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href="/wiki/File:ABC_USA_colorized_emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/02/ABC_USA_colorized_emblem.png/220px-ABC_USA_colorized_emblem.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/02/ABC_USA_colorized_emblem.png/330px-ABC_USA_colorized_emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/02/ABC_USA_colorized_emblem.png/440px-ABC_USA_colorized_emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="540" data-file-height="540" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Classification</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Protestant" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant">Protestant</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Orientation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Baptist" class="mw-redirect" title="Baptist">Baptist</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Theology</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Evangelicalism" title="Evangelicalism">Evangelical</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mainline_Protestant" title="Mainline Protestant">Mainline</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Ecclesiastical_polity" title="Ecclesiastical polity">Polity</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Congregationalist_polity" class="mw-redirect" title="Congregationalist polity">Congregationalist</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Associations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Churches" title="National Council of Churches">National Council of Churches</a>; <br /><a href="/wiki/Baptist_World_Alliance" title="Baptist World Alliance">Baptist World Alliance</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Region</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/King_of_Prussia,_Pennsylvania" title="King of Prussia, Pennsylvania">King of Prussia, Pennsylvania</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data">May 17, 1907<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1907-05-17</span>)</span> <br /><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Church_union" title="Church union">Merger of</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Triennial_Convention" title="Triennial Convention">Triennial Convention</a> related boards<br /><a href="/wiki/Free_Will_Baptist_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Free Will Baptist Church">Free Will Baptist General Conference</a> (1911)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Separations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/General_Association_of_Regular_Baptist_Churches" title="General Association of Regular Baptist Churches">General Association of Regular Baptist Churches</a> (1932)<br /><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Baptist_Association_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Conservative Baptist Association of America">Conservative Baptist Association of America</a> (1947)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Congregations</th><td class="infobox-data">4,892 <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Members</th><td class="infobox-data">1,107,206 <sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Missionary organization</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/International_Ministries" class="mw-redirect" title="International Ministries">International Ministries</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Higher_education" class="mw-redirect" title="Higher education">Tertiary institutions</a></th><td class="infobox-data">16</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Seminary" title="Seminary">Seminaries</a></th><td class="infobox-data">10</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Other name(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Northern Baptist Convention (1907–1950)<br />American Baptist Convention (1950–1972)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: 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established in 1907 as the <b>Northern Baptist Convention</b>, and named the <b>American Baptist Convention</b> from 1950 to 1972. It traces its history to the <a href="/wiki/First_Baptist_Church_in_America" title="First Baptist Church in America">First Baptist Church in America</a> (1638) and the Baptist congregational associations which organized the <a href="/wiki/Triennial_Convention" title="Triennial Convention">Triennial Convention</a> in 1814. </p><p>Headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Valley_Forge,_Pennsylvania" title="Valley Forge, Pennsylvania">Valley Forge, Pennsylvania</a>, ABCUSA is considered <a href="/wiki/Mainline_(Protestant)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mainline (Protestant)">mainline</a>, although varying theological and mission emphases may be found among its congregations, including <a href="/wiki/Modernism" title="Modernism">modernist</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charismatic_Movement" class="mw-redirect" title="Charismatic Movement">charismatic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Evangelicalism" title="Evangelicalism">evangelical</a> orientations.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Baptist_Churches_USA&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colonial_New_England_Baptists">Colonial New England Baptists</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Baptist_Churches_USA&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Colonial New England Baptists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>American Baptist Churches USA have their origins in the First Baptist Church in <a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence, Rhode Island</a>, now the <a href="/wiki/First_Baptist_Church_in_America" title="First Baptist Church in America">First Baptist Church in America</a>, founded in 1638 by the minister <a href="/wiki/Roger_Williams_(theologian)" class="mw-redirect" title="Roger Williams (theologian)">Roger Williams</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Regarded by the more dogmatic Puritans of the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Colony" title="Massachusetts Bay Colony">Massachusetts Bay Colony</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Heresy" title="Heresy">heretic</a> for his <a href="/wiki/English_Dissenters" title="English Dissenters">religious separatism</a>, Williams was banished into the <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a> wilderness where he and his followers created the settlement of <a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence</a> and later, the colony of <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a>. Williams is credited with being the founder of the Baptist movement in America, the founder of the state of Rhode Island, and the first highly visible public leader in America to call for the <a href="/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state" title="Separation of church and state">separation of church and state</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:First_Baptist_Church_in_America_from_Angell_St.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/First_Baptist_Church_in_America_from_Angell_St.jpg/220px-First_Baptist_Church_in_America_from_Angell_St.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="355" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/First_Baptist_Church_in_America_from_Angell_St.jpg/330px-First_Baptist_Church_in_America_from_Angell_St.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/First_Baptist_Church_in_America_from_Angell_St.jpg/440px-First_Baptist_Church_in_America_from_Angell_St.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3362" data-file-height="5423" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/First_Baptist_Church_in_America" title="First Baptist Church in America">First Baptist Church in America</a> was formed in 1638 in <a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence, Rhode Island</a>.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Triennial_Convention">Triennial Convention</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Baptist_Churches_USA&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Triennial Convention"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Having a <a href="/wiki/Congregational_polity" title="Congregational polity">congregational polity</a>, early Baptist churches in America operated independently from one another, following an array of <a href="/wiki/Protestant" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant">Protestant</a> theological paths, but were often unified in their mission to evangelize. In the 18th century, they sometimes created local congregational associations for support, fellowship, and work (such as the founding of <a href="/wiki/Brown_University" title="Brown University">Brown University</a> in 1764). The evangelical mission led to the establishment of the national <a href="/wiki/Triennial_Convention" title="Triennial Convention">Triennial Convention</a> in 1814, a collaborative effort by local churches to organize, fund, and deploy missionaries.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ABCUSA descends from this Triennial Convention. Through the Triennial Convention structure a number of mission-oriented societies were formed, including the <a href="/wiki/American_Baptist_Missionary_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="American Baptist Missionary Union">American Baptist Foreign Mission Society</a> (1814), <a href="/wiki/American_Baptist_Home_Mission_Society" title="American Baptist Home Mission Society">American Baptist Home Mission Society</a> (1832), American Baptist Publication Society (1841), and the American Baptist Education Society (1888). </p><p>In 1845, a majority of Baptists in the <a href="/wiki/Southern_U.S." class="mw-redirect" title="Southern U.S.">South</a> withdrew support from the Triennial Convention—largely in response to the decision of its delegates to ban slave holders from becoming ordained missionaries—and formed the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Baptist_Convention" title="Southern Baptist Convention">Southern Baptist Convention</a> (SBC).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Triennial Convention was loosely structured, and the SBC offered Baptists a more centralized organizational structure for carrying on missionary and benevolent work. In contrast, however, the Triennial Convention afforded local churches a higher degree of local autonomy, a more traditional characteristic of Baptist polity. The majority of churches in the North continued to work through these separate cooperating societies for missions and benevolence. </p><p>In 1882, May Jones became the first ordained woman minister in the convention.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Northern_Baptist_Convention">Northern Baptist Convention</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Baptist_Churches_USA&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Northern Baptist Convention"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Calvary_Baptist_Church_(Washington,_D.C.).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Calvary_Baptist_Church_%28Washington%2C_D.C.%29.jpg/220px-Calvary_Baptist_Church_%28Washington%2C_D.C.%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Calvary_Baptist_Church_%28Washington%2C_D.C.%29.jpg/330px-Calvary_Baptist_Church_%28Washington%2C_D.C.%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Calvary_Baptist_Church_%28Washington%2C_D.C.%29.jpg/440px-Calvary_Baptist_Church_%28Washington%2C_D.C.%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2877" data-file-height="2421" /></a><figcaption>At <a href="/wiki/Calvary_Baptist_Church_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Calvary Baptist Church (Washington, D.C.)">Calvary Baptist Church</a> in Washington DC, the Northern Baptist Convention first met to bring the 19th century mission societies of the Triennial Convention closer together</figcaption></figure><p>The Northern Baptist Convention was founded in Washington, D.C., on May 17, 1907.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Evans_Hughes" title="Charles Evans Hughes">Charles Evans Hughes</a>, then <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_York" title="Governor of New York">Governor of New York</a> and later <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_United_States" title="Chief Justice of the United States">Chief Justice of the United States</a>, served the body as its first president. </p><p>The purpose of the Northern Baptist Convention was to bring about a consistent cooperation among the separate Baptist bodies then existing. It was the first step in bringing together Baptists in the North "with ties to the historic American Baptist mission societies in the nineteenth century."<sup id="cite_ref-Martin_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martin-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These had contributed to establishing many schools for <a href="/wiki/Freedmen" class="mw-redirect" title="Freedmen">freedmen</a> in the South after the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>, as well as working on issues of health and welfare. Many of their missionaries and members had worked as teachers in the South. In 1911, most of the churches of the <a href="/wiki/Free_Will_Baptist_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Free Will Baptist Church">Free Will Baptist General Conference</a> merged with it. </p><p>Due to the development of theological liberalism in some affiliated seminaries, such as <a href="/wiki/Crozer_Theological_Seminary" title="Crozer Theological Seminary">Crozer Theological Seminary</a>, conservative seminaries have been founded by convention pastors, including the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Baptist_Theological_Seminary" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Baptist Theological Seminary">Northern Baptist Theological Seminary</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> in 1913 and the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Baptist_Theological_Seminary" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary">Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary</a> in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> in 1925.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_Baptist_Convention">American Baptist Convention</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Baptist_Churches_USA&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: American Baptist Convention"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Emmanuel_Baptist_Church_(Brooklyn,_New_York)_Emmanuel_Baptist_Church-1534893.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Emmanuel_Baptist_Church_%28Brooklyn%2C_New_York%29_Emmanuel_Baptist_Church-1534893.jpeg/220px-Emmanuel_Baptist_Church_%28Brooklyn%2C_New_York%29_Emmanuel_Baptist_Church-1534893.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Emmanuel_Baptist_Church_%28Brooklyn%2C_New_York%29_Emmanuel_Baptist_Church-1534893.jpeg/330px-Emmanuel_Baptist_Church_%28Brooklyn%2C_New_York%29_Emmanuel_Baptist_Church-1534893.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Emmanuel_Baptist_Church_%28Brooklyn%2C_New_York%29_Emmanuel_Baptist_Church-1534893.jpeg/440px-Emmanuel_Baptist_Church_%28Brooklyn%2C_New_York%29_Emmanuel_Baptist_Church-1534893.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Baptist_Church_(Brooklyn)" title="Emmanuel Baptist Church (Brooklyn)">Emmanuel Baptist Church</a> in <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn" title="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</a>, New York City, affiliated with ABCUSA</figcaption></figure> <p>The name of the convention was changed in 1950 to the American Baptist Convention (ABC), and it operated under this name until 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-George_Thomas_Kurian_2016,_p._61_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-George_Thomas_Kurian_2016,_p._61-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the second step at bringing together on a national level Baptists with ties to the mission societies. The ABC was characterized from 1950 to 1966 with annual resolutions at its conventions having to do with the <a href="/wiki/Civil_rights_movement" title="Civil rights movement">civil rights movement</a> and race relations. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p> Without exception, these resolutions were progressive and genuinely encompassing. They addressed both the need for individual change in attitude and action, and the need for broader social change that could only be instituted through political action.<sup id="cite_ref-Martin_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martin-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>As in many cases, the rhetoric of the annual conventions was sometimes ahead of local activity, but the denomination gradually made progress. In 1964, it created the Baptist Action for Racial Brotherhood (BARB), which early the next year produced a pamphlet outlining actions for change in local churches. In 1968, the national convention was challenged by "Black American Baptist Churchmen Speak To the American Baptist Convention," demands that challenged how the denomination had "conducted its business relative to black American Baptists."<sup id="cite_ref-Martin_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martin-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The black churchmen said the convention had excluded them from decision-making positions, even while working with good intentions on behalf of black American Baptists. The following year, <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Kilgore_Jr." title="Thomas Kilgore Jr.">Dr. Thomas Kilgore Jr.</a>, pastor of the Second Baptist Church of Los Angeles, was elected the first black president of the convention. The 1968 convention also voted to create the Study Commission on Denominational Structure (SCODS). Its recommendations changed the denomination in a variety of ways, after being adopted at the 1972 convention.<sup id="cite_ref-Martin_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martin-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_Baptist_Churches_USA">American Baptist Churches USA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Baptist_Churches_USA&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: American Baptist Churches USA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To reflect its new structure, the convention in 1972 changed its name to the American Baptist Churches USA.<sup id="cite_ref-George_Thomas_Kurian_2016,_p._61_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-George_Thomas_Kurian_2016,_p._61-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rather than relying on decision-making at the annual convention by whichever churches happened to send delegates, the SCODS restructuring resulted in the following: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p> A General Board was composed of duly elected representatives from geographically designated districts. Three-fourths of those representatives would be elected by the American Baptist regional bodies; one-fourth would be elected as at-large representatives, or in the official terminology, "Nationally Nominated Representatives". These representatives would be "chosen so as to provide the necessary balance among the Representatives in respect of racial/ethnic inclusiveness, geographic area, age, gender, and desirable skills.