The 157th annual gathering of the African United Baptist Association (AUBA) of Nova Scotia was held August 13-15 in the Annapolis Valley, NS. Rev. Neville Callam, General Secretary of the Baptist World Alliance, was the special guest preacher for the meetings along with Dr. Peter Paris, a native of Nova Scotia, and professor emeritus at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Hosted by Inglewood United Baptist Church, with support from other AUBA churches within District three, the fifteen member church put on a special event that transformed the quiet town of Bridgetown, NS. Several hundred people from all over the province and beyond converged to enjoy a gospel concert and gigantic BBQ. AUBA moderator, Alma Johnston, commented “Indeed, this was the AUBA reaching out to the community.”

The Lausanne Movement was the brainchild of Billy Graham, one of the world’s leading evangelicals for over 60 years. His vision for the movement was to unite world evangelicals in the common task of the total evangelization of the world. The first congress was held in the Swiss Alps in 1974, with 2,700 participants from 150 countries, where they met for fellowship, discussion, worship and prayer. This meeting was later named the Lausanne Congress out of which came the Lausanne Movement.

A message from Dr. Brian MacArthur, President and Vice-Chancellor of Crandall University:

Construction of our new facility has gone well, but we recently agreed that the target date for occupancy be delayed from September 1 to October 1 (high humidity has interfered with the interior finishing stage). This will create some initial challenges for September classes as we hope to be welcoming the largest student enrolment in our history.

The beginning of Oasis is just around the corner - eight days and counting until we gather on the beautiful campus of Mount Allison University in Sackville, NB! Have you registered yet? Online registration is open until Monday, August 16th at midnight. Here are a few highlights and key events to expect this year:

As Canadian Baptists, "The Seed That Holds The Tree: A Story of India and the Kingdom of God is an important part of our story, a story we must remember about Canadian and Oriya Christians in partnership for the Gospel. We need to consider the outcome of their lives and imitate their faith." This was a quote from Dr. Bob Berry (former General Secretary, CBM) about a book written by Ken and Shirley Knight, retired Canadian Baptist missionaries to the Oriya people in Orissa, India.

The book details the work of Canadian Baptists in this region in India from 1902-2007, including the work of John and Eva Glendenning from First Baptist Church, Moncton, NB, who pioneered the work with the Saura and Oriya people in Orissa.