches
3,842 Members

Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches (membership under review)

893 Churches
475,639 Members

Tripura Baptist Christian Union

977 Churches
79,715 Members

BWA General Secretary Elijah Brown and Mark Wilson, President of the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation, traveled throughout the region in November 2022 and celebrated the 150th Anniversary of the Nagaland Baptist Church Council.

General Secretary Emeritus Neville Callam received a warm welcome during his visit to India in March 2013.

Women gathered to pray for the world during the 2021 Women's World Day of Prayer facilitated by Baptist World Alliance Women.

Praise:

Join us in thanking God for the beautiful diversity found within India, home to more than 2,500 distinct people groups who speak over 450 languages.

Prayer:

We continue to pray for Baptists who are seeking to be instruments of peace in communities where violence is on the rise and sources of healing and comfort to the families who continue to grieve the loss of more than 500,000 lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sri Lanka

1 BWA Member Body

Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya (SLBS)

45 Churches
6,674 Members

Pictured is a gathering in Sri Lanka last Easter as a memorial for those who lost their lives in the 2019 bombings as well as an ongoing protest for the nation's economic challenges.

Praise:

We thank God for the ministry of SLBS as they seek to share Gospel witness amidst many challenges. We also praise God for the incredible aid work and community support provided by Asia Pacific Baptist Aid (APBAid) during this season of financial challenge and unrest.

Prayer:

We continue to pray for peace and economic stability as the country faces the many challenges resulting from the last year's financial crisis, including power blackouts and severe shortages of food, fuel, and medicine.

Join us also in prayer for the people of Pakistan, the fifth-most populous country in the world with a population exceeding 225 million people.

We mourn the violence that has erupted in the Manipur region of India. Ministry partners tell us churches, including Baptist churches, have been burned down as well as significant damage to homes throughout the region. All who live in the area have been impacted, Christian and non-Christian alike.

We bear witness to the biblical truth “if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it.” We call upon Baptist sisters and brothers around the world to pray for peace, lift their voices as ambassadors of reconciliation, and live with generosity on behalf of all impacted by this violence.

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A Prayer from Pakistan

O Creator and Mighty God,

you have promised

strength for the weak

rest for the labourers

light for the way

grace for the trials

help from above

unfailing sympathy

undying love.

O Creator and Mighty God

Help us to continue in your promise.

(Pakistan: With All God’s People, comp. John Carden, WCC, 1989, p.327)

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