<sup id="cite_ref-Martin_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martin-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governance">Governance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Baptist_Churches_USA&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The American Baptists Churches USA has a <a href="/wiki/Congregationalist_polity" class="mw-redirect" title="Congregationalist polity">congregationalist polity</a> emphasizing local church autonomy. Local churches are organized into 33 regions; the ABCUSA General Board makes policy for the denomination's national agencies.<sup id="cite_ref-GB_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GB-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, board resolutions are not binding on local congregations. Three-fourths of the representatives to the ABCUSA General Board are nominated and elected by the regions. One-fourth of the representatives are nominated by the ABCUSA Nominating Committee and are elected by the regions. The General Secretary of the ABCUSA executes the policies and decisions of the General Board. Rev. Dr. Lee B. Spitzer was called as ABCUSA General Secretary on May 8, 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A substantial portion of the ABCUSA consists of <a href="/wiki/Black_church" title="Black church">historically and predominantly African American churches</a> that may have joint affiliations with the ABCUSA and historic bodies such as the <a href="/wiki/National_Baptist_Convention,_USA,_Inc." title="National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.">National Baptist Convention</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Progressive_National_Baptist_Convention" title="Progressive National Baptist Convention">Progressive National Baptist Convention</a>. <a href="/wiki/Abyssinian_Baptist_Church" title="Abyssinian Baptist Church">Abyssinian Baptist Church</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> is one of the many African American churches jointly affiliated with the ABCUSA and National Baptist Convention.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 1970, the ABCUSA and Progressive National Baptists have officially partnered.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regions">Regions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Baptist_Churches_USA&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Regions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ABCUSA consists of 33 regional associations and conventions: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Region </th> <th>Headquarters </th> <th>Area(s) served </th> <th>Number of churches </th> <th>Executive minister </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of Alaska </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anchorage,_Alaska" title="Anchorage, Alaska">Anchorage, Alaska</a> </td> <td>The state of <a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>Alonzo B. Patterson </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of Connecticut </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Hartford,_Connecticut" title="West Hartford, Connecticut">West Hartford, Connecticut</a> </td> <td>The state of <a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </td> <td>120 </td> <td>Rev. Dr. Harry Riggs II </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of Greater Indianapolis </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, Indiana">Indianapolis, Indiana</a> </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a> Metro Area </td> <td>39 </td> <td>Rev. Joan C. Friesen </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of Indiana and Kentucky </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Franklin,_Indiana" title="Franklin, Indiana">Franklin, Indiana</a> </td> <td>Most of <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> (except for Indianapolis), and five churches in <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td> <td>290 </td> <td>Rev. Mark A Thompson </td> <td>Previously known as:<br />General Association of Baptists in the State of Indiana (1833–64)<br />Indiana State Baptist Convention (1864–1896)<br />Indiana Baptist Convention (1896–1987)<br />American Baptist Churches of Indiana (1987–2000)<br />American Baptist Churches of Indiana and Kentucky (since 2000)<br />This region's legal name is still the Indiana Baptist Convention. </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of Los Angeles, Southwest, and Hawaii </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glendale,_California" title="Glendale, California">Glendale, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_California" title="Southern California">Southern California</a> (including the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> Metro Area), <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas,_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Vegas, Nevada">Las Vegas</a> Metro Area </td> <td>151 </td> <td>Andrew Quient </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Groton,_Massachusetts" title="Groton, Massachusetts">Groton, Massachusetts</a> </td> <td>The state of <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td>246 </td> <td>Rev. Dr. Mary Day Miller </td> <td>One of seven ABCUSA regions known to support full inclusion of LGBTQ+ persons into Baptist life </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a> </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago area">Chicago area</a> </td> <td>57 </td> <td>Rev. David Gregg </td> <td>One of seven ABCUSA regions known to support full inclusion of LGBTQ+ persons into Baptist life </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of Metro New York </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="New York City, New York">New York City, New York</a> </td> <td>The New York Metropolitan Area </td> <td>191 </td> <td>Rev. Dr. Cheryl F. Dudley </td> <td>One of seven ABCUSA regions known to support full inclusion of LGBTQ+ persons into Baptist life </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of Michigan </td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Lansing,_Michigan" title="East Lansing, Michigan">East Lansing, Michigan</a> </td> <td>The state of <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td>137 </td> <td>Rev. Brian Johnson </td> <td>Formerly known as the Michigan Baptist Convention </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of Nebraska </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska" title="Omaha, Nebraska">Omaha, Nebraska</a> </td> <td>The state of <a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a> </td> <td>63 </td> <td>Rev. Dr. Robin D. Stoops </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of New Jersey </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey" title="Trenton, New Jersey">Trenton, New Jersey</a> </td> <td>The state of <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td>277 </td> <td>Rev. Miriam Mendez </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of New York State </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York" title="Syracuse, New York">Syracuse, New York</a> </td> <td>Most of <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>, except for the Rochester-Genesee and Metro NYC areas </td> <td>282 </td> <td>Rev. Dr. James Kelsey </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of Ohio </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Granville,_Ohio" title="Granville, Ohio">Granville, Ohio</a> </td> <td>Most of <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>, except for the Cleveland area </td> <td>250 </td> <td><br />Rev. Mark E. Click </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of Pennsylvania and Delaware </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mechanicsburg,_Pennsylvania" title="Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania">Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td>Most of <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> (except for Philadelphia) and all of <a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a> </td> <td>300 </td> <td>Rev. Mark Mahserjian-Smith & Rev. Jeffrey Johnson </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of Puerto Rico </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carolina,_Puerto_Rico" title="Carolina, Puerto Rico">Carolina, Puerto Rico</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> </td> <td>113 </td> <td>Rev. Edgardo M. Caraballo </td> <td>Known in <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a> as "Iglesias Bautistas de Puerto Rico" </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of Rhode Island </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Exeter,_Rhode_Island" title="Exeter, Rhode Island">Exeter, Rhode Island</a> </td> <td>The state of <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a> </td> <td>69 </td> <td>Rev. Dr. Courtny Davis Olds </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of the Central Pacific Coast </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland, Oregon</a> </td> <td>Central and Northern <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, western <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a>, and two churches in <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td>72 </td> <td>Steve Bils </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of the Central Region </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Topeka,_Kansas" title="Topeka, Kansas">Topeka, Kansas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a>, 14 churches in <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a>, one church in <a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> </td> <td>205 </td> <td>Gregg Hemmen </td> <td>Formerly known as the Kansas Baptist Convention until 1979 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of the Dakotas </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sioux_Falls,_South_Dakota" title="Sioux Falls, South Dakota">Sioux Falls, South Dakota</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">North Dakota</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota" title="South Dakota">South Dakota</a> </td> <td>50 </td> <td>Rev. Dr. Aaron Kilbourn </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of the Great Rivers Region </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Illinois" title="Springfield, Illinois">Springfield, Illinois</a> </td> <td>Most of <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> (except for the Chicago area), and all of <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td>205 </td> <td>Patty King Bilyeu </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of the Rochester/Genesee Region </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rochester,_New_York" title="Rochester, New York">Rochester, New York</a> </td> <td>Mainly the Rochester/Genesee area, but other churches from 11 states affiliate with this region (see notes) </td> <td>51 </td> <td>Rev. Dr. Sandra L. DeMott Hasenauer </td> <td>One of seven ABCUSA regions known to support full inclusion of LGBTQ+ persons into Baptist life.<br />Churches from other states that either left or were removed from their region over the LGBTQ+ issue affiliate with this region. </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of the Rocky Mountains </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centennial,_Colorado" title="Centennial, Colorado">Centennial, Colorado</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wyoming" title="Wyoming">Wyoming</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Rev. Dr. Steve Van Ostran </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of the South </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Woodlawn,_Baltimore_County,_Maryland" title="Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland">Woodlawn, Maryland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a>, <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._State)" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia (U.S. State)">Georgia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a> </td> <td>234 </td> <td>Rev. Dr. James Mitchell Harrison </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of Vermont and New Hampshire </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Lebanon,_New_Hampshire" title="West Lebanon, New Hampshire">West Lebanon, New Hampshire</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vermont" title="Vermont">Vermont</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a> </td> <td>147 </td> <td>Rev. Dale R. Edwards </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>American Baptist Churches of Wisconsin </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elm_Grove,_Wisconsin" title="Elm Grove, Wisconsin">Elm Grove, Wisconsin</a> </td> <td>The state of <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td>61 </td> <td>Rev. Mindi Welton-Mitchell </td> <td>One of seven ABCUSA regions known to support full inclusion of LGBTQ+ persons into Baptist life </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>Cleveland Baptist Association </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland, Ohio</a> </td> <td>The Cleveland metropolitan area </td> <td>39 </td> <td>Rev. Dr. Yvonne B. Carter </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Baptist_Convention" title="District of Columbia Baptist Convention">District of Columbia Baptist Convention</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>139 </td> <td>Rev. Trisha Miller Manarin </td> <td>This body has 151 churches total, but only 139 are affiliated with the ABCUSA. This body was dually aligned with the ABCUSA and the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Baptist_Convention" title="Southern Baptist Convention">Southern Baptist Convention</a> until May 2018. </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>Evergreen Association of American Baptist Churches </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kent,_Washington" title="Kent, Washington">Kent, Washington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> and portions of <a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a>, <a href="/wiki/Idaho" title="Idaho">Idaho</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a> </td> <td>55 </td> <td>Douglas Avilesbernal </td> <td>One of seven ABCUSA regions known to support full inclusion of LGBTQ+ persons into Baptist life </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>Growing Healthy Churches </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clovis,_California" title="Clovis, California">Clovis, California</a> </td> <td>Mainly central <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, but churches from several states affiliate with this region. </td> <td>167 </td> <td>Dr. Timothy H. Brown </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>Mid-American Baptist Churches </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urbandale,_Iowa" title="Urbandale, Iowa">Urbandale, Iowa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>123 </td> <td>Rev. Jacquline Saxon </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>Mission Northwest </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Post_Falls,_Idaho" title="Post Falls, Idaho">Post Falls, Idaho</a> </td> <td>Primarily <a href="/wiki/Idaho" title="Idaho">Idaho</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montana" title="Montana">Montana</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a>, with one church each in <a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a> </td> <td>156 </td> <td>Dr. Charles E. Revis </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>Philadelphia Baptist Association </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td>Philadelphia metropolitan area </td> <td>121 </td> <td>Rev. Dr. James E. McJunkin Jr. </td> <td>Oldest continuous association of Baptist churches, established in 1707. One of seven ABCUSA regions known to support full inclusion of LGBTQ+ persons into Baptist life </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <td>West Virginia Baptist Convention </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parkersburg,_West_Virginia" title="Parkersburg, West Virginia">Parkersburg, West Virginia</a> </td> <td>The state of <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a> </td> <td>345 </td> <td>Dr. Michael Sisson </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics">Statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Baptist_Churches_USA&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1925, there were just over 1.4 million members.<sup id="cite_ref-Arda_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Arda-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Membership peaked in the early 1980s at around 1.6 million. Since the beginning of the 21st century, membership began to decline and stagnate again, with the ABCUSA reporting 1,145,647 members in 5,057 churches at the end of 2017. According to a census published by the denomination in 2024, it claimed 4,802 churches and 1,107,206 members.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The majority of its congregations are concentrated in the <a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwest</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" title="Northeastern United States">Northeast United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Numbers of the most <a href="/wiki/Old_money" title="Old money">wealthy and affluent American families</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Rockefeller_family" title="Rockefeller family">Rockefeller family</a>, are American Baptists.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-W._Williams_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-W._Williams-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to a study by the <a href="/wiki/Pew_Research_Center" title="Pew Research Center">Pew Research Center</a> in 2014, 21% of its members were aged 18–29; 28% 30–49; 32% aged 50–64 and 19% aged 65 and older. While 51% of its membership were <a href="/wiki/Baby_boomers" title="Baby boomers">Baby Boomers</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Silent_Generation" title="Silent Generation">Silent Generation</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Greatest_Generation" title="Greatest Generation">Greatest Generation</a>, the remainder were <a href="/wiki/Generation_X" title="Generation X">Generation X</a>, <a href="/wiki/Millennials" title="Millennials">older millennials</a>, and younger millennials,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> making it slightly younger than the <a href="/wiki/National_Baptist_Convention,_USA,_Inc." title="National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.">National Baptist Convention</a> and Southern Baptist Convention.