American Baptist Association

Not to be confused with American Baptist Churches USA.

The American Baptist Association (ABA), formed by a merger of two related groups in 1924, is an association of Landmark Baptist churches. The association is based in the United States and maintains a bookstore and a publishing house, Bogard Press, in Texarkana, Texas.^{[citation needed]}

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American Baptist Association bookstore and publishing house in Texarkana

Geographical distribution

In 2009, the American Baptist Association reported 1,600 congregations and 100,000 members. The largest number of associated churches are in Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas and on the west coast, with churches also in most of the United States. The association also has a presence in several countries outside the United States, most notably Mexico and the Philippine Islands.

External links

• Official website