| Canadian National Baptist Convention | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | CNBC |
| Classification | Evangelical |
| Theology | Baptist |
| Associations | Baptist World Alliance,Evangelical Fellowship of Canada |
| Headquarters | Cochrane, Alberta,Canada |
| Origin | 1957 |
| Congregations | 429 |
| Members | 17,116 |
| Official website | cnbc |
TheCanadian National Baptist Convention (formerlyCanadian Convention of Southern Baptists) is aBaptistChristian denomination inCanada. It is affiliated with theBaptist World Alliance and theEvangelical Fellowship of Canada. The headquarters is inCochrane, Alberta.
The Convention had its origins in a partnership project between theAssociation of Regular Baptist Churches of British Columbia and theBaptist General Convention of Oregon-Washington (Southern Baptist Convention) after the latter's executive secretary gave a talk on evangelism at Northwest Baptist College inPort Coquitlam in 1951.[1]
In 1955, five Regular Baptist churches inWestern Canada became members of theBaptist General Convention of Oregon-Washington, an affiliate of theSouthern Baptist Convention, while also maintaining membership in the Regular Baptist Convention of British Columbia.[2] The Oregon-Washington Convention determined it would assist affiliated churches, but would not initiate any new work in Canada. At the British Columbia Regular Baptist Convention in 1955, several resolutions were directed against the Emmanuel Church (now called Kingcrest Southern Baptist Church) and the Southern Baptists. This caused Kingcrest and four other churches to withdraw from the B. C. Convention and affiliate with only the Southern Baptists in the northwest. Though these Canadian churches were members of the Oregon-Washington Convention, they were unable to affiliate directly with the SBC, because of questions relating to the wording of the SBC Constitution.
In 1957, these churches founded theCanadian Southern Baptist Conference.[3] In 1985, it was renamed the Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists and had 58 churches.[4][5] In 1987, it opened theCanadian Baptist Theological Seminary and College, inCochrane, Alberta.[6]
In 2001, the attendance was 10,189 members.[7] In July 2008, the convention voted to change its name to the Canadian National Baptist Convention (In French:Convention Nationale Baptiste Canadienne).[8] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 429 churches and 17,116 members.[9]
Its official publication,Baptist Horizon is published 4 times per year and is also available online at the CNBC web site. The Convention engages in specific men's, women's, youth and university ministries. The CNBC maintains a Foundation for receiving financial contributions, labors in Canadian church planting, and partners in global missions with the International Mission Board of the SBC. TheNational Leadership Board, elected by Convention messengers, is the highest operating board within the organization.
The association has aBaptistconfession of faith.[10] It is affiliated with theBaptist World Alliance.[11]