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The Baptist Faith and Message (BF&M) is the statement of faith of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). It summarizes key Southern Baptist thought in the areas of the Bible and its authority, the nature of God as expressed by the Trinity, the spiritual condition of man, God's plan of grace and salvation, the purpose of the local church, ordinances, evangelism, Christian education, interaction ...
Senior pastor (s) John Wilkerson. The First Baptist Church of Hammond is an Independent Fundamental Baptist megachurch in Hammond, Indiana, a suburb of Chicago. It is the largest church in the state of Indiana, and in 2007 was the 20th largest in the United States. [1] Though founded in 1887 by Allen Hill, it was under Jack Hyles ' leadership ...
On Easter day in 2012, the church began Spanish-language services. [12] In 2016, Second Baptist Church in cooperation with Community of Faith Church, developed and launched Loving Kids, a ministry in which three Houston elementary schools were adopted "to help support children by way of mentors, tutors and teacher assistants." [13]
George Liele (also spelled Lisle or Leile, c. 1750–1820) was an African American and emancipated slave who became the founding pastor of First Bryan Baptist Church and First African Baptist Church, in Savannah, Georgia . He later would become a missionary to Jamaica. Liele was born into slavery in Virginia in 1752, but was taken to Georgia.
Practices. Baptists practice believer's baptism and the Lord's Supper (communion) as the ordinances instituted in Scripture (Matthew 28:19; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26). [5] Most Baptists call them "ordinances" (meaning "obedience to a command that Christ has given us") [6] [7] instead of "sacraments" (activities God uses to impart salvation or a ...
Thomas Road Baptist Church ( TRBC) is a Baptist megachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia, located on the campus of Liberty University, which it founded and is closely affiliated with. In 2016, a church spokesperson stated they had an average weekly attendance of 9,000. [1] The pastor is Jonathan Falwell, the son of previous Senior Pastor Jerry Falwell ...
Southern Africa. African Baptist Assembly of Malawi, Inc. African United Baptist Church. Association of Bible Baptist Churches in Madagascar. Baptist Convention of Angola. Baptist Evangelical Association of Madagascar. Baptist Union of Southern Africa. Baptist Union of Zambia. Igreja União Baptista de Moçambique.
South Main Baptist Church. / 29.73583°N 95.38278°W / 29.73583; -95.38278. South Main Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Houston, Texas. Located in Houston's midtown area, the church has a long history in the city. The church was named "Church of the Year" by Guideposts Magazine. [1]