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Approximately 40% of its membership were men and 60% were women, and the ABCUSA's churches were 73% <a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_whites" title="Non-Hispanic whites">non-Hispanic white</a>, 10% <a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">Black or African American</a>, 1% <a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a>, 11% <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino American</a>, and 5% multiracial or other. </p><p>Theologically, the Pew Research Center's 2014 study determined 83% of the ABCUSA believes in God with absolute certainty, and 15% believed fairly certainly; 73% believed religion was very important and 24% considered it somewhat important. About 42% of members attended churches at least once a week, while 41% attended once or twice a month; 16% seldom or never attend church. An estimated 69% prayed daily, and 19% prayed weekly. Among its membership, 48% read Scripture at least once a week, and 15% once or twice a month; 53% believe the <a href="/wiki/Bible" title="Bible">Bible</a> should be taken literally, while 27% believe it is still the <a href="/wiki/Authorship_of_the_Bible" title="Authorship of the Bible">Word of God</a>, yet shouldn't be taken completely literally.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Beliefs">Beliefs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Baptist_Churches_USA&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Beliefs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>American Baptists believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God and the final authority in matters of faith.<sup id="cite_ref-10facts_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10facts-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ABCUSA affirms the <a href="/wiki/Trinity" title="Trinity">Trinity</a>, that the one God exists as three persons in complete unity: <a href="/wiki/God_the_Father" title="God the Father">God the Father</a>, <a href="/wiki/God_the_Son" title="God the Son">God the Son</a>, and <a href="/wiki/God_the_Holy_Spirit" class="mw-redirect" title="God the Holy Spirit">God the Holy Spirit</a>. They confess <a href="/wiki/Jesus_Christ" class="mw-redirect" title="Jesus Christ">Jesus Christ</a> as Savior and Lord through whom those who believe can have fellowship with God. He died, taking on the sins of the world, and was resurrected, triumphing over sin and death.<sup id="cite_ref-WAGGW_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WAGGW-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>ABCUSA churches recognize two ordinances: <a href="/wiki/Believer%27s_baptism" title="Believer's baptism">believer's baptism</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Eucharist" title="Eucharist">Lord's Supper</a>. Baptism is by immersion, and those being baptized must be of an age to understand its significance. Believing in the <a href="/wiki/Priesthood_of_all_believers" title="Priesthood of all believers">priesthood of all believers</a>, the ABCUSA avoids using creeds, affirming the freedom of individual Christians and local churches to interpret scripture as the Holy Spirit leads them. The ABCUSA affirms the <a href="/wiki/Ordination_of_women" title="Ordination of women">ordination of women</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WAGGW_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WAGGW-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="LGBTQ_and_same-sex_marriages">LGBTQ and same-sex marriages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Baptist_Churches_USA&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: LGBTQ and same-sex marriages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Homosexual issues have been a point of contention in the ABCUSA since the 1987 Biennial Meeting.<sup id="cite_ref-ABCUSA-2008-09-25_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABCUSA-2008-09-25-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1992, the ABCUSA General Board adopted a resolution that stated, "We affirm that the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching." </p><p>Since 1995, regional conventions of the church have carried out <a href="/wiki/Excommunication" title="Excommunication">excommunications</a> of various churches which have become members of the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Welcoming_and_Affirming_Baptists" title="Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists">Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists</a> founded in 1993, an association favorable to the inclusion of homosexuals, a belief contrary to a resolution adopted by the denomination.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>So far, at least seven regions in the ABCUSA (Evergreen, Wisconsin, Rochester-Genesee, Metro Chicago, Metropolitan New York, Massachusetts, and Philadelphia) support full inclusion of homosexuals into Baptist life.<sup id="cite_ref-Tomlin-2006-05-18_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tomlin-2006-05-18-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many ABCUSA churches have also partnered with the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Welcoming_and_Affirming_Baptists" title="Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists">Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists</a>, which formed at the 1993 Biennial Meeting. </p><p>However, several other ABCUSA regions and churches have opposed affirmation of homosexuality, bisexuality, and transgender identity. In 2004, the ABC Central Region reaffirmed the 1992 resolution.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At its 2005 annual meeting, the West Virginia Baptist Convention, which had a history of proposing resolutions opposing liberal views on homosexual inclusion,<sup id="cite_ref-ABCUSA-2008-09-25_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABCUSA-2008-09-25-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> narrowly rejected a proposal to withdraw from the ABCUSA over its refusal to discipline those regions that have supported homosexual-friendly policies.<sup id="cite_ref-Tomlin-2006-05-18_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tomlin-2006-05-18-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Indiana-Kentucky region has also proposed a change in the denomination's bylaws that would prohibit the transfer of churches into another region if removed from the region because of the issue of homosexuality.<sup id="cite_ref-Tomlin-2006-05-18_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tomlin-2006-05-18-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2006, American Baptist Churches of the Pacific Southwest split from the convention due to the convention's laxity with churches on enforcing a 1992 resolution that opposes the inclusion of homosexual people and have been renamed <a href="/wiki/Transformation_Ministries" title="Transformation Ministries">Transformation Ministries</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The convention responded that it wanted to respect the autonomy of local churches and that it did not want to carry out <a href="/wiki/Excommunication" title="Excommunication">excommunications</a>. </p><p>Each local congregation is autonomous and permitted to perform same-sex marriages if they opt to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For example, <a href="/wiki/Calvary_Baptist_Church_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Calvary Baptist Church (Washington, D.C.)">Calvary Baptist Church (Washington, D.C.)</a>, affiliated with the ABCUSA, performs same-sex marriages.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2013, an ABCUSA congregation in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_DC" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington, DC">Washington, DC</a>, ordained the denomination's first openly transgender pastor.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The ABCUSA has consistently allowed each congregation to determine whether or not to perform same-sex marriages, or ordain LGBT clergy.<sup id="cite_ref-Roach-2015-07-20_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Roach-2015-07-20-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ABCUSA General Board voted in 2005 to amend the declaration <i>We are American Baptists</i> to define marriage as "between one man and one woman" and maintain that "the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Biblical teaching."<sup id="cite_ref-Roach-2015-07-20_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Roach-2015-07-20-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the denomination has never officially adopted the board's statement, and has also stated "We respect and will continue to respect congregational freedom on this issue".<sup id="cite_ref-Roach-2015-07-20_37-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Roach-2015-07-20-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schools">Schools</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Baptist_Churches_USA&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1_Judson_U.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/1_Judson_U.jpg/221px-1_Judson_U.jpg" decoding="async" width="221" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/1_Judson_U.jpg/332px-1_Judson_U.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/1_Judson_U.jpg/442px-1_Judson_U.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="632" /></a><figcaption> Entrance to <a href="/wiki/Judson_University" title="Judson University">Judson University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Elgin,_Illinois" title="Elgin, Illinois">Elgin, Illinois</a>, affiliated with the Convention</figcaption></figure> <p>The ABCUSA has 16 affiliated <a href="/wiki/Category:Universities_and_colleges_affiliated_with_the_American_Baptist_Churches_USA" title="Category:Universities and colleges affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA">universities and colleges affiliated with it</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a number of home and foreign missionary societies such as the <a href="/wiki/American_Baptist_Home_Mission_Society" title="American Baptist Home Mission Society">American Baptist Home Mission Society</a> and <a href="/wiki/International_Ministries_(organization)" title="International Ministries (organization)">International Ministries</a>. Among its universities and colleges, some are also dually-affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/National_Baptist_Convention,_USA,_Inc." title="National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.">National Baptists</a>—a predominantly African American or Black Baptist denomination founded by freedmen and slaves. Additionally, there are 10 seminaries affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA:<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andover_Newton_Theological_School" title="Andover Newton Theological School">Andover Newton Theological School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newton,_Massachusetts" title="Newton, Massachusetts">Newton, Massachusetts</a>, part of <a href="/wiki/Yale_Divinity_School" title="Yale Divinity School">Yale Divinity</a> from 2018</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berkeley_School_of_Theology" title="Berkeley School of Theology">Berkeley School of Theology</a> (formerly called the American Baptist Seminary of the West), <a href="/wiki/Berkeley,_California" title="Berkeley, California">Berkeley, California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Baptist_Theological_Seminary_(Kansas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Baptist Theological Seminary (Kansas)">Central Baptist Theological Seminary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shawnee,_Kansas" title="Shawnee, Kansas">Shawnee, Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colgate_Rochester_Crozer_Divinity_School" title="Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School">Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rochester,_New_York" title="Rochester, New York">Rochester, New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Seminary_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico">Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico" title="San Juan, Puerto Rico">San Juan, Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interdenominational_Theological_Center" title="Interdenominational Theological Center">Morehouse School of Religion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta, Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Seminary" title="Northern Seminary">Northern Seminary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lisle,_Illinois" title="Lisle, Illinois">Lisle, Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palmer_Theological_Seminary" title="Palmer Theological Seminary">Palmer Theological Seminary</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._David%27s,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="St. David's, Pennsylvania">St. David's, Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaw_University" title="Shaw University">Shaw University Divinity School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh, North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Union_University" title="Virginia Union University">Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, Virginia Union University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond, Virginia</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_members">Notable members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Baptist_Churches_USA&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Notable members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>Includes Northern Baptists (1907–1950) and American Baptists (1950–present)</i></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wayland_Hoyt" title="Wayland Hoyt">Wayland Hoyt</a> (1838–1910), minister and author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_D._Rockefeller" title="John D. Rockefeller">John D. Rockefeller</a> (1839–1937), oil magnate and philanthropist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Rauschenbusch" title="Walter Rauschenbusch">Walter Rauschenbusch</a> (1861–1918), theologian and pastor, key figure of the <a href="/wiki/Social_Gospel" title="Social Gospel">Social Gospel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Single_tax" title="Single tax">single tax</a> movements</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Evans_Hughes" title="Charles Evans Hughes">Charles Evans Hughes</a> (1862–1948), <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of New York">36th Governor of New York</a>, 11th <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_United_States" title="Chief Justice of the United States">Chief Justice of the United States</a>, and first president of the Northern Baptist Convention</li> <li>Rev. <a href="/wiki/Lena_B._Mathes" title="Lena B. Mathes">Lena B. Mathes</a> (1861–1951), educator, social reformer, ordained minister</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_D._Rockefeller_Jr." title="John D. Rockefeller Jr.">John D. Rockefeller Jr.</a> (1874–1960), financier and philanthropist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Campolo" title="Tony Campolo">Tony Campolo</a> (b. 1935) American sociologist, pastor, author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris</a> (b. 1964), Vice President of the United States</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Baptist_Churches_USA&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Born_again" title="Born again">Born again</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_beliefs" title="Baptist beliefs">Baptist beliefs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worship_service_(evangelicalism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Worship service (evangelicalism)">Worship service (evangelicalism)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Believers%27_Church" title="Believers' Church">Believers' Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_the_United_States" title="Christianity in the United States">Christianity in the United States</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Baptist_Churches_USA&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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Churches</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Democratic Republic of the Congo</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Community_in_Central_Africa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Community in Central Africa (page does not exist)">Baptist Community in Central Africa (CBCA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Community_of_the_Congo_River" title="Baptist Community of the Congo River">Baptist Community of the Congo River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Community_of_Congo" title="Baptist Community of Congo">Baptist Community of Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Evangelical_Convention_of_Congo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Evangelical Convention of Congo (page does not exist)">Baptist Evangelical Convention of Congo (CBECO)</a></li> <li><a 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(CBCN)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Community_of_United_Baptist_Churches&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Community of United Baptist Churches (page does not exist)">Community of United Baptist Churches (CEBU)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_of_Baptist_Churches_in_Congo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Union of Baptist Churches in Congo (page does not exist)">Union of Baptist Churches in Congo (UEBCO)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Community_of_Independent_Baptist_Evangelical_Churches&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Community of Independent Baptist Evangelical Churches (page does not exist)">Community of Independent Baptist Evangelical Churches</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Convention_of_Evangelical_Baptist_Churches_in_Congo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Convention of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Congo (page does not exist)">Convention of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Congo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ethiopia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Evangelical_Association_of_Ethiopia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Evangelical Association of Ethiopia (page does not exist)">Baptist Evangelical Association of Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Addis_Kidan_Baptist_Church" title="Ethiopian Addis Kidan Baptist Church">Ethiopian Addis Kidan Baptist Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Equatorial Guinea</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Equatorial_Guinea_Baptist_Church&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Equatorial Guinea Baptist Church (page does not exist)">Equatorial Guinea 