Home›Christianity›Baptist Churches›All Baptist ChurchesBrowse ByAll Baptist ChurchesThe Baptist churches recorded in this atlas, a Protestant tradition distinguished by baptizing only believers, from the tradition as a whole to the Southern Baptist Convention and the American and National Baptist bodies of the United States. This group holds American Baptist Churches USA, Baptist, National Baptist Convention of America, National Baptist Convention USA Incorporated, Progressive National Baptist Convention, Southern Baptist Convention. Placing these churches together lets a reader compare one church family at a time, from the tradition as a whole to its national and denominational bodies, and follow how each body describes its own governance, worship and history. Each entry keeps its own description, sources and Browse By pages.All Baptist ChurchesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)All Baptist ChurchesFilter Results6 entriesSizeAll1,712,563 to 4,850,776 (1)25,000 to 380,000 (1)25,000,000 to 1,750,000,000 (1)400,910 to 1,500,000 (2)PolityAllCongregational Polity (1)National Association Polity (5)Originated InAllUnited States (3)Origin EraAll1609 (1)1845 (1)1880 (1)1895 (1)1907 (1)1961 (1)Parent DenominationAllBaptist (5)Historically Black Protestant Tradition (3)Mainline Protestantism (1)Protestantism (1)Parent ReligionAllChristianity (6)Establishment StatusAllNo Establishment (5)Varies by Province (1)Marriage PositionAllNo single uniform teaching on marriage's terms holds across the body (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (6)Sexuality PositionAllSame-sex sexual relationships are held contrary to teaching; LGBT individuals are welcomed as members but not ordained, and same-sex unions are not blessed (4)The body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (1)Church FamilyAllBaptist Churches (6)Liturgical LanguageAllVernacular Language (6)Ordination PracticeAllOpen to women and men (2)Restricted to men (1)Varies between provinces or member bodies (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6American Baptist Churches USAChristianityBaptistChristianityNational Baptist Convention of AmericaChristianityNational Baptist Convention USA IncorporatedChristianityProgressive National Baptist ConventionChristianitySouthern Baptist ConventionChristianityConnectionsChurch Family IncludesAmerican Baptist Churches USA, Denominations Well-attested Baptist, Denominations Well-attested National Baptist Convention of America, Denominations Well-attested National Baptist Convention USA Incorporated, Denominations Well-attested Progressive National Baptist Convention, Denominations Well-attested Southern Baptist Convention, Denominations Well-attested SourcesWikipedia, Baptists (source)tier 3Wikipedia contributors, WikipediaBaptists, lead paragraphQuote, Baptists, lead paragraphBaptists are a Protestant tradition of Christianity distinguished by baptizing only believersView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.