WASHINGTON — Neville Callam announced his intention to retire as general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) on Dec. 31, 2017. Callam, a Jamaican, made history when he was elected to the position in July 2007 during the BWA Annual Gathering in Accra, Ghana, as the first African-American to hold the position. Since its founding in 1905, all previous…
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