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class="new" title="Reformed Baptist Convention in Rwanda (page does not exist)">Reformed Baptist Convention in Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Baptist_Churches_in_Rwanda" title="Union of Baptist Churches in Rwanda">Union of Baptist Churches in Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_Unity_Baptist_Churches_in_Rwanda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Christian Unity Baptist Churches in Rwanda (page does not exist)">Christian Unity Baptist Churches in Rwanda</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">São Tomé and Príncipe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Convention_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Convention of São Tomé and Príncipe (page does not exist)">Baptist Convention of São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">South Sudan</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Convention_of_South_Sudan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Convention of South Sudan (page does not exist)">Baptist Convention of South Sudan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sudan</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sudan_Interior_Church" title="Sudan Interior Church">Sudan Interior Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tanzania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Convention_of_Tanzania" title="Baptist Convention of Tanzania">Baptist Convention of Tanzania</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Uganda</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Union_of_Uganda" title="Baptist Union of Uganda">Baptist Union of Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uganda_Baptist_Convention&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Uganda Baptist Convention (page does not exist)">Uganda Baptist Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Southern_Africa" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span style="color:#200098;">Southern Africa</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Angola</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Convention_of_Angola" title="Baptist Convention of Angola">Baptist Convention of Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Evangelical_Church_in_Angola" title="Baptist Evangelical Church in Angola">Baptist Evangelical Church in Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Free_Baptist_Church_in_Angola&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Free Baptist Church in Angola (page does not exist)">Free Baptist Church in Angola</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Botswana</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Convention_of_Botswana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Convention of Botswana (page does not exist)">Baptist Convention of Botswana</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Madagascar</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Association_of_Bible_Baptist_Churches_in_Madagascar" title="Association of Bible Baptist Churches in Madagascar">Association of Bible Baptist Churches in Madagascar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Malawi</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=African_Baptist_Assembly,_Malawi,_Inc&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="African Baptist Assembly, Malawi, Inc (page does not exist)">African Baptist Assembly, Malawi, Inc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Convention_of_Malawi" title="Baptist Convention of Malawi">Baptist Convention of Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical_Baptist_Church_of_Malawi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical Baptist Church of Malawi (page does not exist)">Evangelical Baptist Church of Malawi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mozambique</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Convention_of_Mozambique" title="Baptist Convention of Mozambique">Baptist Convention of Mozambique</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mauritius</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Association_of_Mauritius&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Association of Mauritius (page does not exist)">Baptist Association of Mauritius</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Namibia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Convention_of_Namibia" title="Baptist Convention of Namibia">Baptist Convention of Namibia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">South Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Association_of_South_Africa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Association of South Africa (page does not exist)">Baptist Association of South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Convention_of_South_Africa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Convention of South Africa (page does not exist)">Baptist Convention of South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Mission_of_South_Africa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Mission of South Africa (page does not exist)">Baptist Mission of South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Union_of_Southern_Africa" title="Baptist Union of Southern Africa">Baptist Union of Southern Africa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Zambia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Convention_of_Zambia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Convention of Zambia (page does not exist)">Baptist Convention of Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Fellowship_of_Zambia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Fellowship of Zambia (page does not exist)">Baptist Fellowship of Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Union_of_Zambia" title="Baptist Union of Zambia">Baptist Union of Zambia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Zimbabwe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Convention_of_Zimbabwe" title="Baptist Convention of Zimbabwe">Baptist Convention of Zimbabwe</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Union_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Union of Zimbabwe (page does not exist)">Baptist Union of Zimbabwe</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Baptist_Convention_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Baptist Convention of Zimbabwe (page does not exist)">National Baptist Convention of Zimbabwe</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Baptist_Church_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United Baptist Church of Zimbabwe (page does not exist)">United Baptist Church of Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Western_Africa" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span style="color:#200098;">Western Africa</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Benin</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Baptist_Churches_of_Benin" title="Union of Baptist Churches of Benin">Union of Baptist Churches of Benin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Burkina Faso</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_of_Evangelical_Baptist_Churches_Burkina_Faso&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches Burkina Faso (page does not exist)">Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches Burkina Faso</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cape Verde</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical_Baptist_Church_Association_of_Cape_Verde&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical Baptist Church Association of Cape Verde (page does not exist)">Evangelical Baptist Church Association of Cape Verde</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Gambia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Union_in_the_Gambia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Union in the Gambia (page does not exist)">Baptist Union in the Gambia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ghana</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ghana_Baptist_Convention" title="Ghana Baptist Convention">Ghana Baptist Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ivory Coast</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Missionary_Baptist_Churches_in_Ivory_Coast" title="Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast">Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Liberia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Liberia_Baptist_Missionary_and_Educational_Convention" title="Liberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention">Liberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Niger</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_of_Evangelical_Baptist_Churches_of_Niger&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Niger (page does not exist)">Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Niger</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nigeria</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mambilla_Baptist_Convention&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mambilla Baptist Convention (page does not exist)">Mambilla Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Baptist_Convention" title="Nigerian Baptist Convention">Nigerian Baptist Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sierra Leone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Convention_of_Sierra_Leone" title="Baptist Convention of Sierra Leone">Baptist Convention of Sierra Leone</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Togo</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Togo_Baptist_Convention" title="Togo Baptist Convention">Togo Baptist Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#73C2FB; color:#73C2FB;;background:#73C2FB;color:#200098;"><div id="Asia_Pacific_Baptist_Federation" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Asia_Pacific_Baptist_Federation" title="Asia Pacific Baptist Federation">Asia Pacific Baptist Federation</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="North_East_Asia" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span style="color:#200098;">North East Asia</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">China - Hong Kong</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Convention_of_Hong_Kong" title="Baptist Convention of Hong Kong">Baptist Convention of Hong Kong</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">China - Macau</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Macau_Baptist_Convention" title="Macau Baptist Convention">Macau Baptist Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Japan</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japan_Baptist_Conference&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Japan Baptist Conference (page does not exist)">Japan Baptist Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Baptist_Convention" title="Japan Baptist Convention">Japan Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japan_Baptist_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Japan Baptist Union (page does not exist)">Japan Baptist Union</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Baptist_Convention&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Okinawa Baptist Convention (page does not exist)">Okinawa Baptist Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">South Korea</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Korea_Baptist_Convention" title="Korea Baptist Convention">Korea Baptist Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Taiwan</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Baptist_Convention" title="Chinese Baptist Convention">Chinese Baptist Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="West_and_South_Asia" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span style="color:#200098;">West and South Asia</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bangladesh</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Baptist_Church_Fellowship" title="Bangladesh Baptist Church Fellowship">Bangladesh Baptist Church Fellowship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Baptist_Church_Sangha" title="Bangladesh Baptist Church Sangha">Bangladesh Baptist Church Sangha</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">India</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Baptist_Churches_in_Northeast_India" title="Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India">Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India</a></li> <li>(<a href="/wiki/Arunachal_Baptist_Church_Council" title="Arunachal Baptist Church Council">Arunachal Baptist Church Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assam_Baptist_Convention" title="Assam Baptist Convention">Assam Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garo_Baptist_Convention" title="Garo Baptist Convention">Garo Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karbi-Anglong_Baptist_Convention" title="Karbi-Anglong Baptist Convention">Karbi-Anglong Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manipur_Baptist_Convention" title="Manipur Baptist Convention">Manipur Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagaland_Baptist_Church_Council" title="Nagaland Baptist Church Council">Nagaland Baptist Church Council</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Church_of_Mizoram" title="Baptist Church of Mizoram">Baptist Church of Mizoram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Union_of_North_India" title="Baptist Union of North India">Baptist Union of North India</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengal_Baptist_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bengal Baptist Union (page does not exist)">Bengal Baptist Union</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengal_Orissa_Bihar_Baptist_Churches_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Churches Association (page does not exist)">Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Churches Association (BOBBCA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Orissa_Bihar_Baptist_Convention" title="Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Convention">Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Convention_of_Baptist_Churches_of_the_Northern_Circars&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Convention of Baptist Churches of the Northern Circars (page does not exist)">Convention of Baptist Churches of the Northern Circars</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical_Baptist_Convention_of_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical Baptist Convention of India (page does not exist)">Evangelical Baptist Convention of India</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_Association_of_General_Baptists&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="India Association of General Baptists (page does not exist)">India Association of General Baptists</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_Baptist_Convention&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="India Baptist Convention (page does not exist)">India Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karnataka_Baptist_Convention&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Karnataka Baptist Convention (page does not exist)">Karnataka Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lairam_Jesus_Christ_Baptist_Church_(LIKBK)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lairam Jesus Christ Baptist Church (LIKBK) (page does not exist)">Lairam Jesus Christ Baptist Church (LIKBK)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maharashtra_Baptist_Society&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Maharashtra Baptist Society (page does not exist)">Maharashtra Baptist Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Bank_Baptist_Christian_Association" title="North Bank Baptist Christian Association">North Bank Baptist Christian Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tripura_Baptist_Christian_Union" title="Tripura Baptist Christian Union">Tripura Baptist Christian Union</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nepal</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nepal_Baptist_Church_Council" title="Nepal Baptist Church Council">Nepal Baptist Church Council</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sri Lanka</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Baptist_Sangamaya" title="Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya">Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="South_East_Asia" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span style="color:#200098;">South East Asia</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Indonesia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Convention_of_Indonesian_Baptist_Churches&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Convention of Indonesian Baptist Churches (page does not exist)">Convention of Indonesian Baptist Churches</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Fellowship_of_Baptist_Churches_of_Papua&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Fellowship of Baptist Churches of Papua (page does not exist)">The Fellowship of Baptist Churches of Papua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Indonesian_Baptist_Churches" title="Union of Indonesian Baptist Churches">Union of Indonesian Baptist Churches</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Malaysia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Malaysia_Baptist_Convention" title="Malaysia Baptist Convention">Malaysia Baptist Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Myanmar</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Myanmar_Baptist_Convention" title="Myanmar Baptist Convention">Myanmar Baptist Convention</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chin_Baptist_Convention" title="Chin Baptist Convention">Chin Baptist Convention</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kachin_Baptist_Convention&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kachin Baptist Convention (page does not exist)">Kachin Baptist Convention</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karen_Baptist_Convention" title="Karen Baptist Convention">Karen Baptist Convention</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Philippines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Conference_of_the_Philippines" title="Baptist Conference of the Philippines">Baptist Conference of the Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convention_of_Philippine_Baptist_Churches" title="Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches">Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Convention_of_Visayas_and_Mindanao_of_Southern_Baptist_Churches&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Convention of Visayas and Mindanao of Southern Baptist Churches (page does not exist)">Convention of Visayas and Mindanao of Southern Baptist Churches</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Baptist_Churches_of_the_Philippines,_Inc.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Baptist Churches of the Philippines, Inc. (page does not exist)">General Baptist Churches of the Philippines, Inc.