__NOTOC__ The District of Columbia Baptist Convention (DCBC) is a coalition of

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churches in or near the Washington, DC area. The DCBC is affiliated with the

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and the

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. It also holds a separate membership in the

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History

The organization traces its founding to 1801 with the establishment of First Baptist Church in Washington DC. The first predecessor group to the DCBC was formed on November 26, 1877, as the Columbia Association of Baptist Churches. Before May 2018, the DCBC was also affiliated with 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 ...

(SBC). The SBC severed its relationship when the DCBC refused to expel

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after the congregation hired a legally married lesbian couple as co-pastors.

Mission and positions

The DCBC's slogan is "One Faith. Many Cultures. Endless Possibilities." The DCBC has not taken positions on controversial social issues including abortion and homosexuality, leaving those decisions to the individual churches.

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* Religious organizations established in 1877 Baptist denominations established in the 19th century Christianity in Washington, D.C. 1877 establishments in Washington, D.C. {{WashingtonDC-stub