Canadian National Baptist Convention

Baptist Christian denomination in Canada

Canadian National Baptist Convention

Abbreviation| CNBC
Classification| Evangelical
Theology| Baptist
Associations| Baptist World Alliance, Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
Headquarters| Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
Origin| 1985
Congregations| 429
Members| 17,116
Official website| cnbc.ca

The Canadian National Baptist Convention (formerly Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists) is an association of Baptist Christian churches in Canada. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. The headquarters is in Cochrane, Alberta.

## History

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Worship service at La Chapelle in Montreal

Since 1951, contact with the Southern Baptists, increased the interest of Canadian churches in the Southern Baptist educational and evangelistic programs.[1] In the fall of 1952, Northwest began using the Teacher Training Course of the SBC. Early in 1953, a pastor's conference recommended the Sunday School program of the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board.

Regular Baptists in British Columbia were divided over the "Southern Baptist issue". In October 1953, the Emmanuel Baptist Church of Vancouver, British Columbia, joined the Baptist General Convention of Oregon-Washington, an affiliate of the Southern Baptist Convention, while also maintaining membership in the Regular Baptist Convention of British Columbia.[2] The Oregon-Washington Convention determined it would assist affiliated churches, but would not initiate any new work in Canada. At the British Columbia Regular Baptist Convention in 1955, several resolutions were directed against the Emmanuel Church (now called Kingcrest Southern Baptist Church) and the Southern Baptists. This caused Kingcrest and four other churches to withdraw from the B. C. Convention and affiliate with only the Southern Baptists in the northwest. Though these Canadian churches were members of the Oregon-Washington Convention, they were unable to affiliate directly with the SBC, because of questions relating to the wording of the SBC Constitution.

The Canadian Southern Baptist Conference is formed in 1957.[3][4] In 1985 the Canadian Southern Baptist Conference adopted a new constitution and became the Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists.[5][6] In 1987, it opened the Canadian Baptist Theological Seminary and College, in Cochrane, Alberta.[7]

In 2001, the attendance was 10,189 members.[8] In July 2008, the convention voted to change its name to the Canadian National Baptist Convention (In French: Convention Nationale Baptiste Canadienne).[9] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 429 churches and 17,116 members.[10]

## Ministries

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Its official publication, Baptist Horizon is published 4 times per year and is also available online at the CNBC web site. The Convention engages in specific men's, women's, youth and university ministries. The CNBC maintains a Foundation for receiving financial contributions, labors in Canadian church planting, and partners in global missions with the International Mission Board of the SBC. The National Leadership Board, elected by Convention messengers, is the highest operating board within the organization.

## Beliefs

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The association has a Baptist confession of faith.[11] It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance.[12]

## See also

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* Baptists in Canada

## References

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1. ^ Harry A. Renfree, Heritage and Horizon: The Baptist Story in Canada, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2007, p. 289
2. ^ Harry A. Renfree, Heritage and Horizon: The Baptist Story in Canada, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2007, p. 289
3. ^ CNBC, CNBC Timeline, cnbc.ca, Canada, Retrieved May 12, 2018
4. ^ W. Glenn Jonas Jr., The Baptist River: Essays on Many Tributaries of a Diverse Tradition, Mercer University Press, USA, 2008, p. 210
5. ^ George A. Rawlyk, Aspects of the Canadian Evangelical Experience, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, Canada, 1997, p. 222
6. ^ James Harley Marsh (ed.). "Baptistes". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
7. ^ W. Glenn Jonas Jr., The Baptist River: Essays on Many Tributaries of a Diverse Tradition, Mercer University Press, USA, 2008, p. 219
8. ^ Brian P. Clarke, Stuart Macdonald, Leaving Christianity: Changing Allegiances in Canada since 1945, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, Canada, 2017, p. 68
9. ^ CNBC, CNBC Timeline, cnbc.ca, Canada, Retrieved May 12, 2018
10. ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
11. ^ CNBC, CNBC Statement of Faith, cnbc.ca, Canada, retrieved May 9, 2020
12. ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020

## Sources

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* Baptists Around the World, by Albert W. Wardin, Jr.
* Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists, Vol. III, Davis C. Woolley, editor
* Canadian National Baptist Convention

## External links

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* Canadian National Baptist Convention \- official Web Site
* Canadian Baptist Theological Seminary and College \- official Web Site

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* Congregational Christian Churches in Canada[b]

Anglican|

| Communion|

* Anglican Church of Canada[c]

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Continuing|

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Realignment|

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Anabaptist|

* Brethren in Christ Church[b]
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Radical Pietism|

* Evangelical Covenant Church[b]
* Evangelical Free Church of Canada[b]

Baptist
(Main article)|

| General|

* Baptist General Conference of Canada[b]
* Canadian Baptist Ministries[b]
* Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec
* Canadian Baptists of Western Canada
* Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada
* Union of French Baptist Churches of Canada
* Canadian National Baptist Convention[b]
* Primitive Baptist Conference of New Brunswick, Maine and Nova Scotia
* The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada[b]
* Landmark Missionary Baptist Association of Quebec
* North American Baptist Conference
* Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Convention of Canada

