National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc.

• Introduction
• Over Time
• Related Surveys
• Data Sources

Basic Information

The National Baptist Convention of the U.S.A., the largest predominantly black denomination in America, was founded in 1895 when the Foreign Mission Baptist Convention of the U.S.A., the American National Baptist Convention, and the Baptist National Educational Convention merged.

History

	National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc. (1895)	continuedNational Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc.
		split into  National Baptist Convention of America (1915) Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. (1961)

Notes

History data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches [More information on history data sources]