Convention of Southern Baptists of Puerto Rico
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The Convention of Southern Baptist of Puerto Rico (CSBPR) is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention
located in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico
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which was adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Southern Baptist Convention
The Southern Baptist Convention is a United States-based Christian denomination. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination and the largest Protestant body in the United States, with over 16 million members...
located in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
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Doctrinal Beliefs
The Convention of Southern Baptist of Puerto Rico believes that the Bible is the verbally inspired Word of God, and is sufficient as the only infallible rule of faith and practice. CSBPR is also supportive of The Baptist Faith and Message 2000The Baptist Faith and Message 2000
The Baptist Faith and Message 2000 is the current Statement of Faith used to define the theological beliefs of the Southern Baptist Convention. All missionaries supported by the convention must be in agreement with the statement to receive funding. Past statements of faith for Southern Baptists...
which was adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention.
Cooperative Program
The Convention of Southern Baptist of Puerto Rico participates in the Cooperative Program (CP). CP is described as a tool used by God to empower the witness of Baptists in Puerto Rico. Every Southern Baptist Church in Puerto Rico is challenged to give 10% of all her tithes and offerings to the Cooperative Program. These funds are then pooled with other church gifts from Puerto Rico. State convention staff collect the funds and distribute some for missions work in Puerto Rico while the rest is forwarded on to the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). The SBC then uses gifts collected from all SBC state conventions to fund missions in the United States as well as send missionaries around the world. The Cooperative Program provides the opportunity for even the smallest church to be a part of fulfilling the Great CommissionGreat Commission
The Great Commission, in Christian tradition, is the instruction of the resurrected Jesus Christ to his disciples, that they spread his teachings to all the nations of the world. It has become a tenet in Christian theology emphasizing missionary work, evangelism, and baptism...
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See Also
- Southern Baptist ConventionSouthern Baptist ConventionThe Southern Baptist Convention is a United States-based Christian denomination. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination and the largest Protestant body in the United States, with over 16 million members...
- List of state and other conventions associated with the Southern Baptist Convention