</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzon_Convention_of_Southern_Baptist_Churches,_Inc.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Luzon Convention of Southern Baptist Churches, Inc. (page does not exist)">Luzon Convention of Southern Baptist Churches, Inc.</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singapore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Singapore_Baptist_Convention" title="Singapore Baptist Convention">Singapore Baptist Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Thailand</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_District_of_Church_of_Christ_in_Thailand&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12th District of Church of Christ in Thailand (page does not exist)">12th District of Church of Christ in Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thailand_Baptist_Convention&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thailand Baptist Convention (page does not exist)">Thailand Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thailand_Karen_Baptist_Convention" title="Thailand Karen Baptist Convention">Thailand Karen Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thailand_Lahu_Baptist_Convention&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thailand Lahu Baptist Convention (page does not exist)">Thailand Lahu Baptist Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Vietnam</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Convention_of_Vietnam" title="Baptist Convention of Vietnam">Baptist Convention of Vietnam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Pacific" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span style="color:#200098;">Pacific</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Australia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Baptist_Ministries" title="Australian Baptist Ministries">Australian Baptist Ministries</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fiji</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fiji_Baptist_Convention&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fiji Baptist Convention (page does not exist)">Fiji Baptist Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">New Zealand</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Union_of_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Baptist Union of New Zealand">Baptist Union of New Zealand</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Papua New Guinea</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Union_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea">Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#73C2FB; color:#73C2FB;;background:#73C2FB;color:#200098;"><div id="European_Baptist_Federation" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/European_Baptist_Federation" title="European Baptist Federation">European Baptist Federation</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Eastern_Europe" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span style="color:#200098;">Eastern Europe</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Armenia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_of_Evangelical_Christian_Baptist_Churches_of_Armenia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Union of Evangelical Christian Baptist Churches of Armenia (page does not exist)">Union of Evangelical Christian Baptist Churches of Armenia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Azerbaijan</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_of_Evangelical_Christians-Baptists_of_Azerbaijan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Azerbaijan (page does not exist)">Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Azerbaijan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Belarus</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_of_Evangelical_Christian_Baptists_of_Belarus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Belarus (page does not exist)">Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Belarus</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bosnia and Herzegovina</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Church_in_Bosnia/Herzegovina&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Church in Bosnia/Herzegovina (page does not exist)">Baptist Church in Bosnia/Herzegovina</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bulgaria</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Union_of_Bulgaria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Union of Bulgaria (page does not exist)">Baptist Union of Bulgaria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Croatia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Union_of_Croatia" title="Baptist Union of Croatia">Baptist Union of Croatia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Czech Republic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Union_in_the_Czech_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="Baptist Union in the Czech Republic">Baptist Union in the Czech Republic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Estonia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_of_Free_Evangelical_%26_Baptist_Churches_of_Estonia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Union of Free Evangelical & Baptist Churches of Estonia (page does not exist)">Union of Free Evangelical & Baptist Churches of Estonia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Georgia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Baptist_Church_of_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Baptist Church of Georgia">Evangelical Baptist Church of Georgia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hungary</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Union_of_Hungary" class="mw-redirect" title="Baptist Union of Hungary">Baptist Union of Hungary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Latvia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_of_Baptist_Churches_in_Latvia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Union of Baptist Churches in Latvia (page does not exist)">Union of Baptist Churches in Latvia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lithuania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Union_of_Lithuania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Union of Lithuania (page does not exist)">Baptist Union of Lithuania</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Moldova</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Christian_Evangelical_Baptist_Churches_of_Moldova" title="Union of Christian Evangelical Baptist Churches of Moldova">Union of Christian Evangelical Baptist Churches of Moldova</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Poland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Christian_Church_of_the_Republic_of_Poland" title="Baptist Christian Church of the Republic of Poland">Baptist Christian Church of the Republic of Poland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Romania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Christian_Baptist_Churches_in_Romania" title="Union of Christian Baptist Churches in Romania">Union of Christian Baptist Churches in Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convention_of_the_Hungarian_Baptist_Churches_of_Romania" title="Convention of the Hungarian Baptist Churches of Romania">Convention of the Hungarian Baptist Churches of Romania</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Russia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Euro-Asiatic_Federation_of_Unions_of_Evangelical_Christians-Baptists&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Euro-Asiatic Federation of Unions of Evangelical Christians-Baptists (page does not exist)">Euro-Asiatic Federation of Unions of Evangelical Christians-Baptists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_Union_of_Evangelical_Christians-Baptists" title="Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists">Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Serbia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Baptist_Churches_in_Serbia" title="Union of Baptist Churches in Serbia">Union of Baptist Churches in Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Christian_Baptist_Churches_in_Serbia" title="Union of Christian Baptist Churches in Serbia">Union of Christian Baptist Churches in Serbia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Slovakia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Union_of_Slovakia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Union of Slovakia (page does not exist)">Baptist Union of Slovakia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Slovenia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_of_Baptist_Churches_in_Slovenia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Union of Baptist Churches in Slovenia (page does not exist)">Union of Baptist Churches in Slovenia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ukraine</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=All-Ukrainian_Union_of_Associations_of_Evangelical_Christians-Baptists&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="All-Ukrainian Union of Associations of Evangelical Christians-Baptists (page does not exist)">All-Ukrainian Union of Associations of Evangelical Christians-Baptists</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Uzbekistan</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_of_Evangelical_Christian-Baptists_of_Uzbekistan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Union of Evangelical Christian-Baptists of Uzbekistan (page does not exist)">Union of Evangelical Christian-Baptists of Uzbekistan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Central_Western_Europe" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span style="color:#200098;">Central Western Europe</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Austria</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Union_of_Austria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Union of Austria (page does not exist)">Baptist Union of Austria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Belgium</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Baptists_in_Belgium" title="Union of Baptists in Belgium">Union of Baptists in Belgium</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">France</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Evangelical_Baptist_Churches_of_France" title="Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of France">Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of France</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Germany</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Evangelical_Free_Church_Congregations_in_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Union of Evangelical Free Church Congregations in Germany">Union of Evangelical Free Church Congregations in Germany</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Italy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Evangelical_Christian_Union_of_Italy" title="Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy">Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Netherlands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Baptist_Churches_in_the_Netherlands" title="Union of Baptist Churches in the Netherlands">Union of Baptist Churches in the Netherlands</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Portugal</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portuguese_Baptist_Convention&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Portuguese Baptist Convention (page does not exist)">Portuguese Baptist Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Spain</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Evangelical_Union_of_Spain" title="Baptist Evangelical Union of Spain">Baptist Evangelical Union of Spain</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Switzerland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_of_Baptist_Churches_in_Switzerland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Union of Baptist Churches in Switzerland (page does not exist)">Union of Baptist Churches in Switzerland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">United Kingdom</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Union_of_Great_Britain" class="mw-redirect" title="Baptist Union of Great Britain">Baptist Union of Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Union_of_Scotland" title="Baptist Union of Scotland">Baptist Union of Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Union_of_Wales" title="Baptist Union of Wales">Baptist Union of Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Nordic_countries" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span style="color:#200098;">Nordic countries</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Denmark</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Union_of_Denmark" title="Baptist Union of Denmark">Baptist Union of Denmark</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Finland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_Baptist_Union_of_Finland" title="Swedish Baptist Union of Finland">Swedish Baptist Union of Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_Baptist_Church" title="Finnish Baptist Church">Finnish Baptist Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Norway</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Union_of_Norway" title="Baptist Union of Norway">Baptist Union of Norway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sweden</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Free_Church_in_Sweden" title="Evangelical Free Church in Sweden">Evangelical Free Church in Sweden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Middle_East" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span style="color:#200098;">Middle East</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Israel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Association_of_Baptist_Churches_in_Israel" title="Association of Baptist Churches in Israel">Association of Baptist Churches in Israel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Jordan</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jordan_Baptist_Convention&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jordan Baptist Convention (page does not exist)">Jordan Baptist Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lebanon</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lebanese_Baptist_Evangelical_Convention" title="Lebanese Baptist Evangelical Convention">Lebanese Baptist Evangelical Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Palestine</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Council_of_Local_Evangelical_Churches_in_the_Holy_Land&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Council of Local Evangelical Churches in the Holy Land (page does not exist)">Council of Local Evangelical Churches in the Holy Land</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#73C2FB; color:#73C2FB;;background:#73C2FB;color:#200098;"><div id="Latin_American_Baptist_Union" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Latin American Baptist Union</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Central_America" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span style="color:#200098;">Central America</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Costa Rica</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Baptist_Associations_of_Costa_Rica" title="Federation of Baptist Associations of Costa Rica">Federation of Baptist Associations of Costa Rica</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">El Salvador</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Association_of_El_Salvador&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Association of El Salvador (page does not exist)">Baptist Association of El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Federation_of_El_Salvador&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Federation of El Salvador (page does not exist)">Baptist Federation of El Salvador</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Guatemala</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Convention_of_Baptist_Churches_in_Guatemala" title="Convention of Baptist Churches in Guatemala">Convention of Baptist Churches in Guatemala</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Honduras</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Convention_of_Baptist_Churches_in_Honduras" title="National Convention of Baptist Churches in Honduras">National Convention of Baptist Churches in Honduras</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mexico</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Baptist_Convention_of_Mexico" title="National Baptist Convention of Mexico">National Baptist Convention of Mexico</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nicaragua</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Convention_of_Nicaragua" title="Baptist Convention of Nicaragua">Baptist Convention of Nicaragua</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Panama</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Convention_of_Panama" title="Baptist Convention of Panama">Baptist Convention of Panama</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="South_America" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span style="color:#200098;">South America</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Argentina</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Argentine_Baptist_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Argentine Baptist Association (page does not exist)">Argentine Baptist Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Baptist_Convention_of_Argentina" title="Evangelical Baptist Convention of Argentina">Evangelical Baptist Convention of Argentina</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bolivia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Convention_of_Bolivia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Convention of Bolivia (page does not exist)">Baptist Convention of Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Union_of_Bolivia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Union of Bolivia (page does not exist)">Baptist Union of Bolivia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Brazil</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Baptist_Convention" title="Brazilian Baptist Convention">Brazilian Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Convention_of_Independent_Baptists&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Convention of Independent Baptists (page does not exist)">Convention of Independent Baptists</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Chile</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Baptist_Convention_of_Chile&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Baptist Convention of Chile (page does not exist)">National Baptist Convention of Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Evangelical_Baptist_Churches_of_Chile" title="Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Chile">Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Chile</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Colombia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colombian_Baptist_Denomination" title="Colombian