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Conservative Baptist Association of America (CBAmerica)
Denominational Profile
History
Northern Baptist Convention |
split into Conservative Baptist Association of America (CBAmerica) (1947) |
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| The Conservative Baptist Association of America was founded in 1947 by former ministers and members of the Northern (American) Baptist Convention. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1955 |
1,600 |
998 |
250,000 |
| 1956 |
1,100 |
1,000 |
250,000 |
| 1957 |
1,600 |
1,072 |
275,000 |
| 1958 |
2,000 |
1,300 |
275,000 |
| 1959 |
1,800 |
1,300 |
275,000 |
| 1960 |
2,500 |
1,350 |
300,000 |
| 1961 |
1,200 |
1,351 |
300,000 |
| 1962 |
- |
1,403 |
300,000 |
| 1963 |
2,000 |
1,550 |
300,000 |
| 1964 |
- |
1,500 |
300,000 |
| 1965 |
2,500 |
1,500 |
325,000 |
| 1968 |
- |
1,143 |
300,000 |
| 1970 |
- |
1,127 |
300,000 |
| 1974 |
- |
1,120 |
300,000 |
| 1976 |
- |
1,117 |
300,000 |
| 1977 |
- |
1,114 |
300,000 |
| 1979 |
- |
1,125 |
225,000 |
| 1980 |
- |
1,126 |
225,000 |
| 1982 |
- |
1,140 |
225,000 |
| 1988 |
- |
1,121 |
204,496 |
| 1989 |
1,324 |
1,126 |
210,000 |
| 1992 |
- |
1,084 |
200,000 |
| 1998 |
- |
1,200 |
200,000 |
| 2002 |
2,100 |
1,200 |
200,000 |
| 2006 |
2,200 |
1,200 |
200,000 |
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]
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