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TheAssociation of Regular Baptist Churches was anIndependent BaptistChristian denomination in Canada.
One of its leading churches wasJarvis Street Baptist Church ofToronto, Ontario, whose well-known pastor of 45 years,Thomas Todhunter Shields (1873–1955), led fundamentalist forces in theBaptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec during thefundamentalist/modernist controversies in the first half of the 20th century.[1]
Forerunners of the ARBC include theUnion of Regular Baptist Churches, which was formed in 1928 inHamilton, Ontario by 77 churches withdrawing from Ontario/Quebec Convention over the election of a liberal professor atMcMaster University.[2][3]
ARBC was a partner of theToronto Baptist Seminary and Bible College, andThe Gospel Witness.
In 2003, the ARBC had 10 churches (mostly in Ontario) with approximately 1500 members. In addition to these ten churches that were considered "recognized" members of the association, about 10 more were considered "supporting" churches.
The GARBC followed a "fellowship" model rather than a denominational model. Each member church was free to act independently in all matters. The home office of the GARBC held no controlling power over member churches. The purpose of the association is for fellowship between churches of like faith and practice.
The few member churches of the association became members ofSovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada, and the association ceased to exist at the beginning of the 2000's.[4]
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