The District of Columbia Baptist Convention (DCBC) is a coalition of Baptist churches in or near the Washington, DC area. The DCBC is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the Progressive National Baptist Convention.[1] It also holds a separate membership in the Baptist World Alliance.
History
The organization traces its founding to 1801 with the establishment of First Baptist Church in Washington DC.[2] The first predecessor group to the DCBC was formed on November 26, 1877, as the Columbia Association of Baptist Churches.[2]
Before May 2018, the DCBC was also affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). The SBC severed its relationship when the DCBC refused to expel Calvary Baptist Church after the congregation hired a legally married lesbian couple as co-pastors.[3]
According to a denomination census released in 2023, it claimed 40,841 members and 163 churches. [4]
Mission and positions
The DCBC's slogan is "One Faith. Many Cultures. Endless Possibilities."[5] The DCBC has not taken positions on controversial social issues including abortion and homosexuality, leaving those decisions to the individual churches.[6]
References
- ^ Broadway, Bill (November 22, 1997). "News in Brief". The Washington Post. p. G12. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- ^ a b "History of the DCBC". District of Columbia Baptist Convention. Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ Roach, David (May 22, 2018). "SBC Ends Relationship with DC Convention". Baptist Press. Southern Baptist Convention. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
- ^ "About DCBC". District of Columbia Baptist Convention. Archived from the original on 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ Murphy, Caryle (March 12, 2002). "Area Baptists Refuse Denomination's Demands; Southern Convention Wants Financial Say, Support for Its Conservative Stands". The Washington Post. p. B5. Retrieved 2010-06-06.[permanent dead link]
External links
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Baptist World Alliance member fellowships
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Central and Eastern Africa |
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| Cameroon | |
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| Central African Republic | |
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| Democratic Republic of the Congo | - Baptist Community in Central Africa (CBCA)
- Baptist Community of the Congo River
- Baptist Community of Congo
- Baptist Evangelical Convention of Congo (CBECO)
- Community of Autonomous Baptist Churches-Wamba-Bakali
- Community of Baptist Churches in Eastern Congo (CEBCE)
- Community of Baptist Churches Union of Congo (CUEBC)
- Community of Baptist Churches in North Congo (CBCN)
- Community of United Baptist Churches (CEBU)
- Union of Baptist Churches in Congo (UEBCO)
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| Equatorial Guinea | - Equatorial Guinea Baptist Church
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| Kenya | |
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| Republic of Congo | |
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| Rwanda | |
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| South Sudan | - Baptist Convention of South Sudan
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| Sudan | |
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| Tanzania | |
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| Uganda | |
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| Southern Africa |
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| Angola | |
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| Botswana | - Baptist Convention of Botswana
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| South Africa | |
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| Western Africa |
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| Benin | |
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| Burkina Faso | - Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches Burkina Faso
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| Gambia | - Baptist Union in the Gambia
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| Ghana | |
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| Ivory Coast | |
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| Liberia | |
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| Niger | - Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Niger
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| Nigeria | |
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| Sierra Leone | |
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| Togo | |
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North East Asia |
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| Taiwan | |
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| Bangladesh | |
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| India | |
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| Australia | |
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| Cambodia | |
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| Fiji | |
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| Indonesia | |
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| Malaysia | |
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| Myanmar | |
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| New Zealand | |
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| Philippines | |
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| Singapore | |
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| Thailand | |
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| Vietnam | |
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Eastern Europe |
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| Armenia | - Union of Evangelical Christian Baptist Churches of Armenia
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| Azerbaijan | - Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Azerbaijan
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| Belarus | - Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Belarus
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - Baptist Church in Bosnia/Herzegovina
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| Bulgaria | - Baptist Union of Bulgaria
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| Croatia | |
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| Czech Republic | |
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| Estonia | - Union of Free Evangelical & Baptist Churches of Estonia
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| Georgia | |
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| Hungary | |
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| Latvia | - Union of Baptist Churches in Latvia
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| Lithuania | - Baptist Union of Lithuania
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| Moldova | |
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| Poland | |
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| Romania | |
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| Russia | |
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| Serbia | |
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| Slovakia | - Baptist Union of Slovakia
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| Slovenia | - Union of Baptist Churches in Slovenia
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| Ukraine | - All-Ukrainian Union of Associations of Evangelical Christians-Baptists
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| Uzbekistan | - Union of Evangelical Christian-Baptists of Uzbekistan
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| Netherlands | |
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| Portugal | - Portuguese Baptist Convention
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| Spain | |
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| Switzerland | - Union of Baptist Churches in Switzerland
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| United Kingdom | |
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| Finland | |
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| Sweden | |
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| Middle East |
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| Israel | |
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| Jordan | - Jordan Baptist Convention
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| Lebanon | |
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| Palestine | - Council of Local Evangelical Churches in the Holy Land
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Latin American Baptist Union |
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Central America |
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| Costa Rica | |
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| El Salvador | - Baptist Association of El Salvador
- Baptist Federation of El Salvador
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| Honduras | |
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| Mexico | |
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| South America |
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| Argentina | |
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| Bolivia | - Baptist Convention of Bolivia
- Baptist Union of Bolivia
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| Brazil | |
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| Chile | |
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| Colombia | |
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| Ecuador | - Baptist Convention of Ecuador
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| Guyana | - Baptist Convention of Guyana
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| Paraguay | |
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| Peru | - Baptist Evangelical Convention of Peru
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| Uruguay | - Baptist Evangelical Convention of Uruguay
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Caribbean Baptist Fellowship |
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| Antigua and Barbuda | - Antigua Baptist Association
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| Bahamas | |
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| Barbados | - Barbados Baptist Convention
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| Belize | |
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| Bermuda | - Bermuda Baptist Fellowship
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| Cuba | |
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| Dominican Republic | - Dominican Baptist Convention
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North American Baptist Fellowship |
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