Baptist Denomination">Colombian Baptist Denomination</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ecuador</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Convention_of_Ecuador&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Convention of Ecuador (page does not exist)">Baptist Convention of Ecuador</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Guyana</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Convention_of_Guyana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Convention of Guyana (page does not exist)">Baptist Convention of Guyana</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Paraguay</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Evangelical_Convention_of_Paraguay" title="Baptist Evangelical Convention of Paraguay">Baptist Evangelical Convention of Paraguay</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Peru</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Evangelical_Convention_of_Peru&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Evangelical Convention of Peru (page does not exist)">Baptist Evangelical Convention of Peru</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Uruguay</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Evangelical_Convention_of_Uruguay&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Evangelical Convention of Uruguay (page does not exist)">Baptist Evangelical Convention of Uruguay</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Venezuela</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Baptist_Convention_of_Venezuela" title="National Baptist Convention of Venezuela">National Baptist Convention of Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#73C2FB; color:#73C2FB;;background:#73C2FB;color:#200098;"><div id="Caribbean_Baptist_Fellowship" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Caribbean Baptist Fellowship</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Antigua and Barbuda</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Antigua_Baptist_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Antigua Baptist Association (page does not exist)">Antigua Baptist Association</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bahamas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bahamas_National_Baptist_Missionary_and_Educational_Convention" title="Bahamas National Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention">Bahamas National Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Barbados</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barbados_Baptist_Convention&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Barbados Baptist Convention (page does not exist)">Barbados Baptist Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Belize</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Association_of_Belize" title="Baptist Association of Belize">Baptist Association of Belize</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bermuda</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bermuda_Baptist_Fellowship&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bermuda Baptist Fellowship (page does not exist)">Bermuda Baptist Fellowship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cuba</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Convention_of_Eastern_Cuba" title="Baptist Convention of Eastern Cuba">Baptist Convention of Eastern Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Convention_of_Western_Cuba" title="Baptist Convention of Western Cuba">Baptist Convention of Western Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fellowship_of_Baptist_Churches_in_Cuba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fellowship of Baptist Churches in Cuba (page does not exist)">Fellowship of Baptist Churches in Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Free_Will_Baptist_Convention_of_Cuba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Free Will Baptist Convention of Cuba (page does not exist)">Free Will Baptist Convention of Cuba</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Dominican Republic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dominican_Baptist_Convention&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dominican Baptist Convention (page does not exist)">Dominican Baptist Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Haiti</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Convention_of_Haiti" title="Baptist Convention of Haiti">Baptist Convention of Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Baptist_Mission_of_South_Haiti" title="Evangelical Baptist Mission of South Haiti">Evangelical Baptist Mission of South Haiti</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Jamaica</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Baptist_Union" title="Jamaica Baptist Union">Jamaica Baptist 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Burundi">Anglican Church of Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_Church_of_Kenya" title="Anglican Church of Kenya">Anglican Church of Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_Church_of_Rwanda" title="Anglican Church of Rwanda">Anglican Church of Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_Church_of_Southern_Africa" title="Anglican Church of Southern Africa">Anglican Church of Southern Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_Church_of_Tanzania" title="Anglican Church of Tanzania">Anglican Church of Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Church_of_Christ_in_Congo_-_Anglican_Community_of_Congo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Church of Christ in Congo - Anglican Community of Congo (page does not exist)">Church of Christ in Congo - Anglican Community of Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Nigeria" title="Church of Nigeria">Church of Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Province_of_Central_Africa" title="Church of the Province of Central Africa">Church of the Province of Central Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Province_of_West_Africa" title="Church of the Province of West Africa">Church of the Province of West Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Uganda" title="Church of Uganda">Church of Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Episcopal/Anglican_Province_of_Alexandria" title="Episcopal/Anglican Province of Alexandria">Episcopal/Anglican Province of Alexandria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_the_Episcopal_Church_of_South_Sudan" title="Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan">Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_the_Episcopal_Church_of_Sudan" title="Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan">Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_Church_in_Japan" title="Anglican Church in Japan">Anglican Church in Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_Church_of_Korea" title="Anglican Church of Korea">Anglican Church of Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Ceylon" title="Church of Ceylon">Church of Ceylon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Province_of_Myanmar" title="Church of the Province of Myanmar">Church of the Province of Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Province_of_the_Indian_Ocean" title="Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean">Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Episcopal_Church_in_Jerusalem_and_the_Middle_East" title="Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East">Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Episcopal_Church_in_the_Philippines" title="Episcopal Church in the Philippines">Episcopal Church in the Philippines</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_in_Wales" title="Church in Wales">Church in Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_England" title="Church of England">Church of England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Ireland" title="Church of Ireland">Church of Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lusitanian_Catholic_Apostolic_Evangelical_Church" title="Lusitanian Catholic Apostolic Evangelical Church">Lusitanian Church of Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Episcopal_Church" title="Scottish Episcopal Church">Scottish Episcopal Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Reformed_Episcopal_Church" title="Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church">Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_Church_of_Canada" title="Anglican Church of Canada">Anglican Church of Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Episcopal_Church_(United_States)" title="Episcopal Church (United States)">Episcopal Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Latin America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_Church_of_South_America" title="Anglican Church of South America">Anglican Church of South America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_Episcopal_Church_of_Brazil" title="Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil">Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_Church_in_Aotearoa,_New_Zealand_and_Polynesia" title="Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia">Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_Church_of_Australia" title="Anglican Church of Australia">Anglican Church of Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_Church_of_Melanesia" title="Anglican Church of Melanesia">Anglican Church of Melanesia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Assyrian_Church" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Assyrian Church</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Global</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Apostolic_Catholic_Assyrian_Church_of_the_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East">Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Baptists" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Baptists" title="Baptists">Baptists</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Association_of_Baptist_Churches_in_Rwanda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Association of Baptist Churches in Rwanda (page does not exist)">Association of Baptist Churches in Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Community_of_Congo" title="Baptist Community of Congo">Baptist Community of Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Community_of_Baptist_Churches_in_Central_Africa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Community of Baptist Churches in Central Africa (page does not exist)">Community of Baptist Churches in Central Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Evangelical_Church_in_Angola" title="Baptist Evangelical Church in Angola">Baptist Evangelical Church in Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Episcopal_Baptist_Community_in_Africa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Episcopal Baptist Community in Africa (page does not exist)">Episcopal Baptist Community in Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Native_Baptist_Church_of_Cameroon" title="Native Baptist Church of Cameroon">Native Baptist Church of Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Baptist_Convention" title="Nigerian Baptist Convention">Nigerian Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Baptist_Churches_of_Cameroon" title="Union of Baptist Churches of Cameroon">Union of Baptist Churches of Cameroon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Baptist_Church_Sangha" title="Bangladesh Baptist Church Sangha">Bangladesh Baptist Church Sangha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Orissa_Bihar_Baptist_Convention" title="Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Convention">Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convention_of_Philippine_Baptist_Churches" title="Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches">Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Baptist_Churches_in_Northeast_India" title="Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India">Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myanmar_Baptist_Convention" title="Myanmar Baptist Convention">Myanmar Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samavesam_of_Telugu_Baptist_Churches" title="Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches">Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Union_of_Denmark" title="Baptist Union of Denmark">Baptist Union of Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptists_Together" title="Baptists Together">Baptist Union of Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Church_of_Hungary" title="Baptist Church of Hungary">Baptist Union of Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Evangelical_Christian_Union_of_Italy" title="Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy">Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">American Baptist Churches USA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Baptist_Convention_of_America_International,_Inc." title="National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc.">National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Baptist_Convention,_USA,_Inc." title="National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.">National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_National_Baptist_Convention" title="Progressive National Baptist Convention">Progressive National Baptist Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Latin America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Baptist_Union" title="Jamaica Baptist Union">Jamaica Baptist Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Convention_of_Haiti" title="Baptist Convention of Haiti">Baptist Convention of Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Association_of_El_Salvador&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Association of El Salvador (page does not exist)">Baptist Association of El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Convention_of_Nicaragua" title="Baptist Convention of Nicaragua">Baptist Convention of Nicaragua</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Churches_of_New_Zealand" title="Baptist Churches of New Zealand">Baptist Union of New Zealand</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Disciples_of_Christ_&amp;_Christian_Churches" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Disciples_of_Christ" class="mw-redirect" title="Disciples of Christ">Disciples of Christ & Christian Churches</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Community_of_Disciples_of_Christ" title="Community of Disciples of Christ">Church of Christ in Congo - Community of Disciples of Christ in Congo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Reformed_Church" title="United Reformed Church">United Reformed Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Church_(Disciples_of_Christ)_in_Canada" title="Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada">Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Church_(Disciples_of_Christ)" title="Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)">Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Latin America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical_Church_of_the_Disciples_of_Christ_in_Argentina&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical Church of the Disciples of Christ in Argentina (page does not exist)">Evangelical Church of the Disciples of Christ in Argentina</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_Churches_New_Zealand&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Christian Churches New Zealand (page does not exist)">Christian Churches New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Churches_of_Christ_in_Australia" title="Churches of Christ in Australia">Churches of Christ in Australia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Eastern_Orthodoxy" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodoxy" title="Eastern Orthodoxy">Eastern Orthodoxy</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greek_Orthodox_Patriarchate_of_Alexandria_and_All_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa">Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Eastern Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Church_in_Japan" title="Orthodox Church in Japan">Orthodox Church in Japan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Europe & Western Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ecumenical_Patriarchate" class="mw-redirect" title="Ecumenical Patriarchate">Ecumenical Patriarchate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Cyprus" title="Church of Cyprus">Church of Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Greece" title="Church of Greece">Church of Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_Orthodox_Patriarchate_of_Antioch_and_All_the_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East">Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_Orthodox_Patriarchate_of_Jerusalem" title="Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem">Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Autocephalous_Church_of_Albania" class="mw-redirect" title="Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania">Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Church_of_the_Czech_Lands_and_Slovakia" title="Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia">Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Church_of_Finland" title="Orthodox Church of Finland">Orthodox Church of Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_Autocephalous_Orthodox_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church">Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Orthodox_Church" title="Romanian Orthodox Church">Romanian Orthodox Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_Orthodox_Church" title="Russian Orthodox Church">Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serbian_Orthodox_Church" title="Serbian Orthodox Church">Serbian Orthodox Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Church_in_America" title="Orthodox Church in America">Orthodox Church in America</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Evangelical" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Evangelical" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical">Evangelical</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Africa_Inland_Church_Sudan" title="Africa Inland Church Sudan">African Inland Church of South Sudan and Sudan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lao_Evangelical_Church" title="Lao Evangelical Church">Lao Evangelical Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Lutheranism" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Lutheranism" title="Lutheranism">Lutheranism</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Evangelical_Church_Mekane_Yesus" title="Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus">Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Congo" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Congo">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Ghana" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Namibia" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_the_Republic_of_Namibia" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia">Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Southern_Africa" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Tanzania" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Zimbabwe" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenya_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church">Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lutheran_Church_in_Liberia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lutheran