Early Bird registration fees will increase November 30, 2024:

This registration page is for all attendees with the exception of Australian and New Zealand citizens. If you are a citizen of Australia or New Zealand please register HERE.  

Congress registration fees are in US$ (US Dollars) and includes entrance to Congress 2025 sessions selected, conference materials, and onsite mission opportunities.

Registration fees DO NOT include accommodation, meals, or travel and other related costs. Every person attending BWA Congress 2025 must register. Registration will not be complete and accepted until the registration fee is paid in full.

For group registrations over 25 people, please contact [email protected] 

Please check here https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-finder/visit to see if you need a visa and what type of visa you need to enter Australia.

If you do need a visa to enter Australia, please request an invitation letter below.  BWA will issue these letters from October 1, 2024 until April 30, 2025.  Invitation letters will be sent 2 weeks after registration including payment is complete.  No invitation letters will be issues after 30 April as this will not allow sufficient time for visa applications to be processed.

To ensure your participation, please apply for your visa at least 3 months in advance. 

You can assist participants from other parts of the world come to Congress 2025 by contributing to the Scholarship Fund.

• $379 allows one young leader to attend the Congress and the Emerging Leader Summit
• $425 allows one woman to attend the Congress and the Women's Summit

Privacy Disclosure

Your privacy is important to the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) and Queensland Baptists (QB) and is handled according to the Australian Privacy Principles as detailed in the QB Privacy Policy. You may find this Privacy Policy on the QB website www.qb.org.au. ­­­How we collect, hold, use, and disclose information about you is important to us. The purpose of collection, holding, use and disclosure of the information is to fulfil the ministry and administrative functions of the Baptist World Congress 2025.  We may share the information collected with affiliated organizations and hosts of events and sessions you are attending. We may also disclose this information to organizations providing processing and other support functions to Baptist World Alliance and Queensland Baptists. We ensure that such organizations are bound by the Australian Privacy Principles and the Privacy Act 1988 as part of our contractual arrangements.  We also collect your information to invite you to any future events.  We may communicate with you for any of these purposes by email or mail.  While you can unsubscribe at any time by writing to us, we would request that you not unsubscribe until after the Congress or you will miss receiving important information about the event.

If you believe a correction is required, you are welcome to contact us via [email protected] or visit www.qb.org.au/privacy-statement/ in relation to issues regarding your personal information.  You may also contact the QB Privacy Officer via email [email protected] should you have any privacy-related concerns.

By accepting this, you consent to us using and disclosing your personal information and contacting you as described above.

Media and Photography Consent

As part of attendance at the Baptist World Congress 2025, photos/videos will taken and stored by Baptist World Alliance (BWA) and Queensland Baptists (QB) (in accordance with the Privacy Act of QLD). Video footage and photographs will be taken to record events and may be used to promote the BWA, future conferences, QB Churches, their activities in both print and digital formats, including websites, social media and other digital forms of communication.  We need permission from all persons on this registration, including the parent/guardian of any children, for their photo/video to be taken.

CANCELLATION POLICY: Registration fees will be refunded only when a written request, which includes the reason for cancellation, is received at [email protected] before March 31, 2025. An administration fee of US$50 will apply to each cancellation. We regret that cancellations made after March 31, 2025, will result in loss of the entire registration fee unless the cancellation is due to a visa denial.   A full refund of registration fees will be issued to those who have their visa denied, only if the visa application was lodged prior to 30 April 2025.  To receive a refund, you must apply by 30 June 2025, by emailing your request to [email protected] and including a copy of your denial letter, along with proof of your application having been made before April 30, 2025. 

IMPORTANT:  ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE on June 1, 2025. After that date, you will need to register onsite after you arrive in in Brisbane, Australia (dependent on availability).