American Baptist Churches USA

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Christian denomination Protestant denomination

American Baptist Churches USA is a major Protestant Christian denomination in the United States known for its congregational polity, evangelical heritage, and emphasis on missions, social justice, and religious freedom.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
American Baptist Churches USA canonical 5
American Baptist Churches 1
American Baptist Convention 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination ⓘ
Protestant denomination ⓘ
affiliation Baptist World Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ
National Council of Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ
World Council of Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ
baptismMode immersion ⓘ
baptismPractice credobaptism ⓘ
clergyTitle pastor ⓘ
confessionUse uses statements of faith as guides rather than binding creeds ⓘ
coreDoctrine authority of the Bible ⓘ
priesthood of all believers ⓘ
salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ ⓘ
separation of church and state ⓘ
soul liberty ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creedalStance non-creedal ⓘ
dateFounded 1907 ⓘ
emphasis believer's baptism ⓘ
missions ⓘ
racial justice ⓘ
religious freedom ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
women in ministry ⓘ
formerName American Baptist Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northern Baptist Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ
governanceStructure association of autonomous local churches ⓘ
hasPublication The American Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation Valley Forge, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
missionAgency American Baptist Home Mission Societies NERFINISHED ⓘ
International Ministries of American Baptist Churches USA NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfCongregations over 5000 ⓘ
numberOfMembers over 1 million ⓘ
ordinationPolicy ordains women as ministers ⓘ
organizationalUnit associations ⓘ
regions ⓘ
placeFounded Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ
polity congregational polity ⓘ
region North America ⓘ
shortName ABCUSA NERFINISHED ⓘ
theologicalOrientation evangelical ⓘ
mainline Protestant ⓘ
theologicalTradition Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ
website https://www.abc-usa.org/ ⓘ
worshipStyle evangelical ⓘ
liturgical elements in some congregations ⓘ
varied ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Northern Baptist Convention → laterName → American Baptist Churches USA ⓘ
Northern Baptist Convention → successor → American Baptist Churches USA ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Baptist Convention
Northern Baptist Convention → successor → American Baptist Churches USA ⓘ
Northern Baptist Convention → denominationalFamily → American Baptist Churches USA ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Baptist Churches
Baptist movement in America → associatedWithDenomination → American Baptist Churches USA ⓘ
University of Sioux Falls → religiousAffiliation → American Baptist Churches USA ⓘ
Bacone College → historicalAffiliation → American Baptist Churches USA ⓘ