Church in Liberia (page does not exist)">Lutheran Church in Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malagasy_Lutheran_Church" title="Malagasy Lutheran Church">Malagasy Lutheran Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Batak_Christian_Community_Church" title="Batak Christian Community Church">Batak Christian Community Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Protestant_Angkola_Church" title="Christian Protestant Angkola Church">Christian Protestant Angkola Church</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_Protestant_Church_in_Indonesia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia (page does not exist)">Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Jordan_and_the_Holy_Land" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Indonesian_Christian_Church" title="The Indonesian Christian Church">The Indonesian Christian Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Christian_Church_of_Nias" title="Protestant Christian Church of Nias">Protestant Christian Church of Nias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Christian_Batak_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant Christian Batak Church">Protestant Christian Batak Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Sabah" title="Protestant Church in Sabah">Protestant Church in Sabah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simalungun_Protestant_Christian_Church" title="Simalungun Protestant Christian Church">Simalungun Protestant Christian Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Evangelical_Lutheran_Churches_in_India" title="United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India">United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Norway" title="Church of Norway">Church of Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Sweden" title="Church of Sweden">Church of Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estonian_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church">Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Poland" title="Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland">Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Romania" title="Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania">Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Slovakia" title="Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia">Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Denmark" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Hungary" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Finland" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Iceland" title="Church of Iceland">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Latvia" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Romania" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Romania">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvian_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_Abroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad">Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant Church in Germany">Protestant Church in Germany</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Bavaria" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria">Bavaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Brunswick" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick">Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_in_Central_Germany" title="Evangelical Church in Central Germany">Central Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Lutheran_Church_of_Hanover" title="Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover">Hanover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Northern_Germany" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany">Northern Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Oldenburg" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg">Oldenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Lutheran_Church_of_Saxony" title="Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony">Saxony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Schaumburg-Lippe" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schaumburg-Lippe">Schaumburg-Lippe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Church_in_W%C3%BCrttemberg" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutheran Church in Württemberg">Württemberg</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Silesian_Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession" title="Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession">Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovak_Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Serbia" title="Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia">Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in America">Evangelical Lutheran Church in America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Canada" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Latin America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bolivian_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church">Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Lutheran_Confession_in_Brazil" title="Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil">Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Chile" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salvadorean_Lutheran_Synod&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Salvadorean Lutheran Synod (page does not exist)">Salvadorean Lutheran Synod</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iglesia_Evang%C3%A9lica_Luterana_Unida&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Iglesia Evangélica Luterana Unida (page does not exist)">United Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Mar_Thoma_Church" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Mar Thoma Church</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Global</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mar_Thoma_Syrian_Church_of_Malabar" class="mw-redirect" title="Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar">Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Methodism" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Methodism" title="Methodism">Methodism</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_Ghana" title="Methodist Church Ghana">Methodist Church Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Methodist_Church_in_Kenya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Methodist Church in Kenya (page does not exist)">Methodist Church in Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Methodist_Church_in_Zimbabwe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Methodist Church in Zimbabwe (page does not exist)">Methodist Church in Zimbabwe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Methodist Church Nigeria">Methodist Church Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Methodist_Church_of_Ivory_Coast&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United Methodist Church of Ivory Coast (page does not exist)">United Methodist Church of Ivory Coast</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Methodist_Church_in_the_Philippine_Islands" title="Evangelical Methodist Church in the Philippine Islands">Evangelical Methodist Church in the Philippine Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_Methodist_Church" title="Korean Methodist Church">Korean Methodist Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_in_India" title="Methodist Church in India">Methodist Church in India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_in_Indonesia" title="Methodist Church in Indonesia">Methodist Church in Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_in_Malaysia" title="Methodist Church in Malaysia">Methodist Church in Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_in_Singapore" title="Methodist Church in Singapore">Methodist Church in Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Methodist Church in Sri Lanka">Methodist Church in Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church,_Upper_Myanmar" title="Methodist Church, Upper Myanmar">Methodist Church, Upper Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Methodist_Church_in_Benin" title="Protestant Methodist Church in Benin">Protestant Methodist Church in Benin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Evangelical_Church_in_Italy" title="Methodist Evangelical Church in Italy">Methodist Evangelical Church in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Methodist Church">Methodist Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_in_Ireland" title="Methodist Church in Ireland">Methodist Church in Ireland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Methodist_Episcopal_Church" title="African Methodist Episcopal Church">African Methodist Episcopal Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Methodist_Episcopal_Zion_Church" title="African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church">African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Methodist_Episcopal_Church" title="Christian Methodist Episcopal Church">Christian Methodist Episcopal Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Methodist_Church" title="United Methodist Church">United Methodist Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Latin America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Methodist_Church_in_Argentina" title="Evangelical Methodist Church in Argentina">Evangelical Methodist Church in Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Methodist_Church_in_Bolivia" title="Evangelical Methodist Church in Bolivia">Evangelical Methodist Church in Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_in_Brazil" title="Methodist Church in Brazil">Methodist Church in Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_in_the_Caribbean_and_the_Americas" title="Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas">Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_in_Chile" title="Methodist Church in Chile">Methodist Church in Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Methodist_Church_in_Mexico&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Methodist Church in Mexico (page does not exist)">Methodist Church in Mexico</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Free_Wesleyan_Church_of_Tonga" title="Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga">Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_of_Fiji_and_Rotuma" title="Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma">Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Moravian_and_Historic_Peace_Churches" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Moravian_Church" title="Moravian Church">Moravian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peace_Churches" class="mw-redirect" title="Peace Churches">Historic Peace</a> Churches</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Brethren_in_Nigeria" title="Church of the Brethren in Nigeria">Church of the Brethren in Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moravian_Church_in_South_Africa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Moravian Church in South Africa (page does not exist)">Moravian Church in South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moravian_Church_in_Tanzania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Moravian Church in Tanzania (page does not exist)">Moravian Church in Tanzania</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Independent_Church" title="Philippine Independent Church">Philippine Independent Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mennonites_in_the_Netherlands" title="Mennonites in the Netherlands">Mennonite Church in the Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moravian_Church_in_Western_Europe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Moravian Church in Western Europe (page does not exist)">Moravian Church in Western Europe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Yearly_Meeting" title="Canadian Yearly Meeting">Canadian Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Brethren" title="Church of the Brethren">Church of the Brethren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moravian_Church_in_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Moravian Church in America">Moravian Church in America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_National_Catholic_Church" title="Polish National Catholic Church">Polish National Catholic Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friends_General_Conference" title="Friends General Conference">Religious Society of Friends: Friends General Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friends_United_Meeting" title="Friends United Meeting">Religious Society of Friends: Friends United Meeting</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Latin America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moravian_Church,_Eastern_West_Indies_Province&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Moravian Church, Eastern West Indies Province (page does not exist)">Moravian Church, Eastern West Indies Province</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moravian_Church_in_Jamaica" class="mw-redirect" title="Moravian Church in Jamaica">Moravian Church in Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moravian_Church_in_Nicaragua&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Moravian Church in Nicaragua (page does not exist)">Moravian Church in Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moravian_Church_in_Suriname&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Moravian Church in Suriname (page does not exist)">Moravian Church in Suriname</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Old-Catholic" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Old_Catholic_Church" title="Old Catholic Church">Old-Catholic</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Catholic_Diocese_of_the_Old_Catholics_in_Germany" title="Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany">Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Catholic_Church_of_Austria" title="Old Catholic Church of Austria">Old Catholic Church of Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Catholic_Church_of_the_Netherlands" title="Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands">Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Catholic_Church_of_Switzerland" title="Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland">Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Old_Catholic_Mariavite_Church_in_Poland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Old Catholic Mariavite Church in Poland (page does not exist)">Old Catholic Mariavite Church in Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_Catholic_Church_in_Poland" class="mw-redirect" title="Polish Catholic Church in Poland">Polish Catholic Church in Poland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Pentecostal" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Pentecostal" class="mw-redirect" title="Pentecostal">Pentecostal</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical_Pentecostal_Mission_of_Angola&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical Pentecostal Mission of Angola (page does not exist)">Evangelical Pentecostal Mission of Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apostolic_Faith_Mission_of_South_Africa" title="Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa">Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_Evangelical_Church&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="International Evangelical Church (page does not exist)">International Evangelical Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Latin America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Association_The_Church_of_God&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Association The Church of God (page does not exist)">Association The Church of God</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_Biblical_Church&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Christian Biblical Church (page does not exist)">Christian Biblical Church</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Free_Pentecostal_Missions_Church_of_Chile&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Free Pentecostal Missions Church of Chile (page does not exist)">Free Pentecostal Missions Church of Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pentecostal_Church_of_Chile&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pentecostal Church of Chile (page does not exist)">Pentecostal Church of Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pentecostal_Mission_Church&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pentecostal Mission Church (page does not exist)">Pentecostal Mission Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Oriental_Orthodoxy" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Oriental_Orthodox_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Oriental Orthodox Church">Oriental Orthodoxy</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coptic_Orthodox_Church" title="Coptic Orthodox Church">Coptic Orthodox Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eritrean_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church" title="Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church">Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church" title="Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church">Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Eastern Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Malankara_Orthodox_Syrian_Church" title="Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church">Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Europe & Western Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Syriac_Orthodox_Church" title="Syriac Orthodox Church">Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_See_of_Cilicia" title="Holy See of Cilicia">Armenian Apostolic Church (Holy See of Cilicia)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mother_See_of_Holy_Etchmiadzin" title="Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin">Armenian Apostolic Church (Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Reformed" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Reformed_churches" class="mw-redirect" title="Reformed churches">Reformed</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Protestant_Church" title="African Protestant Church">African Protestant Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_of_Reformed_Evangelical_Church_of_Burkina_Faso" class="mw-redirect" title="Association of Reformed Evangelical Church of Burkina Faso">Association of Reformed Evangelical Church of Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Central_Africa_Presbyterian_%E2%80%93_Blantyre_Synod" title="Church