THE SBC
THE SBC
What is a Southern Baptist?
Our church is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), the largest association of Christian churches in America, with over 45,000 local congregations. The SBC is also the most diverse association of churches, which includes every race, nationality, and language group in America today. The SBC is one of the fastest growing groups, baptizing over 4000 new Christians a day and starting nearly 5 new churches a day. Through the Southern Baptist “cooperative program” we help support thousands of missionaries in over 100 countries around the world. This is the largest missionary organization in the world.
About the SBC
Since its organization in 1845 in Augusta, Georgia, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has grown to over 16 million members who worship in more than 45,000 churches in the United States. Southern Baptists sponsors thousands of missionaries serving the United States and its territories, Canada, and the Caribbean, as well as sponsoring thousands more foreign missionaries in over 100 nations around the world.
The term "Southern Baptist Convention" refers to both the convention and its annual meeting. Working through 1,175 local associations and 42 state conventions, Southern Baptists share a common bond of basic Biblical beliefs and a commitment to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the entire world.
One becomes a Southern Baptist by uniting with a Southern Baptist church - one in friendly cooperation with the Southern Baptist enterprise of reaching the world for Christ. Typically church membership is a matter of receiving Jesus as your Savior and Lord and experiencing believer's baptism by immersion.