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Reformed|

* Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada

Regular|

* Covenanted Baptist Church of Canada

Methodist|

* British Methodist Episcopal Church
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* Free Methodist Church in Canada[b]
* Salvation Army[b]
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Pentecostal|

| Trinitarian|

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Oneness|

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Charismatic|

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Higher Life|

* The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada[b]

Other|

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Restorationism|

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* Evangelical Christian Church in Canada

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Mormonism|

* Church of Jesus Christ Restored
* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canada

Unitarian|

* Canadian Unitarian Council

1. ^ Not in communion with the rest of the Catholic Church, part of the Union of Scranton
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3. ^ a b Observer member of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada

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All-Africa Baptist Fellowship

Central and Eastern Africa

| Burundi|

* Free Baptist Churches of Burundi
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Cameroon|

* Cameroon Baptist Convention
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Central African Republic|

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Democratic Republic of the Congo|

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Ethiopia|

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Equatorial Guinea|

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Kenya|

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Madagascar|

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Republic of Congo|

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Rwanda|

* Association of Baptist Churches in Rwanda
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South Sudan|

* Baptist Convention of South Sudan

Sudan|

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Tanzania|

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Uganda|

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Southern Africa

| Angola|

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Madagascar|

* Association of Bible Baptist Churches in Madagascar

Malawi|

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Mozambique|

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Namibia|

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South Africa|

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Zambia|

* Baptist Convention of Zambia
* Baptist Fellowship of Zambia
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Zimbabwe|

* Baptist Convention of Zimbabwe
* Baptist Union of Zimbabwe
* National Baptist Convention of Zimbabwe
* United Baptist Church of Zimbabwe

Western Africa

| Benin|

* Union of Baptist Churches of Benin

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Burkina Faso|

* Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches Burkina Faso

Gambia|

* Baptist Union in the Gambia

Ghana|

* Ghana Baptist Convention

Ivory Coast|

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Liberia|

* Liberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention

Niger|

* Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Niger

Nigeria|

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* Nigerian Baptist Convention

Sierra Leone|

* Baptist Convention of Sierra Leone

Togo|

* Togo Baptist Convention

Asia Pacific Baptist Federation

North East Asia

| China - Hong Kong|

* Baptist Convention of Hong Kong

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China - Macau|

* Macau Baptist Convention

Japan|

* Japan Baptist Conference
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* Okinawa Baptist Convention

South Korea|

* Korea Baptist Convention

Taiwan|

* Chinese Baptist Convention

West and South Asia

| Bangladesh|

* Bangladesh Baptist Church Fellowship
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India|

* Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India
* (Arunachal Baptist Church Council
* Assam Baptist Convention
* Garo Baptist Convention
* Karbi-Anglong Baptist Convention
* Manipur Baptist Convention
* Nagaland Baptist Church Council)
* Baptist Church of Mizoram
* Baptist Union of North India
* Bengal Baptist Union
* Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Churches Association (BOBBCA)
* Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Convention
* Convention of Baptist Churches of the Northern Circars
* Evangelical Baptist Convention of India
* India Association of General Baptists
* India Baptist Convention
* Karnataka Baptist Convention
* Lairam Jesus Christ Baptist Church (LIKBK)
* Maharashtra Baptist Society
* North Bank Baptist Christian Association
* Tripura Baptist Christian Union

Nepal|

* Nepal Baptist Church Council

Sri Lanka|

* Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya

South East Asia

| Indonesia|

* Convention of Indonesian Baptist Churches
* The Fellowship of Baptist Churches of Papua
* Union of Indonesian Baptist Churches

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Malaysia|

* Malaysia Baptist Convention

Myanmar|

* Myanmar Baptist Convention (Chin Baptist Convention, Kachin Baptist Convention, Karen Baptist Convention)

Philippines|

* Baptist Conference of the Philippines
* Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches
* Convention of Visayas and Mindanao of Southern Baptist Churches
* General Baptist Churches of the Philippines, Inc.
* Luzon Convention of Southern Baptist Churches, Inc.

