2006 an important year for campaign, 70th anniversary

November - December 2005

The effort to raise $5 million to purchase and renovate property for the Center for Religious Liberty on Capitol Hill is underway, and 2006 is shaping up to be a busy year for the campaign.

In the coming months, BJC Executive Director Brent Walker will speak in communities to generate support among Baptists and others for the cause of religious liberty and for the Center for Religious Liberty. Also, BJC supporters will have the opportunity to give to the campaign. For more information or to make a gift, please contact the BJC at 202-544-4226 or e-mail us at bjc@BJConline.org.

The Baptist Joint Committee board of directors launched the fund raising effort at an event in October. The campaign corresponds to the 70th anniversary of the BJC, which since 1936, has fought to extend and defend God-given religious liberty for all.

The Center for Religious Liberty will be a state-of-the-art education and training center and the nerve center for the BJC's activities in Washington. The building on Capitol Hill will enable creative partnerships with academic institutions, provide vital space for strategy and information-sharing sessions with the BJC's coalition partners and create essential visibility for the organization in our nation's capital — all with goal of securing religious liberty for the next generation.