Canadian National Baptist Convention

The Canadian National Baptist Convention (formerly

Canadian National Baptist
Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists) is a Baptist
Christian denomination in Canada. It is affiliated with the Baptist Convention
World Alliance and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. The Abbreviation CNBC
headquarters is in Cochrane, Alberta. Classification Evangelical
Theology Baptist
History Associations Baptist World
Alliance,
Since 1951, contact with the Southern Baptists, increased the
interest of Canadian churches in the Southern Baptist educational Evangelical
Fellowship of
and evangelistic programs.[1] In the fall of 1952, Northwest began
using the Teacher Training Course of the SBC. Early in 1953, a Canada
pastor's conference recommended the Sunday School program of Headquarters Cochrane,
the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board. Alberta, Canada

Regular Baptists in British Columbia were divided over the Origin 1985
"Southern Baptist issue". In October 1953, the Emmanuel Baptist Congregations 429
Church of Vancouver, British Columbia joined the Baptist General
Members 17,116
Convention of Oregon-Washington, an affiliate of the Southern
Baptist Convention, while also maintaining membership in the Official website cnbc.ca (http://cn
Regular Baptist Convention of British Columbia.[2] The Oregon- bc.ca)
Washington Convention determined it would
assist affiliated churches, but would not initiate
any new work in Canada. At the British
Columbia Regular Baptist Convention in
1955, several resolutions were directed against
the Emmanuel Church (now called Kingcrest
Southern Baptist Church) and the Southern
Baptists. This caused Kingcrest and four other
churches to withdraw from the B. C.
Convention and affiliate with only the
Southern Baptists in the northwest. Though
these Canadian churches were members of the
Oregon-Washington Convention, they were
unable to affiliate directly with the SBC,
because of questions relating to the wording of
the SBC Constitution. Worship service at La Chapelle in Montreal.

The Canadian Southern Baptist Conference is

formed in 1957.[3][4] In 1985 the Canadian Southern Baptist Conference adopted a new constitution and
became the Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists.[5][6] In 1987, it opened the Canadian Baptist
Theological Seminary and College, in Cochrane, Alberta.[7]

In 2001, the attendance was 10,189 members.[8] In July 2008, the convention voted to change its name to
the Canadian National Baptist Convention (In French: Convention Nationale Baptiste Canadienne).[9]
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 429 churches and 17,116
members.[10]

Ministries
Its official publication, Baptist Horizon is published 4 times per year and is also available online at the
CNBC web site. The Convention engages in specific men's, women's, youth and university ministries. The
CNBC maintains a Foundation for receiving financial contributions, labors in Canadian church planting,
and partners in global missions with the International Mission Board of the SBC. The National Leadership
Board, elected by Convention messengers, is the highest operating board within the organization.

Beliefs
The association has a Baptist confession of faith.[11] It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance.[12]

See also
Baptists in Canada

References
1. Harry A. Renfree, Heritage and Horizon: The Baptist Story in Canada, Wipf and Stock
Publishers, USA, 2007, p. 289
2. Harry A. Renfree, Heritage and Horizon: The Baptist Story in Canada, Wipf and Stock
Publishers, USA, 2007, p. 289
3. CNBC, CNBC Timeline (https://cnbc.ca/articles/cnbc-timeline), cnbc.ca, Canada, Retrieved
May 12, 2018
4. W. Glenn Jonas Jr., The Baptist River: Essays on Many Tributaries of a Diverse Tradition,
Mercer University Press, USA, 2008, p. 210
5. George A. Rawlyk, Aspects of the Canadian Evangelical Experience, McGill-Queen's Press
- MQUP, Canada, 1997, p. 222
6. James Harley Marsh (ed.). "Baptistes" (https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/b
aptistes). The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
7. W. Glenn Jonas Jr., The Baptist River: Essays on Many Tributaries of a Diverse Tradition,
Mercer University Press, USA, 2008, p. 219
8. Brian P. Clarke, Stuart Macdonald, Leaving Christianity: Changing Allegiances in Canada
since 1945, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, Canada, 2017, p. 68
9. CNBC, CNBC Timeline (https://cnbc.ca/articles/cnbc-timeline), cnbc.ca, Canada, Retrieved
May 12, 2018
10. Baptist World Alliance, Members (https://www.baptistworld.org/member-unions/),
baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
11. CNBC, CNBC Statement of Faith (https://cnbc.ca/articles/cnbc-confession-of-faith), cnbc.ca,
Canada, retrieved May 9, 2020
12. Baptist World Alliance, Members (https://www.baptistworld.org/member-unions/),
baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020

Sources
Baptists Around the World, by Albert W. Wardin, Jr.
Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists, Vol. III, Davis C. Woolley, editor
Canadian National Baptist Convention (http://www.cnbc.ca/)

External links
Canadian National Baptist Convention (http://www.cnbc.ca/) - official Web Site
Canadian Baptist Theological Seminary and College (https://cbtsc.ca/) - official Web Site

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