A few words about Baptist church
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Baptist church takes its name from a Christian tradition, where the followers are immersed in water, in public, as a sign of their faith. Some see the Baptist church as having its origin in the fact that John The Baptist baptized Jesus Christ in the River Jordan. Others see the origin of Baptist church in the English Separatist movement
| Baptist church is organized as a congregational system, giving autonomy to local churches.
Baptists avoided the hierarchical organizational system, as found in the Roman Catholic churches and Anglican churches. |
Baptist church associates in denominational groups, called such as Southern Baptist church, American Baptist Churches USA, etc.
It is told that there are about 90 million followers of the Baptist church, 47 million only in USA. A lot of Baptists are also in India, Nigeria Congo, Brazil.
In USA it is known that 1 out of 5 people claim to be Baptists, part of a Baptist church.
There are more than 50 such Baptist groups in USA, but the majority of Baptist followers are organized in 5 such groups: he Southern Baptist Convention (SBC); National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. (NBC); National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.; (NBCA); American Baptist Churches in the USA (ABC); and Baptist Bible Fellowship International.
(To be continued…)
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