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Paradise Missionary Baptist Church, in Tampa, Florida Cornel West preaching at a Missionary Baptist church in New Jersey. Missionary Baptists are a group of Baptists that grew out of the missionary / anti-missionary controversy that divided Baptists in the United States in the early part of the 19th century, with Missionary Baptists following the pro-missions movement position. [1]
The Missionary Church is a Trinitarian body which believes the Bible is the inspired Word of God and authoritative in all matters of faith; that "salvation is the result of genuine repentance of sin and faith in the atoning work of Christ"; and that the "church is composed of all believers in the Lord Jesus who have been vitally united by faith to Christ".
The church was founded in 1939 in Scottdale as Travelers Rest Baptist Church. [1] In 1983, it moved to Decatur and adopted its current name. Eddie Long took over as pastor in 1987. At the time, the church had only 300 members. In 1994, New Birth became a member of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship. [2]
The National Missionary Baptist Convention of America (NMBCA), also known as the National Missionary Baptist Convention (NMBC), is a predominantly African American Baptist Christian denomination. Headquartered in Dallas , Texas , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] the National Missionary Baptists—claiming continuity as the convention of R.H. Boyd —were formed in ...
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church (Brinkley, Arkansas) 1909 built 1986 NRHP-listed 409 S. Main St. Brinkley, Arkansas: Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church (Enola, Arkansas) 1952 built 2009 NRHP-listed 249 AR 107
The First African Baptist Church of Savannah is one of the oldest Black Baptist congregations in the United States. The First African Baptist Church of Savannah, Georgia was founded in 1774. [12] Before the American Revolution about 494 Baptist congregations existed in the United States. [13]
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 .
Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Mount Zion Baptist Church (Athens, Ohio), listed on the NRHP in Ohio; Mount Zion Baptist Church (Tulsa), Oklahoma; Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church (Fayetteville, Tennessee), listed on the NRHP in Tennessee; Mount Zion Baptist Church (Nashville, Tennessee), listed on the NRHP in Tennessee