National Baptist Convention USA Inc.

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Baptist denomination Christian denomination Protestant denomination historically Black denomination

The National Baptist Convention USA Inc. is one of the largest historically Black Protestant denominations in the United States, known for its extensive network of churches and influential role in African American religious and social life.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
National Baptist Convention, USA 3
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. 2
National Baptist Convention 1

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Baptist denomination ⓘ
Christian denomination ⓘ
Protestant denomination ⓘ
historically Black denomination ⓘ
abbreviation NBC USA ⓘ
NBCUSA ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
denominationalFamily Baptist ⓘ
focusArea Christian education ⓘ
community development ⓘ
evangelism ⓘ
missions ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
foundedIn Atlanta ⓘ
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia
foundingDate 1895 ⓘ
foundingEvent merger of several African American Baptist organizations ⓘ
governanceStructure convention ⓘ
hasAnnualEvent annual session of the National Baptist Convention ⓘ
hasOrgan Board of Directors ⓘ
Congress of Christian Education ⓘ
Executive Committee ⓘ
Foreign Mission Board ⓘ
Home Mission Board ⓘ
Laymen’s Movement ⓘ
Sunday School Publishing Board ⓘ
Woman’s Auxiliary ⓘ
Young People’s Department ⓘ
headquartersLocation Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRole organized missionary work in the United States and abroad ⓘ
promoted education among African Americans ⓘ
supported civil rights activism in the 20th century ⓘ
historicalSignificance important force in African American social and civic life ⓘ
major institution in African American religious life ⓘ
one of the largest historically Black Protestant denominations in the United States ⓘ
keyDoctrine authority of the Bible ⓘ
autonomy of the local church ⓘ
believer’s baptism by immersion ⓘ
priesthood of all believers ⓘ
languageOfWorship English ⓘ
mainClassification Black Protestant churches ⓘ
surface form: Historically Black Protestant
membershipComposition predominantly African American churches ⓘ
membershipType congregational ⓘ
orientation Evangelical ⓘ
originatedFrom African American Baptist missionary and educational movements ⓘ
polity congregationalist ⓘ
publishingArm Sunday School Publishing Board ⓘ
regionServed Africa ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

global missions fields ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
scope national ⓘ
theology Baptists ⓘ
surface form: Baptist

Protestant ⓘ
worshipStyle African American Protestant ⓘ
Baptist ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Abyssinian Baptist Church → affiliation → National Baptist Convention USA Inc. ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Baptist Convention USA
Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church → affiliation → National Baptist Convention USA Inc. ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Baptist Convention, USA
C. L. Franklin → denomination → National Baptist Convention USA Inc. ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
Daddy King → denomination → National Baptist Convention USA Inc. ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Baptist Convention, USA
Martin Luther King Sr. → denomination → National Baptist Convention USA Inc. ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Baptist Convention, USA
Baptists → hasSubgroup → National Baptist Convention USA Inc. ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Baptist Convention
Black Protestant churches → includesDenomination → National Baptist Convention USA Inc. ⓘ
Shaw University → religiousAffiliation → National Baptist Convention USA Inc. ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.