Singapore|

* Singapore Baptist Convention

Thailand|

* 12th District of Church of Christ in Thailand
* Thailand Baptist Convention
* Thailand Karen Baptist Convention
* Thailand Lahu Baptist Convention

Vietnam|

* Baptist Convention of Vietnam

Pacific

| Australia|

* Australian Baptist Ministries

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Fiji|

* Fiji Baptist Convention

New Zealand|

* Baptist Union of New Zealand

Papua New Guinea|

* Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea

European Baptist Federation

Eastern Europe

| Armenia|

* Union of Evangelical Christian Baptist Churches of Armenia

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Azerbaijan|

* Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Azerbaijan

Belarus|

* Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Belarus

Bosnia and Herzegovina|

* Baptist Church in Bosnia/Herzegovina

Bulgaria|

* Baptist Union of Bulgaria

Croatia|

* Baptist Union of Croatia

Czech Republic|

* Baptist Union in the Czech Republic

Estonia|

* Union of Free Evangelical & Baptist Churches of Estonia

Georgia|

* Evangelical Baptist Church of Georgia

Hungary|

* Baptist Union of Hungary

Latvia|

* Union of Baptist Churches in Latvia

Lithuania|

* Baptist Union of Lithuania

Moldova|

* Union of Christian Evangelical Baptist Churches of Moldova

Poland|

* Baptist Christian Church of the Republic of Poland

Romania|

* Union of Christian Baptist Churches in Romania
* Convention of the Hungarian Baptist Churches of Romania

Russia|

* Euro-Asiatic Federation of Unions of Evangelical Christians-Baptists
* Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists

Serbia|

* Union of Baptist Churches in Serbia
* Union of Christian Baptist Churches in Serbia

Slovakia|

* Baptist Union of Slovakia

Slovenia|

* Union of Baptist Churches in Slovenia

Ukraine|

* All-Ukrainian Union of Associations of Evangelical Christians-Baptists

Uzbekistan|

* Union of Evangelical Christian-Baptists of Uzbekistan

Central Western Europe

| Austria|

* Baptist Union of Austria

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Belgium|

* Union of Baptists in Belgium

France|

* Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of France

Germany|

* Union of Evangelical Free Church Congregations in Germany

Italy|

* Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy

Netherlands|

* Union of Baptist Churches in the Netherlands

Portugal|

* Portuguese Baptist Convention

Spain|

* Baptist Evangelical Union of Spain

Switzerland|

* Union of Baptist Churches in Switzerland

United Kingdom|

* Baptist Union of Great Britain
* Baptist Union of Scotland
* Baptist Union of Wales

Nordic countries

| Denmark|

* Baptist Union of Denmark

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Finland|

* Swedish Baptist Union of Finland
* Finnish Baptist Church

Norway|

* Baptist Union of Norway

Sweden|

* Evangelical Free Church in Sweden

Middle East

| Israel|

* Association of Baptist Churches in Israel

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Jordan|

* Jordan Baptist Convention

Lebanon|

* Lebanese Baptist Evangelical Convention

Palestine|

* Council of Local Evangelical Churches in the Holy Land

Latin American Baptist Union

Central America

| Costa Rica|

* Federation of Baptist Associations of Costa Rica

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El Salvador|

* Baptist Association of El Salvador
* Baptist Federation of El Salvador

Guatemala|

* Convention of Baptist Churches in Guatemala

Honduras|

* National Convention of Baptist Churches in Honduras

Mexico|

* National Baptist Convention of Mexico

Nicaragua|

* Baptist Convention of Nicaragua

Panama|

* Baptist Convention of Panama

South America

| Argentina|

* Argentine Baptist Association
* Evangelical Baptist Convention of Argentina

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Bolivia|

* Baptist Convention of Bolivia
* Baptist Union of Bolivia

Brazil|

* Brazilian Baptist Convention
* Convention of Independent Baptists

Chile|

* National Baptist Convention of Chile
* Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Chile

Colombia|

* Colombian Baptist Denomination

Ecuador|

* Baptist Convention of Ecuador

Guyana|

* Baptist Convention of Guyana

Paraguay|

* Baptist Evangelical Convention of Paraguay

Peru|

* Baptist Evangelical Convention of Peru

Uruguay|

* Baptist Evangelical Convention of Uruguay

Venezuela|

* National Baptist Convention of Venezuela

Caribbean Baptist Fellowship

| Antigua and Barbuda|

* Antigua Baptist Association

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Bahamas|

* Bahamas National Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention

Barbados|

* Barbados Baptist Convention

Belize|

* Baptist Association of Belize

Bermuda|

* Bermuda Baptist Fellowship

Cuba|

* Baptist Convention of Eastern Cuba
* Baptist Convention of Western Cuba
* Fellowship of Baptist Churches in Cuba
* Free Will Baptist Convention of Cuba

Dominican Republic|

* Dominican Baptist Convention

Haiti|

* Baptist Convention of Haiti
* Evangelical Baptist Mission of South Haiti

Jamaica|

* Jamaica Baptist Union

Trinidad & Tobago|

* Baptist Union of Trinidad and Tobago

North American Baptist Fellowship

| Canada|

* Canadian Baptist Ministries
* Canadian National Baptist Convention

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United States|

* American Baptist Churches USA
* Baptist General Association of Virginia
* Baptist General Convention of Missouri
* Baptist General Convention of Texas
* Converge
* Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
* District of Columbia Baptist Convention
* General Association of General Baptists
* Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention, USA
* National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.
* National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
* National Missionary Baptist Convention of America
* North American Baptist Conference
* Progressive National Baptist Convention
* Seventh Day Baptist General Conference

International network

* International Baptist Convention

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