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List Of Reformed Baptist Groups
Reformed Baptist churches are united in their adherence to historical Baptist Confessions of Faith that belong to the Reformed tradition, such as the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith or the earlier 1644 Baptist Confession of Faith. These churches are congregational in their polity, and adhere to both the Five Solae of the Protestant Reformation and the Five Points of Calvinism. Reformed Baptist churches may associate with, be affiliated with, or cooperate/partner with various organizations (associations, fellowships, networks, etc.) of Reformed Baptists churches. The organizations may either be global or organized according to specific regional areas. Global organizations Reformed Baptist organizations that are global in their membership of churches include: *Reformed Baptist Network Africa *Sola 5 (Churches in Botswana, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) Brazil * Comunhao Reformada Batista do Brasil India * Reformed Baptist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reformed Tradition
Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the Christian theology, theological tradition and forms of Christianity, Christian practice set down by John Calvin and other The Reformation, Reformation-era Protestant Reformers, theologians. It emphasizes the Sovereignty of God in Christianity, sovereignty of God and the Biblical authority, authority of the Bible. Calvinists broke from the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century. Calvinists differ from Lutheranism, Lutherans (another major branch of the Reformation) on the Lord's Supper in Reformed theology, spiritual real presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper, regulative principle of worship, theories of worship, the purpose and meaning of baptism, and the Law and Gospel#Lutheran and Reformed differences, use of God's law for believers, among other points. The label ''Calvinism'' can be misle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confessional Baptist Association
The Confessional Baptist Association is an association of Reformed Baptist churches in the United States. The headquarters is in Mansfield, Texas. History On November 12–13, 1996, fifteen Reformed Baptist churches met at Heritage Church in Fayetteville, Georgia to begin the planning of a national association of churches. Four months later on March 11, 1997, the Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America was founded in Mesa, Arizona. The union was founded in 1997 as the Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America by 24 member churches from 14 states. In 2022, it is renamed Confessional Baptist Association. Theology The association's churches all subscribe to the ''1689 Baptist Confession of Faith''. The association's General Assembly has noted that their adherence to this Confession means "the model for (association) churches is Puritan and not one of a number of competing contemporary ones." Theological training ARBCA founded the Institute of Reformed Baptist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Founders Ministries
Founders Ministries, previously known as the Southern Baptist Founders Conference, is a Reformed Baptist group within the Southern Baptist Convention in the United States. Its goal is to return Southern Baptists to their roots, and it has contributed to the Southern Baptist Convention conservative resurgence. The executive director is Thomas Ascol. The Southern Baptist Founders Conference was established in 1982, holding its first annual conference in 1983. The organization which developed was renamed Founders Ministries in 1998. As of 2007, there were 807 subscribing congregations in the United States. According to Nathan Finn, non-Calvinists within the Southern Baptist Convention "seem to be especially concerned with the influence of Founders Ministries." Critics argue that Southern Baptists have never been Calvinistic. Tom Ascol, Executive Director of Founders Ministries, stated a majority of the founders of the Southern Baptist Convention in 1845 held to the doctrines of grace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fellowship Of Reformed Baptist Churches In New Zealand
The Fellowship of Reformed Baptist Churches in New Zealand is a Reformed Baptist denomination in New Zealand. It holds to the early creeds the Apostles Creed, Athanasian Creed and Nicene Creed, and also to the Reformation distinctives, the Belgic Confession, the Canons of Dort, Heidelberg Catechism and the Westminster Confession of Faith and also to the five ''solae''. The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith is the Reformed Baptist Confession. Origin The first Reformed Baptist congregations in New Zealand began in the 1970s. In that time no formal denominational ties were between this churches, though they worked together, to support themselves. In March, 2002 discussion begun to form an official association. This led in 2005 to the formation of the Fellowship of Reformed Baptist Churches in New Zealand. Currently there are ten congregations, located in Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sovereign Grace Fellowship Of Canada
Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada (SGF) is a fellowship for Reformed Baptist churches in Canada holding to either the Baptist Confession of 1644 or 1689. History The Fellowship was founded in 1983 by William Payne, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Burlington, Ontario. In 2001, the Fellowship adopted a constitution. As of 2012, there were 14 churches, including the Jarvis Street Baptist Church in Toronto. SGF publishes a magazine called ''Barnabas''. It is one of the Baptist groups associated with the Toronto Baptist Seminary and Bible College. See also * Baptists in Canada * Sovereign Grace Baptists Reformed Baptists (sometimes known as Particular Baptists or Calvinistic Baptists) are Baptists that hold to a Calvinist soteriology (salvation). The first Calvinist Baptist church was formed in the 1630s. The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith ... References External links * Reformed Baptists denominations in North America Baptist Christianity in Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sovereign Grace Churches
