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National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.

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The National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. (or simply National Baptist Convention) is the largest predominantly African-American Christian denomination in the United States. [1]

79 relations: Abolitionism in the United States, African Americans, Alabama, American Baptist College, American Civil War, Antebellum South, Arkansas, Atlanta, Baptists, Benedict College, Black church, Christian denomination, Christian perfection, Cincinnati, Civil rights movement, Congregationalist polity, Constitution, Contemporary Christian music, Education, First Great Awakening, Florida Memorial University, Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship, Gardner C. Taylor, Glossolalia, Gulf War, Henry Lyons, Holiness movement, Hot Springs, Arkansas, Huntsville, Alabama, Illinois, Interdenominational Theological Center, Jesse Jackson Jr., Joint National Baptist Convention, Joseph H. Jackson, Kentucky, List of the largest Protestant denominations, Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention, Martin Luther King Jr., Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mike Tyson, Montgomery bus boycott, Montgomery, Alabama, Morehouse College, Nannie Helen Burroughs, Nashville, Tennessee, Nat Turner, National Baptist Convention of America, Inc., New England, New Orleans, New York (state), ..., North Carolina, Paul S. Morton, Petersburg, Virginia, Progressive National Baptist Convention, Protestantism, Protestantism in the United States, Religion in Black America, Richard Boyd, Richard J. Daley, Roosevelt University, Savannah, Georgia, Selma University, Shaw University, Slave rebellion, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Stewart Cleveland Cureton, Sunday school, T. J. Jemison, Traditional black gospel, United States, Virginia, Virginia E. Walker Broughton, Virginia Union University, Virginia University of Lynchburg, Washington, D.C., William H. McAlpine, William J. Simmons (teacher), Worship, Zeta Phi Beta. Expand index (29 more) »

Abolitionism in the United States

Abolitionism in the United States was the movement before and during the American Civil War to end slavery in the United States.

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African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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Alabama

Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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American Baptist College

American Baptist College (also known as American Baptist Theological Seminary or ABTS) is a small, predominantly African American liberal arts college located in Nashville, Tennessee.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Antebellum South

The Antebellum era was a period in the history of the Southern United States, from the late 18th century until the start of the American Civil War in 1861, marked by the economic growth of the South.

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Arkansas

Arkansas is a state in the southeastern region of the United States, home to over 3 million people as of 2017.

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Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital city and most populous municipality of the state of Georgia in the United States.

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Baptists

Baptists are Christians distinguished by baptizing professing believers only (believer's baptism, as opposed to infant baptism), and doing so by complete immersion (as opposed to affusion or sprinkling).

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Benedict College

Benedict College is a four-year historically black, liberal arts college located in Columbia, South Carolina.

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Black church

The term black church or African-American church refers to Protestant churches that currently or historically have ministered to predominantly black congregations in the United States.

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Christian denomination

A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity, identified by traits such as a name, organisation, leadership and doctrine.

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Christian perfection

Christian perfection is the name given to various teachings within Christianity that describe the process of achieving spiritual maturity or perfection.

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Cincinnati

No description.

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Civil rights movement

The civil rights movement (also known as the African-American civil rights movement, American civil rights movement and other terms) was a decades-long movement with the goal of securing legal rights for African Americans that other Americans already held.

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Congregationalist polity

Congregationalist polity, or congregational polity, often known as congregationalism, is a system of ecclesiastical polity in which every local church congregation is independent, ecclesiastically sovereign, or "autonomous".

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Constitution

A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.

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Contemporary Christian music

Contemporary Christian music (or CCM—and occasionally "inspirational music") is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith.

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Education

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits.

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First Great Awakening

The First Great Awakening (sometimes Great Awakening) or the Evangelical Revival was a series of Christian revivals that swept Britain and its Thirteen Colonies between the 1730s and 1740s.

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Florida Memorial University

Florida Memorial University is a private coeducational university in Miami Gardens, Florida.

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Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship

The Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship, International (FGBCF) is a Charismatic Baptist fellowship.

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Gardner C. Taylor

Gardner Calvin Taylor (June 18, 1918 – April 5, 2015) was an American preacher, noted for his eloquence and understanding of Christian faith and theology, and known as "the dean of American preaching".

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Glossolalia

Glossolalia or speaking in tongues is a phenomenon in which people appear to speak in languages unknown to them.

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Gulf War

The Gulf War (2 August 199028 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Shield (2 August 199017 January 1991) for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm (17 January 199128 February 1991) in its combat phase, was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.

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Henry Lyons

Reverend Henry J. Lyons (born 1942) is a former President of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc..

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Holiness movement

The Holiness movement involves a set of beliefs and practices which emerged within 19th-century Methodism.

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Hot Springs, Arkansas

Hot Springs is the eleventh-largest city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Garland County.

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Huntsville, Alabama

Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Interdenominational Theological Center

The Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) is a consortium of five predominantly African-American denominational Christian seminaries located in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Jesse Jackson Jr.

Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. (born March 11, 1965) is a former American politician who served as a Democratic Congressman representing Illinois's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 until his resignation in 2012.

