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Collection of news, stories, and reflections
from EBF and its member bodies


EBMi: Walking Together and Watching Over One Another
EBMi brings together Baptists from 28 nations in a shared mission marked by collaboration, faith, and mutual encouragement across the world.

Alan Donaldson
4 days ago3 min read


IBTS x EBF Apprenticeship Programme
Step Into a Year of Formation The IBTS Apprenticeship Programme is a one-year, part-time opportunity for young adults aged 18–30 who are already active in their local churches, unions, or communities and have a growing interest in education, theology, and local mission. Rooted in IBTS’s learning-centred approach, the programme is designed to support personal growth, local engagement, and active participation in the life and ministry of IBTS and the EBF. ✨ Why apply? ✈️ Travel

EBF Communications
Apr 301 min read


Every Day is a School Day: Lessons from Moldova
From refugee care to church planting and innovative community ministries, a recent visit to Moldova offers a compelling glimpse of a church living out holistic mission with courage and care.

Alan Donaldson
Apr 282 min read


Joy in the City: A Ukrainian International Church Shining in Brno, Czech Republic
A joyful international church in Brno

Cesar Sotomayor
Apr 203 min read


Holding Hope Together: EBF Executive Meeting in Uzbekistan
Gathering in Uzbekistan, the EBF Executive Committee encountered a living testimony of faith, resilience, and unity—reminding us that across cultures and challenges, we are one in Christ and called to share His hope.

Alan Donaldson
Apr 83 min read


What Does Christian Women’s Witness Look Like Today?
Christian women’s witness today looks very diverse

Siham Daoud
Apr 62 min read


Garden of Gethsemane: Easter Reflection
Welcome to the Garden.
A place of beauty and tranquillity. A place of new life, where plants rise from the soil and trees bud each spring with blossoms that promise fruit to come. Yet the Easter Garden of Gethsemane was not a place of hope or possibility. Gethsemane was a place of betrayal, a place of sorrow, a place that, on that night, seemed entirely without hope. Mark 14 37-38 NIVUK “Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping.
‘Simon,’ he said to Peter,

Alan Donaldson
Apr 12 min read


Six Months into Service: Reflections from the EBF President and Vice President
EBF President and Vice President have been in their new role now for six months. Let's hear what they have been seeing and hearing.

EBF Communications
Mar 305 min read


Have You Heard About How Churches Are Being Planted Across Europe and Beyond?
New churches are being planted in Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa

EBF Communications
Mar 272 min read


European Baptist Federation and Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe Launch a Second Round of Ecumenical Dialogue
The European Baptist Federation (EBF) and the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) have launched a renewed dialogue to strengthen unity among Protestant churches. Their first meeting took place in March 2025 in Elstal, Germany. Bringing together theologians from across Europe, the dialogue will continue through a series of meetings, with a final report expected in 2028.

EBF Communications
Mar 253 min read
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