Baptist Church in the United States

United States   Church Records   Baptist Church Records

History in the United States
The Baptist religion, established in colonial Rhode Island, became the largest Protestant denomination in the United States by the early 1800's, when many Baptist churches were organized throughout the middle-Atlantic and southern states. The Baptists again became the largest Protestant denomination after 1920.

Ministers
An 1899 directory of Baptist ministers lists biographical details about many United States ministers:


 * The Ministerial Directory of the Baptist Churches in the United States of America. Oxford, Ohio: Ministerial Directory Co., 1899. Digital version at Google Books.

Where they are Located
American Baptist Historical Society 2930 Flowers Rd, South Suite 150 Atlanta, GA 30341 Telephone: 678-547-6680

Internet: http://abhsarchives.org/

The ABHS website also includes a guide for genealogists and family historians: http://abhsarchives.org/for-researchers/genealogy/

National Association of Free Will Baptists Executive Office 5233 Mt. View Road Antioch, TN 37013-2306 Mailing Address: FWB Executive Office P.O. Box 5002 Antioch, TN 37011-5002

Internet: http://www.nafwb.org/

Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archive 901 Commerce Street, Suite 400 Nashville, TN 37203-3630 Telephone: 615-244-0344

Internet: www.sbhla.org

Websites
Baptist History Homepage, A Source for Original Baptist Documents has digital versions of many Baptist histories, biographies, and other items of interest to genealogists who discover Baptist ancestry in the United States of America.

Cyndi's List - Baptist http://www.cyndislist.com/baptist/