Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada
Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada | |
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Classification | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
Origin | 1846 |
Congregations | 450 |
Official website | baptist-atlantic |
The Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada (CBAC), formerly known as Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches (CABC), is a
History
The Baptist Convention of the Maritime Provinces was founded in 1846.
Since 1944 CBAC has been one of the partners in the Canadian Baptist Federation (now known as Canadian Baptist Ministries).[5]
Organization
According to a census published by the association in 2020, it had 450 churches and 21 associations across the
The CBAC is subdivided into nine regions for local cooperation.Beliefs
The association has a
Education
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Crandall_University.jpg/280px-Crandall_University.jpg)
Crandall University is a partner of the Union.[8] It houses the Baptist Heritage Center whose 300 artifacts preserve the material history of Atlantic Baptists, the Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada, and its predecessor organizations. The collection and archives includes objects used in worship services, furniture, musical instruments, church building architecture pictures and printed material.[9]
Sources
- Baptists Around the World, by Albert W. Wardin, Jr.
- The Baptist Heritage: Four Centuries of Baptist Witness, by H. Leon McBeth
See also
External links
References
- ^ Gordon L. Heath, Dallas Friesen, Taylor Murray, Baptists in Canada: Their History and Polity, Wipf and Stock Publishers, US, 2020, p. 35
- ^ Drew Blankman, Todd Augustine, Pocket Dictionary of North American Denominations, InterVarsity Press, US, 2010, p. 27
- ^ James H. Marsh, The Canadian Encyclopedia, McClelland & Stewart, Canada, 1999, p. 194
- ^ "New name, renewed vision". Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Ministry Partners". Canadian Baptist Ministries. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada,OUR CBAC, baptist-atlantic.ca, Canada, retrieved April 25, 2020
- ^ Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada,OUR BELIEFS, baptist-atlantic.ca, Canada, retrieved April 25, 2020
- ^ Randall Herbert Balmer, Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition, Baylor University Press, US, 2004, p. 42
- ^ Baptist Heritage Center Archived 2013-06-28 at archive.today