The President of the Baptist Union of Great Britain is elected annually and usually takes office at the annual Baptist Assembly. Our current President, Steve Finamore, took office on 18 May 2024.
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2024-2025
President: The Revd Dr Steve Finamore
Vice President: vacant
Steve Finamore was Principal of Bristol Baptist College for 17 years and is now Principal Emeritus. Steve has been a lawyer, led a community development project in inner London and worked for a rural development project in the Andes of northern Peru. He trained for Ministry and read theology in Oxford, and was pastor of Westbury-on-Trym Baptist Church. Steve has written a number of books.
Read more about Steve’s theme for his presidential year in the article he wrote for the Summer 2024 edition of Baptists Together magazine.
Click here to read Steve’s ‘President’s Diary’ for his reflections on his year as President.
Election for the Baptists Together President 2026-7
We hope that all our churches will be keen to engage with this important decision. Please do prayerfully consider which candidate you believe should serve our Union as President. The question for discernment is ‘Who is God calling to be the President of our Union in the coming season?‘
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Candidates
The four candidates are (in alphabetical order):-
- Alex Afriyie (nominated by London Baptists and the West of England Baptist Network
- Charmaine Mhlanga (nominated by Central Baptist Association)
- Carl Smethurst (nominated by South West Baptist Association)
- Joanna Williams (nominated by Northern Baptist Association)
All the candidate profiles are in this document. or watch the videos below…
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