15 Facts About Southern Baptists

Southern Baptists adhered to a congregationalist polity and operated independently of the state-established Anglican churches in the South, at a time when non-Anglicans were prohibited from holding political office.

Struggle for religious tolerance erupted and played out during the American Revolution, as the Southern Baptists worked to disestablish the Anglican church in the South.

The Southern Baptists protested vigorously; the resulting social disorder resulted chiefly from the ruling gentry's disregard for public need.

Georgia Southern Baptists decided to test the claimed neutrality by recommending a slaveholder to the Home Mission Society as a missionary.

Southern Baptists considered this an infringement of their right to determine their own candidates.

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Baptists in Southern churches preferred a more centralized organization of churches patterned after their associations, with a variety of ministries brought under the direction of one denominational organization.

Southern Baptists met at the First Baptist Church of Augusta in May 1845.

Southern Baptists had served as president of the Triennial Convention in 1841.

Southern Baptists had earned respect by showing leadership skills in building a large congregation in New Orleans.

Ed Stetzer, president of LifeWay Research, explained, "historically, many Southern Baptists have considered themselves neither Calvinist nor Arminian, but holding a unique theological approach not framed well by either category".

Southern Baptists observe two ordinances: the Lord's Supper and believer's baptism.

Southern Baptists has the God-given responsibility to provide for, to protect, and to lead his family.

Some believe that the Southern Baptists have not worked sufficiently to attract minorities.

Generally, Southern Baptists recognize only two scriptural offices: pastor-teacher and deacon.

Since 1979, Southern Baptists had become polarized into two major groups: moderates and conservatives.