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In April 2007 Lyons was defeated in an attempt to be re-elected President of the Florida General Baptist Convention. [15] Subsequently, he and his supporters organized the General Baptist State Convention of Florida, [16] of which he is the President. In 2009, he was defeated in his bid for presidency of the National Baptist Convention, USA. [17]
Overall, the National Baptist Convention continues to remain one of the largest historically and predominantly African American or Black Christian denominations in the United States; separated bodies, such as the theologically conservative-to-moderate National Baptist Convention of America, have stagnated in membership (2000's 3,500,000 members ...
[2] [3] The leaders remaining in the original convention incorporated in 1916, adopting the name "National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc." The National Baptist Convention, USA, sued unsuccessfully to obtain ownership of the National Baptist Publishing Board and subsequently created its own Sunday School publishing board. [3]
The National Baptist Convention of America formed out of a schism in the NBCUSA in 1915 over a dispute about the Sunday School Publishing Board’s ownership, while the Progressive National ...
The National Baptist Convention, USA, is one of four major Black Baptist denominations in the U.S. and is the oldest and largest of the four. The denomination, with between 5.2 million and 7.5 ...
The National Baptist Convention, USA, often known as the NBCUSA, is one of four major Black Baptist denominations in the U.S. and has between 5.2 million and 7.5 million members nationwide.
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc., formed in 1915 as a result of a split within the association now called National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Progressive National Baptist Convention, formed in 1961 as a result of a split within the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. National Missionary Baptist Convention of America, formed in ...
The National Baptist Convention, USA, often known as the NBCUSA, is one of four major Black Baptist denominations in the U.S. and has between 5.2 million and 7.5 million members nationwide. It has ...