National Baptist Convention

National Baptist Convention may refer to:

One of several historically African-American Christian denominations
  • National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., the oldest and largest denomination using this name, formed in the late 19th century
  • National Baptist Convention of America, Inc., formed in 1915 as a result of a split within the association now called National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
  • Progressive National Baptist Convention, formed in 1961 as a result of a split within the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
  • National Missionary Baptist Convention of America, formed in 1988 as a result of a split within the National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.
An event
  • Joint National Baptist Convention, an event held periodically (generally every four years) in which the four above conventions meet.
A Baptist association in Brazil
  • National Baptist Convention, Brazil

Famous quotes containing the words national, baptist and/or convention:

    “This is the first national administration we’ve ever seen where the housewife couldn’t afford to buy groceries and the farmer couldn’t afford to grow them.”
    —Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)

    “You should approach Joyce’s Ulysses as the illiterate Baptist preacher approaches the Old Testament: with faith.”
    —William Faulkner (1897–1962)

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    —Katharine Fullerton Gerould (1879–1944)