Louisiana Baptist Convention
- Louisiana Baptist Convention
The Louisiana Baptist Convention is an association of Baptist churches in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, the Convention is composed of approximately 1,595 member congregations representing 619,490 members [http://www.lbc.org/lbc/welcome_1.nsf/pages/history] .
The Convention was founded in 1848 at Rehoboth Baptist Church in Mount Lebanon in Bienville Parish in north Louisiana through the work of James Scarborough. It had an initial membership of 88 churches and 3,650 members.
Its early presidents included Edwin O. Ware, Sr., the principal founder of Louisiana College, the Baptist-affiliated undergraduate institution of higher learning in Pineville, Louisiana.
The convention headquarters is on MacArthur Drive in Alexandria, the seat of Rapides Parish and the largest city in Central Louisiana.
References
* [http://www.lbc.org/lbc/welcome_1.nsf/pages/history Louisiana Baptist Convention History Page]
External links
* [http://www.lbc.org Louisiana Baptist Convention Official Website]
* [http://www.sbc.net/ Southern Baptist Convention Official Website]
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