Canadian National Baptist Convention

Canadian National Baptist Convention
Abbreviation	CNBC
Classification	Evangelical
Theology	Baptist
Associations	Baptist World Alliance, Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
Headquarters	Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
Origin	1985
Congregations	429
Members	17,116
Official website	cnbc.ca

The Canadian National Baptist Convention (formerly Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Canada. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. The headquarters is in Cochrane, Alberta.

History

Worship service at La Chapelle in Montreal.

Since 1951, contact with the Southern Baptists, increased the interest of Canadian churches in the Southern Baptist educational and evangelistic programs. ^[1] In the fall of 1952, Northwest began using the Teacher Training Course of the SBC. Early in 1953, a pastor's conference recommended the Sunday School program of the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board.

Regular Baptists in British Columbia were divided over the "Southern Baptist issue". In October 1953, the Emmanuel Baptist Church of Vancouver, British Columbia joined the Baptist General Convention of Oregon-Washington, an affiliate of the Southern Baptist Convention, while also maintaining membership in the Regular Baptist Convention of British Columbia. ^[2] The Oregon-Washington Convention determined it would assist affiliated churches, but would not initiate any new work in Canada. At the British Columbia Regular Baptist Convention in 1955, several resolutions were directed against the Emmanuel Church (now called Kingcrest Southern Baptist Church) and the Southern Baptists. This caused Kingcrest and four other churches to withdraw from the B. C. Convention and affiliate with only the Southern Baptists in the northwest. Though these Canadian churches were members of the Oregon-Washington Convention, they were unable to affiliate directly with the SBC, because of questions relating to the wording of the SBC Constitution.

The Canadian Southern Baptist Conference is formed in 1957. ^{[3] [4]} In 1985 the Canadian Southern Baptist Conference adopted a new constitution and became the Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists. ^{[5] [6]} In 1987, it opened the Canadian Baptist Theological Seminary and College, in Cochrane, Alberta. ^[7]

In 2001, the attendance was 10,189 members. ^[8] In July 2008, the convention voted to change its name to the Canadian National Baptist Convention (In French: Convention Nationale Baptiste Canadienne). ^[9] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 429 churches and 17,116 members. ^[10]

Ministries

Its official publication, Baptist Horizon is published 4 times per year and is also available online at the CNBC web site. The Convention engages in specific men's, women's, youth and university ministries. The CNBC maintains a Foundation for receiving financial contributions, labors in Canadian church planting, and partners in global missions with the International Mission Board of the SBC. The National Leadership Board, elected by Convention messengers, is the highest operating board within the organization.

Beliefs

The association has a Baptist confession of faith. ^[11] It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. ^[12]

See also

• Baptists in Canada

References

1. Harry A. Renfree, Heritage and Horizon: The Baptist Story in Canada, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2007, p. 289
2. Harry A. Renfree, Heritage and Horizon: The Baptist Story in Canada, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2007, p. 289
3. CNBC, CNBC Timeline, cnbc.ca, Canada, Retrieved May 12, 2018
4. W. Glenn Jonas Jr., The Baptist River: Essays on Many Tributaries of a Diverse Tradition, Mercer University Press, USA, 2008, p. 210
5. George A. Rawlyk, Aspects of the Canadian Evangelical Experience, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, Canada, 1997, p. 222
6. James Harley Marsh (ed.). "Baptistes". The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved September 11, 2019.
7. W. Glenn Jonas Jr., The Baptist River: Essays on Many Tributaries of a Diverse Tradition, Mercer University Press, USA, 2008, p. 219
8. Brian P. Clarke, Stuart Macdonald, Leaving Christianity: Changing Allegiances in Canada since 1945, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, Canada, 2017, p. 68
9. CNBC, CNBC Timeline, cnbc.ca, Canada, Retrieved May 12, 2018
10. Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
11. CNBC, CNBC Statement of Faith, cnbc.ca, Canada, retrieved May 9, 2020
12. Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020

Sources

• Baptists Around the World, by Albert W. Wardin, Jr.
• Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists, Vol. III, Davis C. Woolley, editor
• Canadian National Baptist Convention

External links

• Canadian National Baptist Convention - official Web Site
• Canadian Baptist Theological Seminary and College - official Web Site