Birmingham will host the first regional gathering of the New Baptist Covenant on Saturday, January 31st, 2009 featuring Former President Jimmy Carter, Marian Wright Edelman of the Children's Defense Fund and Dr. Robert Smith of Beeson Divinity School.

The event will be held at 16th Street Baptist Church, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and St. Paul's United Methodist Church, all located within walking distance of one another. Keynote addresses will be held in the sanctuary of 16th Street Baptist Church, while special interest sessions will be conducted in various rooms of the three buildings.

Good News for the Poor marks the theme for the day, culminating in Marian Wright Edelman's address on children's poverty in the South.

Register today and bring a friend to the Southeast Regional Celebration of the New Baptist Covenant!