The California Southern Baptist Convention (CSBC) is the
state convention of the
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 wor ...
in California. CSBC includes 1,800 member churches which in turn have 450,000 members. Additionally the CSBC controls and financially supports
California Baptist University
California Baptist University (Cal Baptist or CBU) is a private Christian university in Riverside, California. Founded in 1950 as California Baptist College, it is affiliated with the California Southern Baptist Convention, an organization affil ...
.
CSBC was founded in 1940 as the Southern Baptist General Convention of California.
The convention changed its name to its current name in 1988.
CSBC's Executive Director leading day-to-day operations of the convention is Bill Agee.
Several times in recent decades efforts to change the name of the convention to remove "Southern" have failed.
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Organizations based in California
Conventions associated with the Southern Baptist Convention
Christian organizations established in 1940
Baptist denominations established in the 20th century
Baptist Christianity in California
1940 establishments in California
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