National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.
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| National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. | |
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| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Baptist |
| Polity | Congregationalist |
| Origin | 1915 |
| Separated from | National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. |
| Separations | National Missionary Baptist Convention of America (separated 1988) |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 6,716 |
| Members | 1.7 million |
The National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. (or NBCA) is an African-American Baptist body organized in 1915 as the result of a struggle to keep the National Baptist Publishing Board of Nashville independent. Those rejecting a proposed new charter, incorporation, and ownership of the publishing board withdrew from the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.. In 1995, the NBCA had about 1,700,000 members in 6,716 churches.
Another NBCA controversy surrounding the publishing board led to the formation of the National Missionary Baptist Convention of America in 1988.
The NBCA's Headquarters are located in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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[edit] External links
- National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. - Official website
[edit] References
- in Leonard, Bill J.: Dictionary of Baptists in America.
- Mead, Frank S.; Samuel S. Hill, Craig D. Atwood. Handbook of Denominations.
- Wardin, Jr., Albert W.. Baptists Around the World.
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