American Baptist Association

This article is about the association of Landmark Baptist churches that separated from the Southern Baptist Convention. For the mainline Baptist denomination descended from the Triennial Convention, see American Baptist Churches in the USA.

The American Baptist Association (ABA), formed in 1924, is an association of nearly 2,000^{[citation needed]} theologically conservative churches that are Landmark Baptist in their missions and teachings. The Association is based in the United States and has churches primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Florida and California with smaller numbers of churches in almost all of the states. There are also numerous churches in Mexico, the Philippines and other foreign countries which affiliate with the ABA.

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Organization

The American Baptist Association reported 1,760 congregations and 275,000 members in 2000. The numerical strength of the Association is in the Old Southwest – Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas – but there are several churches in Mississippi, California and Florida. There are also several participating churches and missions in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Michigan and Ohio.

From 1917 to 1934, the ABA operated Missionary Baptist College in Sheridan, Arkansas.^{[citation needed]} Among the alumni and faculty members was Conrad N. Glover of Sheridan, who later worked with Ben T. Bogard to organize Missionary Baptist Seminary in Little Rock. Conrad Glover's father, Robert W. Glover, also an ABA pastor, and uncle, David Delano Glover, served in the Arkansas Legislature. David Glover was also a U.S. representative from 1929 to 1935.

Further reading

• Baptist Around the World, by Albert W. Wardin, Jr.
• The American Baptist Association: A Survey and Census of Its Churches and Associations, by R. L. Vaughn
• Handbook of Denominations, by Frank S. Mead and Samuel S. Hill
• Religious Congregations & Membership in the United States, 2000, Glenmary Research Center

External links

• Official website