Baptists are Christians distinguished by baptizing professing believers only, and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the tenets of soul competency/liberty, salvation through faith alone, scripture alone as the rule of faith and practice, and the autonomy of the local congregation. Baptists generally recognize two ordinances: baptism and the Lord's supper.
The Alliance of Baptists is a fellowship of Baptist churches and individuals in the United States.
The Baptist Faith and Message (BF&M) is the statement of faith of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). It summarizes key Southern Baptist thought in the areas of the Bible and its authority, the nature of God as expressed by the Trinity, the spiritual condition of man, God's plan of grace and salvation, the purpose of the local church, ordinances, evangelism, Christian education, interaction with society, religious liberty, and the family.
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) is a Christian fellowship of Baptist churches formed in 1991. Theologically moderate, the CBF withdrew from the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) over philosophical and theological differences, such as the SBC prohibition of women serving as pastors. The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship claims approximately 1,900 partner churches. The CBF is involved with the Baptist Center for Ethics, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, the Baptist World Alliance and 15 Baptist seminaries and divinity school programs which have emerged in the wake of the conservative direction taken by the six SBC seminaries. The CBF headquarters are located in Decatur, Georgia.
The International Baptist Convention is an association of English-speaking Baptist churches and missions in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC) is an education and advocacy association in the United States with a number of Baptist denominations. It states that it seeks to promote religious liberty for all and to uphold the principle of church-state separation. It has, for example, joined with other religious organizations in opposing government-sponsored displays of the Ten Commandments.
The Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV), founded in 1823, is an umbrella organization of Baptist churches. The BGAV has been characterized as a moderate association. More than 1,400 Baptist churches affiliate with the BGAV.
Beginning in 1979, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) experienced an intense struggle for control of the organization. Its initiators called it the Conservative Resurgence while its detractors labeled it the Fundamentalist Takeover. It was launched with the charge that the seminaries and denominational agencies were dominated by liberals. The movement was primarily aimed at reorienting the denomination away from a liberal trajectory and towards an unambiguous affirmation of biblical inerrancy.
The SBC of Virginia or "SBCV" is a fellowship of 700 Southern Baptist churches across Virginia and surrounding areas. It is supportive of the national Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). It was formed in 1993 when conservative Virginia Baptists across the state founded the SBCV fellowship. On September 16, 1996, messengers that met at Grove Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia voted for the fellowship to become a new Southern Baptist state convention. On October 1, 1996, the SBC Executive Committee officially acknowledged SBCV as a new State Convention.
The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) is the state convention of Southern Baptists in the state of Missouri. Headquartered in Jefferson City, it works in conjunction with nearly 1,900 churches which are divided into eight regions and 63 Baptist associations
The Alaska Baptist Convention (ABC) is an autonomous association of Baptist churches located in the state of Alaska, USA. It is one of the state conventions associated with the Southern Baptist Convention.
The first Southern Baptist church in Alaska was established in 1943, with just 17 members, and the ABC was formed in 1946. Today, Southern Baptists are the largest Protestant denomination in Alaska with over 20,000 members.
The Alabama Baptist Convention is an autonomous association of Baptist churches in the state of Alabama formed in 1823. It is one of the state conventions associated with the Southern Baptist Convention.
Morris H. Chapman was elected president and chief executive officer of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee on 1 October 1992.
In September 2009 he announced that he would retire from this position effective 30 September 2010.
The Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptist (KNCSB) is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention located in the U.S. state of Kansas and Nebraska. Headquartered in Topeka, Kansas, the convention is made up of 13 Baptist associations and more than 400 churches as of 2010.
The Utah–Idaho Southern Baptist Convention (UISBC) is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention located in the U.S. state of Utah and Idaho. Headquartered in Draper, Utah, the convention is made up of 11 Baptist associations and more than 150 churches as of 2010.
The State Convention of Baptists in Indiana (SCBI) is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Headquartered in Indianapolis, it is made up of about 400 churches and 14 Baptist associations.
Bryant Wright is senior pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia. He served as elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) from June 2010 to June 2012. He succeeded Johnny Hunt, who had served two one-year terms. Wright was succeeded as SBC president by Fred Luter.
Frank S. Page was president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) from 2006 to 2008. Page announced his retirement on March 27, 2018, admitting to "a personal failing" that involved a "morally inappropriate relationship."
