The
Association
of
Reformed Baptist Churches
of
America
The ASSOCIATION OF REFORMED BAPTIST CHURCHES OF AMERICA was founded on March 11, 1997. On that day the first General Assembly met to establish a charter membership of 24 churches from 14 states. Since then we have grown to 34 churches and continue to expand by the providence of God. We invite you to inquire further for more information and how your church can become a member of this national association.
Our association is recent, but our churches have been established many years in their communities and share a rich heritage that extends back to the Reformation. We welcome you to browse the various parts of our site and learn more about us!
Jesus prayed in John 17 for His disciples to be brought to complete unity so that the world would know that the Father sent Him. The ASSOCIATION OF REFORMED BAPTIST CHURCHES OF AMERICA (ARBCA) is designed to advance Christ's kingdom by providing a fellowship in which churches of common confession may find mutual encouragement, assistance, edification, and counsel, and to participate in cooperative efforts such as ministerial training, publications, church planting, along with other such endeavors deemed appropriate by the Association.
Reformed Baptists in America long to have our own seminary where we can send men for ministerial training. With the establishment of ARBCA, we are now working together to establish and mutually support such an institution.
There are many large cities and towns without a Reformed Baptist church. A number of churches are desirous of planting churches in these desperately needy areas. What one church cannot do, many working together can. ARBCA can assist local churches with their church planting efforts. ARBCA can also help churches seeking pastors and pastors seeking churches.
Reformed Baptists have a distinct theology and practice. Because of this, the Association plans to develop its publishing house to meet the printing needs for Christ-centered, church-centered, and covenantally Baptistic literature.
ARBCA can provide an organized forum of godly men, each holding to the same confession of faith, to help churches work through various difficulties together. As needed, it can also serve the interest of individual church members whenever "any member of any church is injured, in or by any proceedings in censures not agreeable to truth and order. . ." (London Baptist Confession, 26:15).
These are a few of the many benefits available through the ASSOCIATION OF REFORMED BAPTIST CHURCHES OF AMERICA of which we invite Reformed Baptist churches to take advantage.
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