Louisiana Baptist Convention
Louisiana Baptist Convention | |
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Congregational | |
Executive Director | Steve Horn |
Associations | Southern Baptist Convention |
Region | Louisiana |
Origin | 1848 Mount Lebanon, Louisiana |
Congregations | 1,600 (2023) |
Members | 620,000 (2023) |
Other name(s) | Louisiana Baptists |
Official website | louisianabaptists |
The Louisiana Baptist Convention (LBC) or Louisiana Baptists is a Baptist state convention affiliated with the Southern Baptists. Comprising approximately 1,600 affiliated churches and 620,000 members,[1][2] the Louisiana Baptist Convention's offices are located in the city of Alexandria. The executive director of the Louisiana Baptists is Steve Horn.[3]
History
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In 1848, the Louisiana Baptist Convention was organized by 13 Baptists as the Baptist State Convention of North Louisiana; they met at Mount Lebanon.[2] By 1853, the name of the convention was changed to the Baptist State Convention of Louisiana, before changing its name to the present Louisiana Baptist Convention.[2]
In 1906, the convention's membership established the present-day Louisiana Christian University, and Baptist Hospital in Alexandria, Baton Rouge General Hospital, and Baptist Hospital in New Orleans were founded between the 1920s and 1940s.[2]
In 2012,
Beliefs
Churches affiliated with the Louisiana Baptists are also affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention at large; these churches subscribe to variations of the
Partner ministries
Louisiana Baptists are primarily supported through the Cooperative Program of the Southern Baptist Convention; in the U.S. state of Louisiana, the Southern Baptists own and operate the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary,[7] though the Louisiana Baptist Convention operates Louisiana Christian University (formerly Louisiana College).[8] The Louisiana Baptist Convention also owns and operates a state newspaper, The Baptist Message.[8][9] The state convention also has partnerships with the SBC's North American Mission Board, International Mission Board, Lifeway, and other prominent Southern Baptist entities.[7]
References
- ^ "Louisiana Baptists". Louisiana Baptists. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
Louisiana Baptists are a statewide association of over 1,600 Baptist churches connected through a common mission.
- ^ a b c d "Our Story". Louisiana Baptists. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ "Leadership". Louisiana Baptists. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ Foust, Michael (June 21, 2012), "Wrap-up: Historic meeting sees messengers elect 1st black president, approve descriptor", News, Baptist Press, archived from the original on June 27, 2012.
- News & Observer. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ a b "About". Louisiana Baptists. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ a b "Entities". Louisiana Baptists. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ "About". The Baptist Message. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
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