Ken Camp/Managing Editor     Reprinted from Baptiststandard.com Representatives from multiple human rights and religious liberty organizations joined the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom in urging Congress to take action regarding ongoing persecution in Nigeria. Randel Everett Randel Everett, founding president of 21Wilberforce and a former executive director of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, and Brent Leatherwood, president of the Southern …

I am an Afghan citizen who served with the international forces. My family and I are among the millions affected by the recent Afghan crisis in general and among those who lost everything, are displaced, and have become refugees. I was raised to believe in an Islamic philosophy of salvation through good deeds. So, I did my best to act …

21W Board member, Knox Thames, one of the foremost experts on FoRB and a former USCIRF and U.S. State Department policymaker, inspired and challenged our global Timothy Fellows during their recent monthly virtual meeting. Knox, who is a visiting expert at the US Insitute of Peace and a professor at Pepperdine University, is the author of the forthcoming book: “ENDING …

The beautiful Great Hall on the campus of Dallas Baptist University was the setting for 21Wilberforce’s annual Frank Wolf International Religious Freedom Award dinner the first week in October. This award embodies the work of former Congressman Frank Wolf who worked tirelessly for decades to promote international religious freedom. After retiring from Congress in 2015, Congressman Wolf served as Distinguished …

Please join us and others from the Midland, Texas community on the Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Free banquet in the First Baptist Midland Fellowship Hall at 5PM, followed by a time of worship at 6PM in the First Baptist Midland Worship Center. FBC Midland is located at 2104 W. Louisiana Avenue, Midland, Texas. REGISTER HERE Program for …

The Global Freedom Network (Africa) held a promotion in early September during the Arise Congress organized by the Nigerian Baptist Convention held at the Baptist International Convention Center. This Congress was a first joint Congress of the Nigerian Baptist Convention Youths, Baptist Student Fellowship, Royal Ambassadors, Lydia Auxilliary, Girls’ Auxilliary, Teenagers and Baptist Corpers’ Fellowship. The meeting had over 25,000 …

REGISTER HERE  21Wilberforce invites you to attend the 2023 Frank Wolf Award Dinner on Thursday, October 5th in the Great Hall at Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, Texas.  Click on the Register Here button above to purchase individual tickets or a table sponsorship (8 tickets). Pastor Bob Roberts, Jr. will be presented the 2023 Frank Wolf International Religious Freedom Award. This …

By Trent Martin, 21Wilberforce Coordinator for Advocacy & Training 21Wilberforce is partnering with researchers from the University of Stirling to launch a project that is exploring how civil society organizations can effectively advocate for real changes in the religious freedom policies of countries around the world using the United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism.   The Universal Periodic Review is …

The violent attacks against minority groups in Manipur, a state nestled in the northeastern part of India along the Burmese border, continue to unfold.   Early this year, peaceful protests against the removal of protections for the rights of ethnic minorities in the state escalated into a vicious backlash of violence from mobs composed of members of the majority ethnic group. …

Randel Everett recently announced to the 21Wilberforce staff and Board that he will retire as President of 21Wilberforce at the end of this year. Here are his reflections on stepping away from the organization he and his wife, Sheila, founded nine years ago. Working with 21 Wilberforce in defense of those experiencing religious persecution has been a great honor.  Religious …