The Institutional Missionary Baptist Conference of America is a recent division of the
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America
The National Missionary Baptist Convention of America (NMBCA) is an African-American Baptist convention.
History
The National Missionary Baptist Convention of America (NMBCA) was formed during a meeting attended by Dr. S. J. Gilbert, Sr. and Dr ...
, which was formed on November 15, 1988. When the NMBCA was formed,
Dr. S. M. Lockridge of
San Diego, California
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was elected president of the Convention and served until his retirement in 1994. After his retirement a series of events and contested elections eventually brought about the formation of the Institutional Missionary Baptist Conference of America around 1999. Dr. H.J. Johnson, of
Dallas, Texas
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, General Secretary of the Convention, ran for the presidency in 1995 and again in 1998. Following the second election defeat, Dr. Johnson and his supporters withdrew and organized the Institutional Missionary Baptist Conference.
Christian organizations established in 1988
Baptist denominations in the United States
Baptist denominations established in the 20th century
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