Objectives
The CABF is a welcoming fellowship with the following objectives:
To witness to the freedom implicit in the voluntary principle in religion, which is the essence of the traditional Baptist position; To affirm and celebrate Baptist participation in, and witness to, the whole visible, catholic and evangelical church of Jesus Christ;
To promote peace and understanding amongst people of all faiths;
To provide a forum for the discussion of doctrinal and ethical questions, and social issues and policies in that spirit of tolerance and mutual respect, which issues from Christian love;
To bear witness to these objectives with and among Baptists in Atlantic Canada, as well as nationally and internationally;
To provide accreditation for clergy and chaplains;
To associate and co-operate with other like-minded organizations, such as the Atlantic Ecumenical Council, The Canadian Council of Churches, The Gathering of Baptists, and the Alliance of Baptists;
Canadian Association for Baptist Freedoms To acquire by way of grant, gift, purchase, bequest, devise or otherwise, real and personal property and to use and apply such property to the realization of the objectives of the Society; To buy, own, hold, lease, mortgage, sell and convey such real and personal property as may be necessary or desirable in the carrying out of the objectives of the Society.
Formerly The Atlantic Baptist Fellowship
41st CABF Annual Meeting and Fall Conference
CABF Presidents 1971 – Kendall Kenny 1972 – Jack Matthews 1974 – Edward Colquhoun 1976 – Dr. Reginald.S. Dunn 1978 – Rev. Vincent Rushton 1979 – Rev. Willis Henderson 1980 – Rev. Donald Jackson 1981 – Rev. John E. Boyd 1982 – Rev. Gordon Gower 1984 – Rev. Robert Matthews 1986 – Gwendolyn Atherton 1988 – Rev. Roger Prentice 1990 – Rev. Byron Corkum 1992 – Edward Colquhoun 1994 – Elaine Anne MacGregor 1998 – Paul Burden 2000 – Rev. John E. Boyd 2003 - Rev. Sheila Redden-Smith 2005 – Rev. Andrew Crowell 2009 – Rev. David Ogilvie 2010 – Rev. Jeffrey White 2011 - Rev. Dr. J. Daniel Gibson
Wolfville Baptist Church Wolfville, NS 19-20 October 2012 Registration—$40 Payable to CABF (Includes meals, breaks)
Send to Kim Sweet 25 Ports Landing Avenue PO Box 528 Port Williams. NS B0P 1T0 ksweet2@ns.sympatico.ca
Baptists and Religious Liberty
Baptists and Religious Liberty
J. Brent Walker is both a member of the US Supreme Court Bar and an ordained minister. A native of Charleston, W.Va., Walker earned B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of FloriRev. Dr. J. Brent da and holds a Walker, Executive J.D. degree from Director, Baptist the University of Joint Committee for Stetson University Religious Liberty College of Law. He Washington, DC. earned an M.Div. www.bjcpa.org degree from Southern Seminary in 1989. He has taught in the Georgetown University Law Centre and is currently an adjunct professor at Richmond Theological Seminary.
Friday Evening, Oct. 19
The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty is a leading voice in Washington, DC, fighting to uphold the historic Baptist principle of religious freedom. A proven bridge-builder, the BJC provides reliable leadership on church-state issues as it leads key coalitions of religious and civil liberties groups striving to protect both the free exercise of religion and to defend against its establishment by government.
11:00 a.m. Discussion
Dr. Walker has led the BJC since 1999.
5:15 pm Registration and Social Time 6:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Dr. J. Brent Walker Religious Liberty and the Local Church 8:00 p.m. Q & A 8:30p.m. Communion 9:00 p.m. Refreshments
Saturday Morning, Oct. 20 8:30 a.m. Coffee and Tea 9:00 a.m. Devotional 9:30 a.m. Dr. J. Brent Walker
Religious Liberty and the U.S. Presidential Election 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
The Atlantic Baptist Fellowship was formed in 1971 by Baptist lay people and ministers who wanted to witness to historic Baptist principles and to be involved with non-Baptist communions in joint worship, social action and ecumenical discussions of the nature of the Church. They wished to create a safe and welcoming environment in which Baptists could share all concerns and points of view with out fear of being marginalized. In 2011, a new constitution was adopted and incorporation under the Societies Act of Nova Scotia was approved on 7 June 2012 under the new name : the Canadian Association for Baptist Freedoms.
11:30 a.m. Annual Business Meeting 12:15 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. Business (if necessary)
Membership - Join the CABF! Contact: Rev. David Ogilvie P. O. Box 301 Port Williams. NS B0P 1T0 Individuals: $10 annually Church: An annual donation E-mail: abf@ns.sympatico,ca