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Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches (CABC) - an association of Baptist churches in the eastern provinces of Canada. Baptist is a term describing a tradition within Christianity and may also refer to individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. ... St. ...

The Baptist Convention of the Maritime Provinces was founded in 1846. The Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches was formed in 1905-1906 as the United Baptist Convention of the Maritimes by a union of Free, or Free Will Baptists and Regular Baptists. With the addition of Newfoundland to Canada in 1949, the name was changed to the United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces. Many of these churches still carry United Baptist in their official name. The Convention joined with two other conventions in 1944 to form the Canadian Baptist Federation (now known as Canadian Baptist Ministries). The largest regional union in Canada, in 2003 the CABC consists of over 62,000 members in 538 churches and 21 associations across the Atlantic provinces (New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island). The CABC is subdivided into seven regions for local cooperation. According to Article I of the Constitution of the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches, it is "composed of those bodies which have agreed to work together upon the basis of the historic Baptist position that the Bible is the all-sufficient ground of faith and practice". 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Free Will Baptist Church (or Free Will Baptists) is a group of churches that share a common history, name, and an acceptance of the Arminian theology of free grace, free salvation, and free will, based on the idea of general atonement. ... Regular Baptists are a diverse group of Baptists in the United States and Canada. ... For other uses, see Newfoundland (disambiguation). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Canadian Baptist Ministries (CBM) or Ministères Baptistes Canadienne - an association of four regional Baptist conventions in Canada - the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec, the Baptist Union of Western Canada, the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches and lUnion dÉglises Baptistes Françaises au Canada. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Atlantic Canada consists of the four Canadian provinces on the Atlantic Ocean: Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NU Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Official languages English, French (the only constitutionally bilingual province in the country) Government - Lieutenant-Governor HermÃ©nÃ©gilde Chiasson - Premier Shawn Graham (Liberal) Federal representation in... For other uses, see Newfoundland (disambiguation). ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit(Latin) One defends and the other conquers BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NU Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis - Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Federal representation in Canadian... Motto: Parva Sub Ingenti (Latin: The Small Protected By The Great) Capital Charlottetown Largest city Charlottetown Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Barbara Oliver Hagerman - Premier Pat Binns (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 4 - Senate seats 4 Confederation July 1, 1873 (7th) Area Ranked 13th - Total 5...

The offices of the CABC are located in Saint John, New Brunswick. Saint John[3] is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. ...

External link

Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches - official Web Site

Sources

Baptists Around the World, by Albert W. Wardin, Jr.
Constitution, Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches
The Baptist Heritage: Four Centuries of Baptist Witness, by H. Leon McBeth

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	Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches (CABC) - an association of Baptist churches in the eastern provinces of Canada.
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