General Missionary Convention of the Baptist Denomination in the United States of America for Foreign Missions
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The General Missionary Convention of the Baptist Denomination in the United States of America for Foreign Missions, commonly called the Triennial Convention, was the first national Baptist missionary organization in the United States, founded in 1814 to coordinate and support foreign mission work.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Baptist missionary organization
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religious organization ⓘ |
| activity |
coordination of Baptist missionary efforts
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fundraising for foreign missions ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | General Missionary Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | Triennial Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| denomination | Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian missions
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religious outreach ⓘ |
| founded | 1814 ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| foundingPurpose |
to coordinate foreign mission work
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to support foreign mission work ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | pioneered national-level organization among American Baptists ⓘ |
| ideology |
Baptist ecclesiology
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Protestant Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| meetingFrequency | every three years ⓘ |
| meetingFrequencyDescription | triennial ⓘ |
| membershipType | Baptist churches ⓘ |
| missionFocus | foreign missions ⓘ |
| notableAs | first national Baptist missionary organization in the United States ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure | convention ⓘ |
| organizationalType | voluntary association of Baptist churches ⓘ |
| regionServed |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| targetRegionsForMissions | foreign countries ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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General Missionary Convention of the Baptist Denomination in the United States of America for Foreign Missions
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