Sovereign Grace Churches (SGM; previously Sovereign Grace Ministries and People of Destiny International, ''PDI'') is a group of Reformed, neocharismatic, Evangelical, restorationist, Christian churches primarily located in North America. It has variously been described as a family of churches, a denomination, and an apostolic network. Besides the North American congregations, there are also congregations in Australia, Bolivia, Ethiopia, Great Britain, Germany and Mexico. History The organization of over 80 member churches grew out of the charismatic renewal of the 1970s under the leadership of Larry Tomczak. It has its roots in a charismatic prayer meeting in Silver Spring, Maryland, then Washington, DC called Take and Give (TAG), which grew into Covenant Life Church, the former flagship of Sovereign Grace. Tomczak co-founded the church with C. J. Mahaney. Mahaney describes himself as a "former pothead." Larry Tomczak withdrew from the Charismatic Catholic scene shortly befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fellowship Of Independent Reformed Evangelicals
The Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals (FIRE) is a Reformed Baptist network of churches founded in 2000. There are congregations in the United States and abroad. It provides a platform for fellowship, cooperation, and mission sending. All ministry, cooperation, missions, and meetings are at the initiative of member churches. Doctrine The Denomination adheres to the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith 1689 and the London Confession of Faith 1644 and also affirm the Solas of the Reformation: * Sola Scriptura - Scripture Alone * Sola Fide - Faith Alone * Soli Deo Gloria - the Glory of God Alone * Solus Christus - Christ Alone * Sola Gratia - Grace Alone A church elder in the denomination's Campbelltown, Pennsylvania church described his church as "very traditionally-minded", and as "going back to basics and returning to what a traditional church is". Members FIRE consists of over 110 churches in the United States and internationally in Brazil, Canada, Spain, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Of Reformed Baptist Churches Of America
The Confessional Baptist Association is an association of Reformed Baptist churches in the United States. The headquarters is in Mansfield, Texas. History On November 12–13, 1996, fifteen Reformed Baptist churches met at Heritage Church in Fayetteville, Georgia to begin the planning of a national association of churches. Four months later on March 11, 1997, the Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America was founded in Mesa, Arizona. The union was founded in 1997 as the Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America by 24 member churches from 14 states. In 2022, it is renamed Confessional Baptist Association. Theology The association's churches all subscribe to the '' 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith''. The association's General Assembly has noted that their adherence to this Confession means "the model for (association) churches is Puritan and not one of a number of competing contemporary ones." Theological training ARBCA founded the Institute of Reformed Baptist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evangelical Reformed Baptist Churches In Italy
The Evangelical Reformed Baptist Churches in Italy ( it, Chiese Evangeliche Riformate Battiste in Italia), or CERBI, is an association of Reformed Baptist churches formed on 25 April 2006 in Bologna. Theology The CERBI is part of the Reformed family of churches and recognises the great reformers such as Martin Luther, John Calvin, Peter Martyr Vermigli, John Knox, Roger Williams and Giovanni Diodati. CERBI supports the separation between church and state in Italy. The group adheres to the *1689 Baptist Confession of Faith *Cambridge Declaration of 1996, The Evangelical Reformed Baptist Churches in Italy recognise the supreme authority of the Scriptures and the importance of the interdependence of the local churches. They further recognise the importance of establishing and maintaining constructive relationships between the cultural mandate and the missionary mandate. Social issues The denomination is committed to gospel proclamation and transformation in Italy. One associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1689 Baptist Confession Of Faith
The Confession of Faith, also called the Second London Baptist Confession, was written by Particular Baptists, who held to a Calvinistic soteriology in England to give a formal expression of their Christian faith from a Baptist perspective. Because it was adopted by the Philadelphia Association of Baptist Churches in the 18th century, it is also known as the Philadelphia Confession of Faith. The ''Philadelphia Confession'' was a modification of the Second London Confession that added an allowance for singing of hymns, psalms and spiritual songs in the Lord's Supper and made optional the laying on of hands in baptism. History The confession was first published in London in 1677 under the title "A confession of Faith put forth by the Elders and Brethren of many Congregations of Christians, Baptized upon Profession of their Faith in London and the Country. With an Appendix concerning Baptism." It was based on the 'First London Baptist Confession of Faith'' (1644), Westminster Confes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reformed Baptist Fellowship Of India
The Reformed Baptist Fellowship is a group of churches which adhere to the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith in south India. Churches in the Fellowship * Reformed Baptist Church, Salem-636008, Tamil Nadu, South India * Evangelical Baptist Church, Madurai-625005, Tamil Nadu, South India * Trinity Tamil Baptist Church, Keerambur-637207, Tamil Nadu, South India * Grace Evangelical Church, Malayoor-622301, Tamil Nadu, South India * Grace Reformed Baptist Church, Kolli Hills-637411, Tamil Nadu, South India * Reformed Baptist Church, Hanur-571439, Karnataka, South India * Reformed Baptist Church, Pudukottai-622001, Tamil Nadu, South India * Reformed Baptist church, Coimbatore-641045, Tamil Nadu, South India * Good Shepherd Reformed Baptist Church, Yercaud-636601, Tamil Nadu, South India * Grace Reformed Baptist Church, Pennadam-606105 * Grace Evangelical Church, P.Kulavaipatti, Karambakudi Karambakudi block is a revenue block in Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, India. It has 39 pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
