Empire Baptist Missionary Convention of New York, Inc.
Before the foundation of this earth was laid, God so ordained in August 1895 at the St. Phillips Baptist Church, Staten Island, NY for a few African American clergymen, inspired by the great commission, to meet and carry out this challenging biblical mandate.
The initial organization was called the Baptist Church Union consisting of several Black churches across New York State.
In 1897 the Baptist Church Union’s name was officially changed to the New York Colored Baptist State Convention and obtained its certificate of incorporation.
In 1948 the convention was officially renamed the Empire Baptist Missionary Convention of New York State, Incorporated.
Great Lakes Missionary Baptist Association Inc.
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National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
The National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. traces a history of significant growth and achievements, attended sometimes by periods of turbulence, to Saturday, November 22, 1880 when 151 persons from 11 states met in Montgomery, Alabama and organized the Baptist Foreign Mission Convention. A yearning to see the Gospel of Jesus Christ preached on the Mother Soil of Africa drove this organizing. The Rev. W. H. McAlpine of Alabama was elected as its first President.
Six years later in 1886, 600 delegates from 17 states gathered at the First Baptist Church in St. Louis, Missouri and formed the National Baptist Convention of America. Seven years later in 1893, the National Baptist Education Convention was formed.
