Southern Baptist Convention

The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a United States-based Christian denomination. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination and the largest Protestant body in the United States, with over 16 million members as of 2010. It is also the second largest Christian body in the United States, after the Catholic Church. The word Southern in Southern Baptist Convention stems from its having been founded and rooted in the Southern United States. T... More

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