American Baptists

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:American_Baptist_Churches_of_the_Pacific_Southwest
gptkb:American_Baptist_Home_Mission_Societies
gptkb:American_Baptist_International_Ministries
gptkb:American_Baptist_Women
gptkb:American_Baptist_Churches_of_the_West
American_Baptist_Churches_of_the_Midwest
American_Baptist_Churches_of_the_Northeast
American_Baptist_Churches_of_the_South
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Baptist_Churches_USA
gptkbp:community_outreach Mission trips
Disaster response initiatives
Partnerships with international churches
Support for global missions
Humanitarian aid projects
gptkbp:community_service Disaster relief efforts
Youth programs
Educational initiatives
Health care services
Food banks
gptkbp:doctrine Autonomy of local churches
Cooperative ministry
Congregational_governance
gptkbp:founded 1638
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Valley_Forge,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:historicalEvent Involvement in social justice issues
Missionary work in the 19th century
Civil_Rights_Movement_involvement
Formation_of_the_National_Baptist_Convention_in_1886
Formation_of_the_American_Baptist_Churches_USA_in_1907
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American Baptists
gptkbp:membership 1.3 million
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkb:Eleanor_Roosevelt
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Walter_Rauschenbusch
gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkbp:religion Baptism by immersion
Religious freedom
Separation of church and state
gptkbp:worship_style Contemporary music
Liturgical services
Traditional hymns
gptkbp:youth_development gptkb:American_Baptist_Youth
American_Baptist_Churches_Youth_Ministry
American_Baptist_Youth_Camp
American_Baptist_Youth_Conference
American_Baptist_Youth_Leadership