Mississippi Baptist Convention
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The Mississippi Baptist Convention (MBC or MBSC) is an autonomous association of Baptist
churches in the state of Mississippi
. It is one of the state conventions associated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Formed in 1836, it was one of the original nine state conventions to send delegates to the first Southern Baptist Convention
, organized in 1845.
, to 1829, after meeting so much resistance that it was agreed that it be disbanded in 1828.
The second Convention was formed in 1836-12-23/24. Its first president was Ashley Vaughan and its first Correspondending Secretary S. S. Lattimore. Lattimore was still its president in 1852. The Corresponding Secretary that year was W. J. Denson, and the Recording Secretary was J. T. Freman.
In 1857, the Convention established a newspaper, The Mississippi Baptist, with J. T. Freeman as its editor.
In the same year, the Convention expressed its opinion on the abolition of slavery, saying that it was an attent "to detrace from the social, civil, and religious privileges of the slave population". Baptist churches in the state had been practicing segregation for some years. The Convention had reported in 1938 "that some few of our Churches, and some of our Methodist friends, have adopted the plan of holding separate meetings for the blacks; and that such a course is general attended with an increated interest among them".
Women's societies were some of the largest financial supporters of the Convention in the early 19th century. In 1875, the Convention formally recognized women's organizations.
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
churches in the state of Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
. It is one of the state conventions associated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Formed in 1836, it was one of the original nine state conventions to send delegates to the first Southern Baptist Convention
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...
, organized in 1845.
Early History
This convention was actually the second organization to have this name. The first Mississippi Baptist convention lasted just five years, from February 1824, when it first met at Bogue Chitto Church in Pike CountyPike County, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,940 people, 14,792 households, and 10,502 families residing in the county. The population density was 95 people per square mile . There were 16,720 housing units at an average density of 41 per square mile...
, to 1829, after meeting so much resistance that it was agreed that it be disbanded in 1828.
The second Convention was formed in 1836-12-23/24. Its first president was Ashley Vaughan and its first Correspondending Secretary S. S. Lattimore. Lattimore was still its president in 1852. The Corresponding Secretary that year was W. J. Denson, and the Recording Secretary was J. T. Freman.
In 1857, the Convention established a newspaper, The Mississippi Baptist, with J. T. Freeman as its editor.
In the same year, the Convention expressed its opinion on the abolition of slavery, saying that it was an attent "to detrace from the social, civil, and religious privileges of the slave population". Baptist churches in the state had been practicing segregation for some years. The Convention had reported in 1938 "that some few of our Churches, and some of our Methodist friends, have adopted the plan of holding separate meetings for the blacks; and that such a course is general attended with an increated interest among them".
Women's societies were some of the largest financial supporters of the Convention in the early 19th century. In 1875, the Convention formally recognized women's organizations.
Affiliated Organizations
- Baptist Children’s Village
- Baptist Memorial Health Systems
- The Baptist Record - the state newspaper
- Board of Ministerial Education
- Christian Action Commission
- Education Commission of MBCB
- Mississippi Baptist Foundation
- Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Inc.
- Mississippi Baptist Historical Commission
Affiliated Colleges and Universities
- Blue Mountain CollegeBlue Mountain CollegeBlue Mountain College is a private liberal arts college, supported by the Mississippi Baptist Convention, located in the northeastern Mississippi town of Blue Mountain not far from Tupelo, Miss. In 2005, the College's Board of Trustees voted unanimously for the college to go fully...
- Mississippi CollegeMississippi CollegeMississippi College, also known as MC, is a private, Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi. Mississippi College comprises the main campus in Clinton, as well as satellite campuses in Brandon and Madison, Mississippi, and the Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson...
- William Carey University