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In 1853, the Baptist General Association of Texas was organized at Larissa in Cherokee County in east Texas. Other bodies were formed to serve their regions (and often due to dissatisfaction with the other bodies), such as the East Texas Baptist Convention (org. 1877 at Overton) and the North Texas Baptist Missionary Convention (org. 1879 at ...
According to a denomination census released in 2023, it claimed 47,193 members and 793 churches. [1] The official denominational publication is The General Baptist Messenger. The General Association oversees publication of Sunday School literature, a home mission board, a foreign mission board, and the Oakland City University in Oakland City ...
In 1944, the convention had 2,352,339 members, and in 2000, the National Baptist Convention of America grew to about 3.5 million members in the United States. [13] It became the third-largest predominantly African American Christian body in the United States after the National Baptist Convention, USA and the Church of God in Christ .
Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick (1918–2014, US), Executive Board member of the Louisiana Baptist Convention Newton Knight (1829–1922, US), Confederate deserter who led a band of escaped slaves Malcolm X (1925–1965, US), raised Baptist, but later converted to Islam
Baptist (Historically Black) Orthodox Church in America: Eastern Orthodox Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA: Eastern Orthodox Polish National Catholic Church: Catholic (Old Catholic) Presbyterian Church (USA) Reformed (Presbyterian) Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. Baptist (Historically Black)
Working with Jimmy Carter to conduct "Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant" meeting of over 30 liberal Baptist denominations and organizations in the US and Canada, which was held in Atlanta, January 30—February 1, 2008. [5] [6] Kevin Costner - actor. Baptized at First Southern Baptist Church in Bakersfield, California as a boy.
The second major split came in 1915 over the ownership and operation of the National Baptist Publishing Board. The National Baptist Publishing Board was the most successful agency, led by R. H. Boyd. Leaders and pastors of the convention became suspicious of the actions of the board when they did not receive the reports they thought were due ...
The Association publishes Regular Baptist Press, a church education curriculum and the association's bimonthly magazine, the Baptist Bulletin. In 2018, the GARBC had over 1,200 member churches. According to the 2008 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches , the GARBC reported having 1,383 churches and 132,900 members in 2005. [ 2 ]