How do we count the Baptists?

In response to a question in another forum, I am reposting a list of Baptist groups, associations, etc., originally provided by BB member rlvaughn.

To keep it orderly, this thread will be locked. Additions, corrections, etc., may be sent to my by PM.

A. ECUMENICAL MAINLINE
1. American Baptist Churches in the USA
a. American Baptist Evangelicals
b. Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists
B. CONSERVATIVE EVANGELICAL
2. Baptist General Conference
3. Conservative Baptist Association of America
4. North American Baptist Conference
5. Seventh Day Baptist General Conference
C. SEPARATIST FUNDAMENTALIST
6. Fundamental Baptist Fellowship of America
7. General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
8. Independent Baptist Fellowship of North America
9. New England Evangelical Baptist Fellowship
10. Related Northern Fundamental Baptist Fellowships
a. New Testament Association of Independent Baptists
b. Association of Fundamental Baptist Churches of Northern California
c. Association of Independent Baptist Churches of Illinois
d. Dakota Baptist Association
e. Grace Baptist Fellowship
f. Independent Fundamental Baptist Association of Michigan
g. Indiana Fundamental Baptist Association
h. Inter-Mountain Baptist Fellowship (MT, WY)
i. Minnesota Baptist Association
j. Mountain States Baptist Fellowship (CO)
k. Wisconsin Fellowship of Baptist Churches
l. Wyoming Fellowship of Baptist Churches

II. REGULAR BAPTISTS (SOUTHERN-ORIENTED)

A. CONSERVATIVE EVANGELICAL
11. Southern Baptist Convention
a. Alliance of Baptists
b. Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
B. LANDMARK MISSIONARY BAPTIST
12. American Baptist Association
13. Baptist Missionary Association of America
14. Independent Landmark Associations and Churches
a. California Missionary Baptist Association
b. Central (TX)
c. Landmark (AR)
d. Mt. Pisgah (MS)
e. Southern California
15. Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association
16. Old Time Missionary Baptists
“Middle Tennessee” Correspondence
a. Baptist Old Path (MO)
b. Bethel (IN)
c. Big Bear Creek (AL)
d. Cane Creek (MO)
e. Cedar County (MO)
f. County Line (MO
g. Dallas County (MO)
h. Enon (TN)
i. Old Time Camden County (MO)
j. Polk County (MO)
k. Siloam (KY)
l. Southwestern District (TN)
m. St. Clair County (MO)
n. Wiseman (TN)
Other Associations
a. Barren River (KY)
b. Edmonson (KY)
c. Mt. Carmel (AL)
d. Original Smyrna (GA)
e. Pine Mountain (KY)
f. Pleasant Grove (GA)
g. Second North Concord (KY)
h. Wayne Trail (OH)
17. United Baptists - Landmark
a. Green River (KY)
b. South Concord (KY)
c. South Fork (KY)
d. Stockton Valley (TN)
e. West Union (TN)
C. SEPARATIST FUNDAMENTALISTS
18. Baptist Bible Fellowship International
19. Global Independent Baptist Fellowship
20. Independent Baptist Fellowship International
21. Liberty Baptist Fellowship
22. Southwide Baptist Fellowship
23. World Baptist Fellowship

III. BLACK BAPTISTS

A. NATIONAL BAPTISTS
24. National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.
25. National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc.
26. National Missionary Baptist Convention of America
27. National Primitive Baptist Convention, Inc.
28. Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.
B. OTHER
29. Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship
30. Fundamental Baptist Fellowship Association
31. Institutional Missionary Baptist Conference of America
32. Primitive Baptist - independent Black local associations

IV. PRIMITIVISTS

A. PRIMITIVE BAPTISTS
33. Primitive Baptist - Absolute Predestinarian
34. Primitive Baptist - Progressive
a. Birdwood College Related Churches
b. Eastern District Association
35. Primitive Baptist - Limited Predestinarian
a. Old Line
b. Progressives
36. Primitive Baptist - Universalist
B. REGULAR BAPTISTS
37. Old Regular Baptists
“New Salem” Correspondence
a. Mud River
b. New Salem
c. Northern New Salem
d. Old Friendship
e. Old Indian Bottom
f. Philadelphia
g. Sardis
h. Union
Other Associations
a. Bethel
b. Friendship
c. Indian Bottom
d. Little Dove
e. Mountain #1
f. Mountain #2
g. Original Mountain Liberty
h. Thornton Union
38. Regular and Union Baptists
a. East Washington
b. Enterprise
c. Little River
d. Little Valley
e. Mountain Union
f. Original Mountain Union
g. Primitive
h. Union
C. OTHER
39. Central Baptist Association
40. General Association of Baptists (Duck River/Kindred)
a. Duck River (TN)
b. East Union (TN)
c. Mt. Pleasant #1 (AL)
d. Mt. Pleasant #2 (AL)
e. Mt. Zion (TN)
f. New Liberty (TN)
g. Pleasant Hill Church (KY)
h. Union (TN)
41. Georgia Old Time Associations
a. Chestatee
b. Coosawattee
c. Ellijay
d. Jasper
e. New Hope
f. Pleasant Valley
42. Two-Seed-in-the-Spirit Predestinarian Baptists
a. Trinity River Association
b. 2 independent churches
43. United Baptist - Regular
a. Blaine Union (KY)
b. Iron Hill (KY)
c. Laurel River (KY)
d. Little Friendship (IN)
e. Mt. Zion (KY)
f. New Bethel (OH)
g. New Hope (KY)
h. Paint Union (KY)
i. Old Bethlehem (WV)
j. Old Paint Union (KY)
k. Red Bird River (KY)
l. Town Creek (AL)
m. Tri-State Zion (KY)
n. Union Bethlehem (WV)
o. Wills Creek #1 (AL)
p. Wills Creek #2 (AL)
q. Zion (KY)

V. GENERAL BAPTISTS

A. FREE WILL BAPTISTS
44. Independent Free Will Baptist Associations
a. Eastern Stone
b. French Broad
c. Jack’s Creek
d. John-Thomas
e. Mt. Mitchell
f. Muscle Shoals
g. Original Grand River
h. Stone Association of Central Indiana
i. Tennessee River
j. Toe River
k. Western
l. Western Stone
45. National Association of Free Will Baptists
46. Original Free Will Baptist Convention
47. United American Free Will Baptist Church
B. GENERAL BAPTISTS
48. General Association of General Baptists
49. General Six-Principle Baptist Church
C. OTHER
50. Separate Baptists in Christ
General Association of Separate Baptists
a. Central Indiana
b. Christian Unity (VA)
c. Mt. Olive (TN)
d. Nolynn (KY)
e. Northeast Florida
f. South Kentucky
g. West Virginia
Unaffiliated Separate Baptists
a. Ambraw (IL)
b. Northern Indiana
51. National Association of United Baptists (and Related)
a. Ancient Christian
b. Bethel
c. Bethlehem
d. Central Missouri
e. Centerpoint
f. Mount Carmel
g. Northern United
h. Ohio Valley
i. Tri-State
j. Union

VI. REFORMED/SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTISTS

52. Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America
53. Continental Baptist Churches
54. Gospel Standard Strict Baptist Churches
55. Sovereign Grace Baptist Association of Churches

The broad divisions used in this outline are based on those created by Dr. Albert W. Wardin, author of Baptist Atlas, Baptists Around the World, et. al.

[ September 09, 2004, 09:43 PM: Message edited by: rsr ]