Home›Christianity›Baptist ChurchesGroupBaptist 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.Browse ByConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Browse ByAll Baptist ChurchesBaptist Churches6 entriesBaptist ChurchesFilter Results6 entriesChurch FamilyAllBaptist (6)Origin EraAll1609 (1)1845 (1)1880 (1)1895 (1)1907 (1)1961 (1)Establishment StatusAllVaries by Province (1)Parent ReligionAllChristianity (6)Marriage PositionAllNo single uniform teaching on marriage's terms holds across the body (1)Liturgical LanguageAllThe vernacular (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)PolityAllAutonomous local bodies under a national umbrella association (5)Congregational: each congregation self-governing (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (6)Ordination PracticeAllOpen to women and men (2)Restricted to men (1)Varies between provinces or member bodies (3)Parent DenominationAllBaptist (5)Historically Black Protestant Tradition (3)Mainline Protestantism (1)Protestantism (1)BrowseCompareSelect all 6BaptistChristianity210 linksNational Baptist Convention of AmericaChristianity58 linksProgressive National Baptist ConventionChristianity61 linksAmerican Baptist Churches USAChristianity12 linksNational Baptist Convention USA IncorporatedChristianity11 linksSouthern Baptist ConventionChristianity17 linksConnectionsChurch Family IncludesAmerican Baptist Churches USA, Denominations Well-attested Entity-backed identity for the church-family value this denomination already carries, resolved to the church-family group it names, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact with its own citation stays on the entry unchanged.Baptist, Denominations Well-attested National Baptist Convention of America, Denominations Well-attested National Baptist Convention USA Incorporated, Denominations Well-attested Entity-backed identity for the church-family value this denomination already carries, resolved to the church-family group it names, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact with its own citation stays on the entry unchanged.Progressive National Baptist Convention, Denominations Well-attested Entity-backed identity for the church-family value this denomination already carries, resolved to the church-family group it names, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact with its own citation stays on the entry unchanged.Southern Baptist Convention, Denominations Well-attested Entity-backed identity for the church-family value this denomination already carries, resolved to the church-family group it names, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact with its own citation stays on the entry unchanged.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.