National Baptist Convention of America International | |
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Abbreviation | NBCA |
Type | Western Christian |
Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | Baptist |
Polity | Congregationalist |
President | Dr. Samuel C. Tolbert Jr. |
General Secretary | Rev. Shelton C. Dixon |
Chief Operating Officer | Langston E. Gaither |
Associations | World Council of Churches; Baptist World Alliance |
Region | mainly the United States and Canada but has a presence in Africa |
Founder | Rev. R. H. Boyd |
Origin | 1915 |
Separated from | National Baptist Convention |
Separations | National Missionary Baptist Convention of America (separated 1988) |
Members | 225,776 |
Other name(s) | National Baptist Convention of America (very common), Boyd Convention, National Baptist Convention |
The National Baptist Convention of America International, (NBCA Intl or NBCA) more commonly known as the National Baptist Convention of America or sometimes the Boyd Convention, is a Christian denomination based in the United States. It is a predominantly African American Baptist denomination, and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.[1] The National Baptist Convention of America has members in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and Africa. The current president of the National Baptist Convention of America is Dr. Samuel C. Tolbert Jr. of Lake Charles, Louisiana.