Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America
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The Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America (ARBCA) is an Association of Reformed Baptist
churches that was founded March 11, 1997. The association's churches all ascribe to the London Baptist Confession of Faith
, which was originally adopted in 1689 by the Particular Baptist Association of London. The ARBCA originally consisted of 24 member churches, and has grown to over 70 member churches in 2011. Their home office is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
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Reformed Baptist
Reformed Baptists are Baptists that hold to a Calvinist soteriology. They can trace their history through the early modern Particular Baptists of England. The first Reformed Baptist church was formed in the 1630s...
churches that was founded March 11, 1997. The association's churches all ascribe to the London Baptist Confession of Faith
1689 Baptist Confession of Faith
The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith was written by Particular Baptists, who held to a Calvinistic Soteriology in England to give a formal expression of their Christian faith from a Baptist perspective...
, which was originally adopted in 1689 by the Particular Baptist Association of London. The ARBCA originally consisted of 24 member churches, and has grown to over 70 member churches in 2011. Their home office is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Carlisle is a borough in and the county seat of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The name is traditionally pronounced with emphasis on the second syllable. Carlisle is located within the Cumberland Valley, a highly productive agricultural region. As of the 2010 census, the borough...
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