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__NOTOC__{{Infobox_Contents |topic_name ==Synopsis== Baptist churches are a Protestant denomination originating from the English Puritan movement with Anabaptist influences. There are about 100 million world-wide members, mostly in the [[USA]]. Theologically, Baptists teach a [[believer's baptism]] where adults who have professed faith in [[Jesus Christ]] are baptised as a symbol of their [[salvation]]. The churches tend to be conservative and evangelic, with a strong focus on the authority of the [[Bible]]. Each church has autonomy with a congregational governance system, however churches often associate in organizations such as the [[Southern Baptist Convention]].Churches |subtopics ==Contents== {{topics}}* [[Baptist doctrine]] | - [[Justification by faith alone]] | , [[Believer's baptism]] | , [[Sola Scriptura]] | , [[Baptist doctrine: Congregationalism|Congregationalism]]* [[Baptist Subdivisions Index]] | - [[American Baptist Churches USA]] | , [[Baptist Union of Australia]] | , [[Baptist Union of Great Britain]] | , [[National Baptist Convention]] | , [[Southern Baptist Convention]]| opinion_pieces = {{opinionsshort_opinions}}| {{quotes}} ==Main articles==
Baptist churches are a Protestant denomination originating from the English Puritan movement with Anabaptist influences. There are about 100 million world-wide members, mostly in the [[USA]]. Theologically, Baptists teach a [[believer's baptism]] where adults who have professed faith in [[Jesus Christ]] are baptised as a symbol of their [[salvation]]. The churches tend to be conservative and evangelic, with a strong focus on the authority of the [[Bible]]. Each church has autonomy with a congregational governance system, however churches often associate in organizations such as the Southern Baptist Convention.
===Worship style===
==Quotes== '''[[Roger Williams]]''' <small>(who founded the first Baptist church in the [[United States of America]], explaining the Baptist principle of separation of church and state, [[1640 AD]])</small>: An enforced uniformity of religion throughout a nation or civil state, confounds the civil and religious, denies the principles of Christianity and civility, and that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. ==Links==[http://www.baptistbecause.com Baptist Because]{{returnto}} [[Christianity]] | [[Denominations]] | [[Protestantism]] [[Category:Denominations]][[Category:Baptist]][[Category:Protestant]]
