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The meetings of the Alliance are called "Congresses." World conflicts made it impossible to hold to a strict five-year plan, but 19 Congresses have been held, London, 1905; Philadelphia, 1911; Stockholm, 1923; Toronto, 1928; Berlin, 1934; Atlanta, 1939; Copenhagen, 1947; Cleveland, 1950; London, 1955; Rio de Janeiro, 1960; Miami Beach, 1965; Tokyo, 1970; Stockholm, 1975; Toronto, 1980; Los Angeles, 1985; Seoul, 1990; Beunos Aires, 1995; Melbourne, 2000; and Birmingham, England , 2005. Currently the Baptist World Alliance serves as a global fellowship of Baptists, uniting 210 Baptist groups that they claim represent over 47 million baptized believers in more than 200 countries. The goals of the BWA are to: "(1) To Unite Baptists Worldwide; (2) To Lead in World Evangelization; (3) To Respond to People in Need; and (4) To Defend Human Rights." Organisationally, the Alliance is divided into six regional or geographical fellowships: North American Baptist Fellowship, Asian Baptist Federation, All-Africa Baptist Fellowship, Caribbean Baptist Fellowship, Union of Baptists in Latin America, and European Baptist Federation . Each regional fellowship is served by an Executive Secretary. The current president (2005-2010) of the BWA is David Coffey of Great Britain. Several conservative and separatist Baptist groups remain aloof from the Baptist World Alliance. On June 15th, 2004 the Southern Baptist Convention voted to quit the Baptist World Alliance. EXTERNAL LINKS SOURCES
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