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This list of Baptist denominations is a list of subdivisions of Baptists, with their various Baptist associations, conferences, conventions, fellowships, groups, and unions around the world. Unless otherwise noted, information comes from the World Baptist Alliance .
These differences exist among associations and even among churches within the associations. Some doctrinal issues on which there is widespread difference among Baptists are: Eschatology; Arminianism versus Calvinism (General Baptists uphold Arminian theology while Particular Baptists teach Calvinist theology). [4]
The current largest U.S. based Baptist denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, split from Triennial Baptists over their refusal to support slave-owning in 1845. [7] Following abolition, large black Baptist churches were formed due to the continued practices of segregation of Blacks.
Although some Independent Baptist churches refuse affiliation with Baptist denominations, various Independent Baptist Church denominations have been founded. [4] There is the World Baptist Fellowship founded in 1933 at Fort Worth, Texas by J. Frank Norris. [5]
The Particular Baptists arose in England in the 17th century, led by a radical travelling minister named William Gadsby, and took their name from the doctrine of particular redemption, [7] while the term "strict" refers to the practice of closed communion. Their religious beliefs continue in the Gospel Standard Strict Baptist denomination. [8]
The difference between a denomination and a denominational family is sometimes unclear to outsiders. Some denominational families can be considered major branches. Groups that are members of a branch, while sharing historical ties and similar doctrines, are not necessarily in communion with one another.
The official split between "Old School" and "New School" Baptists occurred during a meeting at the Black Rock Church on September 28, 1832 in Butler, MD. This became known as the Black Rock Address. [7] [8] [9] Primitive Baptist churches arose in the mountainous regions of the American South, where they are found in their greatest numbers. [10 ...
Some Christian denominations have recently considered the body of Oriental Orthodoxy to be a part of the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church—a view which is gaining increasing acceptance in the wake of ecumenical dialogues between groups such as Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman and Eastern Catholicism, and Protestant Christianity.