Presidents of five historically black Baptist denominations announced Feb. 12 they were collaborating to respond more effectively to human need in Haiti.
Presidents of the Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention; National Baptist Convention U.S.A. Inc.; National Baptist Convention of America; National Missionary Baptist Convention of America and Progressive National Baptist Convention Inc. formed the African-American Baptist Mission Collaboration.
Representing more than 10 million Baptists in the United States, the coalition exists to link resources to create financial and technical synergies in responding through relief and recovery for Haiti, advocate for just and compassionate government policies toward Haiti and work toward sustainable community development in the island nation devastated by the Jan. 12 earthquake.
“This collaboration is essential for the kind of response that is needed in Haiti,” said Julius Scruggs, president of the National Baptist Convention U.S.A. Inc. and pastor of First Missionary Baptist Church, Huntsville. (ABP)
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