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Joint National Baptist Convention

The Joint National Baptist Convention, also known as the Joint Black National Convention, was a joint meeting in 2005 of the four African American denominational groups that use the name "National Baptist Convention." The participant organizations were the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., the Progressive National Baptist Convention, the National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. and the National Missionary Baptist Convention of America.

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Joseph H. Jackson

Joseph Harrison Jackson (1900Reverend J.H. Jackson Papers (Chicago History Museum) "Biographical Sketch of J.H. Jackson, President of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc.," circa 1980, box 3/folder 6. http://bmrcprocessingproject.uchicago.edu/finding_aids – August 1990) was an American pastor and the longest serving President of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s was highly controversial in many black churches, where the minister preached spiritual salvation rather than political activism.

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Kentucky

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States.

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List of the largest Protestant denominations

This is a list of the largest Protestant denominations.

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Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention

The Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention was a movement by African American Baptists from the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. who wanted to see more missions to Africa in the 1890s.

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 until his death in 1968.

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Mid-Atlantic (United States)

The Mid-Atlantic, also called Middle Atlantic states or the Mid-Atlantic states, form a region of the United States generally located between New England and the South Atlantic States.

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Mike Tyson

Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005.

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Montgomery bus boycott

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama.

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Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County.

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Morehouse College

Morehouse College is a private, all-male, liberal arts, historically Black college located in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Nannie Helen Burroughs

Nannie Helen Burroughs, (May 2, 1879 – May 20, 1961) was an African-American educator, orator, religious leader, civil rights activist, feminist and businesswoman in the United States.

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Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County.

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Nat Turner

Nat Turner (October 2, 1800 – November 11, 1831) was an American slave who led a rebellion of slaves and free blacks in Southampton County, Virginia on August 21, 1831.

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National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.

The National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc. (NBCA Intl or NBCA) is a predominantly African-American Baptist denomination with members in the United States, Canada, and Africa.

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New England

New England is a geographical region comprising six states of the northeastern United States: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

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New Orleans

New Orleans (. Merriam-Webster.; La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Paul S. Morton

Bishop Paul Sylvester Morton (born July 30, 1950) is an American Baptist Pastor.

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Petersburg, Virginia

Petersburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Progressive National Baptist Convention

The Progressive National Baptist Convention, Incorporated (PNBC) is a convention of mainline African-American Baptists emphasizing civil rights and social justice.

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Protestantism

Protestantism is the second largest form of Christianity with collectively more than 900 million adherents worldwide or nearly 40% of all Christians.

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Protestantism in the United States

Protestantism is the largest grouping of Christians in the United States with its combined denominations collectively accounting for about half the country's population or 150 million people.

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Religion in Black America

Religion in Black America refers to the religious and spiritual practices of African Americans.

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Richard Boyd

Richard Newell Boyd (born 19 May 1942, Washington, D.C.) is an American philosopher.

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Richard J. Daley

Richard Joseph Daley (May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) was an American politician who served as the 38th Mayor of Chicago for a total of 21 years beginning on April 20, 1955, until his death on December 20, 1976.

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Roosevelt University

Roosevelt University is a coeducational, private university with campuses in Chicago, Illinois and Schaumburg, Illinois.

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Savannah, Georgia

Savannah is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County.

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Selma University

Selma University is a private and historically black Bible college located in Selma, Alabama, United States.

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Shaw University

Shaw University, founded as the Raleigh Institute, is a private liberal arts institution and historically black university (HBCU) in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.

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Slave rebellion

A slave rebellion is an armed uprising by slaves.

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is an African-American civil rights organization.

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Stewart Cleveland Cureton

Stewart Cleveland Cureton (March 24, 1930 – December 30, 2008), also known as S. C. Cureton, was an American clergyman and civil rights activist.

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Sunday school

A Sunday School is an educational institution, usually (but not always) Christian, which catered to children and other young people who would be working on weekdays.

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T. J. Jemison

Theodore Judson Jemison (August 1, 1918 – November 15, 2013), better known as T. J. Jemison, was the president of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. from 1982 to 1994.

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Traditional black gospel

Traditional black gospel is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding African American Christian life, as well as (in terms of the varying music styles) to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Virginia

Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Virginia E. Walker Broughton

Virginia E. (Walker) Broughton (née Walker, March 1, 1856 – September 21, 1934) was an African-American author and Baptist missionary.

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Virginia Union University

Virginia Union University (VUU) is a historically black university located in Richmond, Virginia, United States.

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Virginia University of Lynchburg

Virginia University of Lynchburg is a private, historically black university located in Lynchburg, Virginia.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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William H. McAlpine

William H. McAlpine (June 1847 - November 3, 1905) was a Baptist minister and educator in Alabama.

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William J. Simmons (teacher)

William J. Simmons (June 26, 1849 – October 30, 1890) was an ex-slave who became Simmons College of Kentucky's second president (1880–1890) and for whom the school eventually was named.

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Worship

Worship is an act of religious devotion usually directed towards a deity.

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Zeta Phi Beta

Zeta Phi Beta (ΖΦΒ) is an international, historically black Greek-lettered sorority.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Baptist_Convention,_USA,_Inc.

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