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Montana Southern Baptist Convention
The Montana Southern Baptist Convention (MSBC) is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention located in the U.S. state of Montana. Headquartered in Billings, it is made up of about 140 churches and 6 Baptist associations. Associations * Big Sky Association * Glacier Baptist Association * Hi-Line Association * Treasure State Baptist Association * Triangle Baptist Association * Yellowstone Baptist Association Affiliated organizations * The Baptist Foundation of Montana: the foundation offers investment management services to the Montana Southern Baptist Convention, associations, and member churches * '' The Montana Baptist'': the e-newspaper of the convention * montana.e-quip.net: an on-line learning community * Yellowstone Baptist College: a learning institution founded in 1974 to provide Christ-centered education References External links MSBC Official WebsiteYellowstone Baptist College Website Montana Montana () is a state in the Moun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Baptist Convention
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a Christian denomination based in the United States. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination, and the largest Protestant and second-largest Christian denomination in the United States. The word ''Southern'' in "Southern Baptist Convention" stems from its having been organized in 1845 in Augusta, Georgia, by white supremacist Baptists in the Southern United States who were supportive of enslaving Americans of African descent and split from the northern Baptists (known today as the American Baptist Churches USA). During the 19th and most of the 20th century, the organization played a central role in the culture and ethics of the South, supporting racial segregation and the Lost Cause of the Confederacy; it denounced interracial marriage as an "abomination", citing the Bible. In 1995, the organization apologized for its initial history. Since the 1940s, the SBC has spread across the states, having member churches across the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
