ABCUSA

American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) is a group of Baptist churches within the United States; headquartered in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The organization's general secretary is A. Roy Medley. The ABCUSA should not be confused with the American Baptist Association. The organization is usually considered a "mainline" denomination. Logo of the American Baptist Churches of the USA This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... A Baptist is a member of a Baptist church. ... This article is about the Christian buildings of worship. ... The Village of Valley Forge is an unincorporated settlement located just outside of Valley Forge National Historic Park in Schuylkill Township of Chester County, Pennsylvania. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 255 km 455 km 2. ... An organization (U.S. spelling) or organisation (U.K. spelling) is a formal group of people with one or more shared goals. ... The term General Secretary (alternatively First Secretary) denotes a leader of various unions, parties or associations. ... The American Baptist Association (ABA) is an association of independent Landmark-type Baptist churches fellowshipping to carry out missions, benevolence and education. ... Mainline is also rail terminology for the main and often most transited portion of a railroad, which is usually double- or more track. ...

Historically, the ABCUSA descends from the old Triennial Convention formed in 1814, a loosely structured foreign missions organization. Baptists in the south withdrew support from the Triennial Convention and formed the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in 1845, utilizing a more centralized organizational structure for carrying on missionary and benevolent enterprises. The majority of churches in the north continued to work through loosely associated societies for missions and benevolence, until the formation of a new convention in 1907. The Baptist churches in the north have not grown to the extent of those in the south, perhaps being less evangelical, and having greater ecumenical interests. The organization was founded as the Northern Baptist Convention on May 17, 1907 in Washington, D.C. The name was changed in 1950 to American Baptist Convention, and again in 1972 to American Baptist Churches, USA. The ABCUSA is a member of the National Council of Churches and the Baptist World Alliance. In 2000, this group was composed of 1,417,543 members in 5555 churches [source, Religious Congregations & Membership in the United States, 2000, Glenmary Research Center], and is the fifth largest Baptist denomination in the United States. Perhaps the most well known American Baptist Minister in the 20th century was Dr. Martin Luther King. 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a United States cooperative ministry agency serving missionary Baptist churches around the world. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Northern Baptist Convention was founded in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 1907. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Official website: http://www. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (or National Council of Churches USA, NCC) is religious organization currently (2005) consisting of 35 Protestant, Anglican, and Orthodox Christian denominations. ... The Baptist World Alliance was formed in 1905 at Exeter Hall in London, England during the first Baptist World Congress. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Statements by the ABC

• "American Baptists believe that the Bible...is the Word of God...the final written authority...The primary purpose, of the Bible, is to point to Jesus Christ, the living Lord of the Church."

The Bible (sometimes The Holy Bible, The Book, Good Book, Word of God, The Word, or Scripture), from Greek (τα) βιβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, is the classical name for the Hebrew Bible of Judaism or the combination of the Old Testament and New Testament of Christianity (The Bible actually refers to... God is the term used to denote the Supreme Being ascribed by monotheistic religions to be the creator, ruler and/or the sum total of, existence. ... Writing may refer to two activities: the inscribing of characters on a medium, with the intention of forming words and other constructs that represent language or record information, and the creation of material to be conveyed through written language. ... In politics, authority generally refers to the ability to make laws, independent of the power to enforce them, or the ability to permit something. ... Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus the Nazarene (circa 4 BC/BCE – 30 AD/CE), is the central figure of Christianity, in which context he is known as Jesus Christ (from Greek Ιησούς Χριστός) with Christ being a title meaning Anointed One or Messiah. Christian viewpoints on Jesus (known as Christology) are... This page is about the title, for the Christian figure, see Jesus Christ is the English representation of the Greek word Χριστός (transliterated as Khristós), which means anointed. ...

See also

• Category:Universities and colleges affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA

External links

• ABC-USA.org
• American Baptist Evangelicals a grassroots group advocating evangelical renewal within ABC/USA
• Roger Williams Fellowship a grassroots group advocating Baptist principles since 1935.