Southern Baptist Convention
Baptist denomination in the southern parts of the USA
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a United States-based Christian denomination. The name Southern Baptist Convention refers both to the denomination and to its annual meeting of members. They split from the northern Baptists in 1845 over the slavery question.
| Motto | Reaching the world for Christ. |
|---|---|
| Formation | May 8-12, 1845 |
| Type | Protestant * Christian |
| Headquarters | Augusta, Georgia |
| Website | http://www.sbc.net/ |
| Year | Membership |
|---|---|
| 1845 | 350,000 |
| 1860 | 650,000 |
| 1875 | 1,260,000 |
| 1890 | 1,240,000 |
| 1905 | 1,900,000 |
| 1920 | 3,150,000 |
| 1935 | 4,480,000 |
| 1950 | 7,080,000 |
| 1965 | 10,780,000 |
| 1980 | 13,700,000 |
| 1995 | 15,400,000 |
| 2000 | 15,900,000 |
| 2005 | 16,600,000 |
| 2015 | 15,300,000 |
| Source[1] | |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Historical Statistics of the U.S. (1976) series H805 (with 2005 estimate from Convention figures) visit http://www.baptisthistory.org/sbaptistbeginnings.htm Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
