Baptist General Conference

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Baptist_General_Conference
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Baptist_World_Alliance
gptkb:National_Association_of_Evangelicals
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Converge
gptkbp:class gptkb:Evangelical_Christianity
gptkbp:emphasizes leadership development
evangelism
missions
church planting
gptkbp:founded 1879
gptkbp:founder Swedish Baptist immigrants
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Orlando,_Florida,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Baptist General Conference
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Bethel_Theological_Seminary
gptkb:Bethel_University_(Minnesota)
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations over 1,300
gptkbp:numberOfMembers over 300,000
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Swedish_Baptist_General_Conference_of_America
gptkbp:region gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
International
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:Converge
gptkbp:theology gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:website https://converge.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4