Nominations for the President of the Baptist Union of Great Britain
We are now inviting nominations for the person who will serve as Baptist Union President in 2026-27.
Our current President is the Revd Dr Steve Finamore. Please do look at Steve’s article on his Presidential theme: ‘I want to encourage us all’. You can also find out more about our previous Presidents and their themes.
No nominations were received for the 2025-26 President, and following a proposal from CLT and Trustees, Council agreed that there would be a fallow year with no President in 2025-26.
We are now inviting nominations for the person who will serve as Baptist Union President in 2026-27.
The Presidency is open to anyone who is a member of one of our churches, and will be chosen because of gifts and experience which will help to communicate our Baptists Together vision and mission priorities.
The President should bring their own unique insights and experience into their leadership, and may feel led to bring a particular emphasis within the overall strategy. They will be expected to work closely with the Core Leadership Team (CLT) and General Secretary in informing and communicating the agreed vision, culture and priorities of Baptists Together.
The person elected will serve as Vice-President during 2025-26, and will become a member of the CLT Accompanying Group in order to begin to familiarise themselves with our Baptists Together vision, culture and priorities before taking up the lead role during their presidential year.
Click here for more information about the role of the President and the election discernment process.
Nominations
Nominations for the Presidency must be sent to the General Secretary and can be made by:
The consent of the nominee must be sought before nomination. Please note that nominations cannot be withdrawn once made, except in exceptional circumstances.
Nominating a person for the Presidency implies a commitment to walk with and support that person through the election discernment process.
Nominations must be received by 31 December 2024.
If you would like to nominate someone for the Presidency, please complete and submit this online form.
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Before making a nomination please note that the names of those making a nomination will be published on our website. In the case of an Association nomination, the name of the Association will be published. In the case of a nomination by 25 members of the Assembly, the names of those individuals acting jointly to put forward a nomination will be published, together with their category of Assembly membership (see here for who is a member of Assembly). Please make sure you have the permission of those on whose behalf you are making a nomination, as well as the permission of the person you are nominating. Please see our Privacy policy for more information.
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