Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.

• Introduction
• Over Time
• Related Surveys
• Data Sources

Basic Information

The Progressive National Baptist Convention, a predominantly black Baptist church, was founded in 1961 by former members of the National Baptist Convention who supported the Civil Rights Movement under the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King. The National Baptists had refused to support the Movement actively.

History

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

split into  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]