of Central Africa Presbyterian – Blantyre Synod">Church of Central Africa Presbyterian – Blantyre Synod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Community_in_Congo" title="Evangelical Community in Congo">Evangelical Community in Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Community_in_Congo" title="Presbyterian Community in Congo">Presbyterian Community in Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Community_in_Kinshasa" title="Presbyterian Community in Kinshasa">Presbyterian Community in Kinshasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Jesus_Christ_in_Madagascar" title="Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar">Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Cameroon" title="Evangelical Church of Cameroon">Evangelical Church of Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Congo" title="Evangelical Church of Congo">Evangelical Church of Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Gabon" title="Evangelical Church of Gabon">Evangelical Church of Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Congregational_Church_in_Angola" title="Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola">Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Presbyterian_Church,_Ghana" title="Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana">Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Presbyterian_Church_in_South_Africa" title="Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa">Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Egypt_(Synod_of_the_Nile)" title="Evangelical Church of Egypt (Synod of the Nile)">Evangelical Church of Egypt (Synod of the Nile)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Presbyterian_Church_of_Togo" title="Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Togo">Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_of_Angola" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Reformed Church of Angola">Evangelical Reformed Church of Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lesotho_Evangelical_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Lesotho Evangelical Church">Lesotho Evangelical Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_in_Cameroon" title="Presbyterian Church in Cameroon">Presbyterian Church in Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_in_Rwanda" title="Presbyterian Church in Rwanda">Presbyterian Church in Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Africa" title="Presbyterian Church of Africa">Presbyterian Church of Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Cameroon" title="Presbyterian Church of Cameroon">Presbyterian Church of Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_East_Africa" title="Presbyterian Church of East Africa">Presbyterian Church of East Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Ghana" title="Presbyterian Church of Ghana">Presbyterian Church of Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_in_Liberia" title="Presbyterian Church in Liberia">Presbyterian Church in Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Mozambique" class="mw-redirect" title="Presbyterian Church of Mozambique">Presbyterian Church of Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Nigeria" title="Presbyterian Church of Nigeria">Presbyterian Church of Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_in_Sudan" title="Presbyterian Church in Sudan">Presbyterian Church of South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_of_Algeria" title="Protestant Church of Algeria">Protestant Church of Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Church_in_Zambia" title="Reformed Church in Zambia">Reformed Church in Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Church_in_Zimbabwe" title="Reformed Church in Zimbabwe">Reformed Church in Zimbabwe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Church_of_Christ_in_Nigeria" title="Reformed Church of Christ in Nigeria">Reformed Church of Christ for Nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Presbyterian_Church_of_Equatorial_Guinea" title="Reformed Presbyterian Church of Equatorial Guinea">Reformed Presbyterian Church of Equatorial Guinea</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Sulawesi_Christian_Church" title="Central Sulawesi Christian Church">Central Sulawesi Christian Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Church_of_Sumba" title="Christian Church of Sumba">Christian Church of Sumba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Evangelical_Church_in_Minahasa" title="Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa">Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Evangelical_Church_in_Sangihe-Talaud" title="Christian Evangelical Church in Sangihe-Talaud">Christian Evangelical Church in Sangihe-Talaud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Christ_in_Thailand" title="Church of Christ in Thailand">Church of Christ in Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_North_India" title="Church of North India">Church of North India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Pakistan" title="Church of Pakistan">Church of Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_South_India" title="Church of South India">Church of South India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Java_Christian_Church" title="East Java Christian Church">East Java Christian Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Christian_Church_in_Halmahera" title="Evangelical Christian Church in Halmahera">Evangelical Christian Church in Halmahera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Presbyterian_Church_of_Iran" title="Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Iran">Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_in_Kalimantan" title="Evangelical Church in Kalimantan">Evangelical Church in Kalimantan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Council_of_the_Church_of_Christ_in_China" title="Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China">Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Christian_Church_Synod" title="Indonesian Christian Church Synod">Indonesian Christian Church Synod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Javanese_Christian_Churches" class="mw-redirect" title="Javanese Christian Churches">Javanese Christian Churches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karo_Batak_Protestant_Church" title="Karo Batak Protestant Church">Karo Batak Protestant Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_Christian_Church_in_Japan" title="Korean Christian Church in Japan">Korean Christian Church in Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mara_Evangelical_Church" title="Mara Evangelical Church">Mara Evangelical Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Evangelical_Synod_of_Syria_and_Lebanon" title="National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon">National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pasundan_Christian_Church" title="Pasundan Christian Church">Pasundan Christian Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_in_Taiwan" title="Presbyterian Church in Taiwan">Presbyterian Church in Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_in_the_Republic_of_Korea" title="Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea">Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Korea" title="Presbyterian Church of Korea">Presbyterian Church of Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Pakistan" title="Presbyterian Church of Pakistan">Presbyterian Church of Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Christian_Church_in_Bali" title="Protestant Christian Church in Bali">Protestant Christian Church in Bali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Indonesia" title="Protestant Church in Indonesia">Protestant Church in Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Southeast_Sulawesi" title="Protestant Church in Southeast Sulawesi">Protestant Church in Southeast Sulawesi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_the_Moluccas" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant Church in the Moluccas">Protestant Church in the Moluccas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Western_Indonesia" title="Protestant Church in Western Indonesia">Protestant Church in Western Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_East_Timor" title="Protestant Church in East Timor">Protestant Church in East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Evangelical_Church_in_Timor" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant Evangelical Church in Timor">Protestant Evangelical Church in Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toraja_Church" title="Toraja Church">Toraja Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Scotland" title="Church of Scotland">Church of Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czechoslovak_Hussite_Church" title="Czechoslovak Hussite Church">Czechoslovak Hussite Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Reformed_Church" title="Dutch Reformed Church">Dutch Reformed Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Czech_Brethren" title="Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren">Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_and_Helvetic_Confessions_in_Austria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical Church of the Augsburg and Helvetic Confessions in Austria (page does not exist)">Evangelical Church of the Augsburg and Helvetic Confessions in Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Presbyterian_Church_of_Portugal" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Portugal">Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_Evangelical_Church" title="Greek Evangelical Church">Greek Evangelical Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Wales" title="Presbyterian Church of Wales">Presbyterian Church of Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant Church in Germany">Protestant Church in Germany</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Lippe" title="Church of Lippe">Church of Lippe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_in_Germany" title="Evangelical Reformed Church in Germany">Evangelical Reformed Church in Germany</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_the_Netherlands" title="Protestant Church in the Netherlands">Protestant Church in the Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_of_Switzerland" title="Protestant Church of Switzerland">Protestant Church of Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Christian_Church_in_Serbia" title="Reformed Christian Church in Serbia">Reformed Christian Church in Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Christian_Church_in_Slovakia" title="Reformed Christian Church in Slovakia">Reformed Christian Church in Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Church_in_Hungary" title="Reformed Church in Hungary">Reformed Church in Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Church_in_Romania" title="Reformed Church in Romania">Reformed Church in Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Remonstrant_Brotherhood" class="mw-redirect" title="Remonstrant Brotherhood">Remonstrant Brotherhood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Evangelical_Church" title="Spanish Evangelical Church">Spanish Evangelical Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Reformed_Church_in_America" title="Hungarian Reformed Church in America">Hungarian Reformed Church in America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_in_Canada" title="Presbyterian Church in Canada">Presbyterian Church in Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_(USA)" title="Presbyterian Church (USA)">Presbyterian Church (USA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Church_in_America" title="Reformed Church in America">Reformed Church in America</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Latin America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_River_Plate" title="Evangelical Church of the River Plate">Evangelical Church of the River Plate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Presbyterian_Church_of_Brazil" title="Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil">Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Colombia" class="mw-redirect" title="Presbyterian Church of Colombia">Presbyterian Church of Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago">Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian-Reformed_Church_in_Cuba" class="mw-redirect" title="Presbyterian-Reformed Church in Cuba">Presbyterian-Reformed Church in Cuba</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Congregational_Christian_Church_in_American_Samoa" title="Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa">Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congregational_Christian_Church_in_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Congregational Christian Church in Samoa">Congregational Christian Church in Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congregational_Christian_Church_of_Niue" title="Congregational Christian Church of Niue">Congregational Christian Church of Niue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congregational_Christian_Church_of_Tuvalu" class="mw-redirect" title="Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu">Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_in_New_Caledonia_and_the_Loyalty_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Church in New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands">Evangelical Church in New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiribati_Uniting_Church" title="Kiribati Uniting Church">Kiribati Uniting Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maohi_Protestant_Church" title="Maohi Protestant Church">Maohi Protestant Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Aotearoa_New_Zealand" title="Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand">Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Vanuatu" title="Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu">Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="United_christianity" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">United christianity</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Church_of_Christ_in_Zimbabwe" title="United Church of Christ in Zimbabwe">United Church of Christ in Zimbabwe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Church_of_Zambia" class="mw-redirect" title="United Church of Zambia">United Church of Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Congregational_Church_of_Southern_Africa" title="United Congregational Church of Southern Africa">United Congregational Church of Southern Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniting_Presbyterian_Church_in_Southern_Africa" title="Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa">Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniting_Reformed_Church_in_Southern_Africa" title="Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa">Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/China_Christian_Council" title="China Christian Council">China Christian Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Bangladesh" title="Church of Bangladesh">Church of Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_the_Armenian_Evangelical_Churches_in_the_Near_East" title="Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East">Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Church_of_Christ_in_Japan" title="United Church of Christ in Japan">United Church of Christ in Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Church_of_Christ_in_the_Philippines" title="United Church of Christ in the Philippines">United Church of Christ in the Philippines</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant Church in Germany">Protestant Church in Germany</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Bremen" title="Evangelical Church of Bremen">Bremen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_in_Berlin,_Brandenburg_and_Silesian_Upper_Lusatia" title="Evangelical Church in Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia">Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Oberlausitz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_in_the_Rhineland" title="Evangelical Church in the Rhineland">Rhineland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Anhalt" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Church of Anhalt">Anhalt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Hesse_Electorate-Waldeck" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck">Kurhessen-Waldeck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Palatinate" title="Evangelical Church of the Palatinate">Palatinate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Westphalia" title="Evangelical Church of Westphalia">Westphalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Baden" title="Protestant Church in Baden">Baden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Hesse_and_Nassau" title="Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau">Hesse and Nassau</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Protestant_Churches_of_Alsace_and_Lorraine" title="Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine">Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Welsh_Independents" title="Union of Welsh Independents">Union of Welsh Independents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Free_Church_of_Scotland" title="United Free Church of Scotland">United Free Church of Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Protestant_Church_in_Belgium" title="United Protestant Church in Belgium">United Protestant Church in Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Protestant_Church_of_France" title="United Protestant Church of France">United Protestant Church of France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniting_Church_in_Sweden" title="Uniting Church in Sweden">Uniting Church in Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Methodist_and_Waldensian_Churches" title="Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches">Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_Council_of_Community_Churches" title="International Council of Community Churches">International Council of Community Churches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Church_of_Canada" title="United Church of Canada">United Church of Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Church_of_Christ" title="United Church of Christ">United Church of Christ</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Latin America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Church_in_Jamaica_and_the_Cayman_Islands" title="United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands">United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Presbyterian_Church_of_Brazil" title="United Presbyterian Church of Brazil">United Presbyterian Church of Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Protestant_Church_of_Cura%C3%A7ao&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United Protestant Church of Curaçao (page does not exist)">United Protestant Church of 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