Denominational Profile

History

	Separate Baptists in Christ, General Association of	continuedSeparate Baptists in Christ, General Association of
		merged intoUnited Baptists (1786)

The Separate Baptists in Christ trace their history to the "separation" of people from the Congregational Church in the early 18th century because of their acceptance of Baptist doctrines. Although many of the Separate Baptists were absorbed by other Baptist groups through mergers, a few survived and in 1912 organized the General Association of Separatist Baptists.
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Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1925	50	55	4,000
1929	54	66	4,900
1935	71	70	5,100
1937	-	71	5,160
1940	-	59	5,287
1944	-	90	6,490
1946	-	92	6,942
1952	93	86	6,435
1954	105	87	6,896
1955	98	87	7,065
1956	109	92	6,942
1957	104	87	7,272
1958	101	90	7,215
1959	110	85	7,209
1960	105	85	7,358
1962	106	84	7,496
1972	106	84	7,496
1982	160	100	8,800
1983	175	101	9,051
1988	165	101	10,000
1992	140	100	8,000

Source

Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]