Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America

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History

On November 12–13, 1996, fifteen Reformed Baptist churches met in Fayetteville, Georgia[2] to begin the planning of a national association of churches. Four months later on March 11, 1997, the Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America was founded in Mesa, Arizona.[3] ARBCA was founded by 24 member churches from 14 states.[4][5][6][7]

Theology

The association's churches all subscribe to the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith.[4][5][8] The association's General Assembly has noted that their adherence to this Confession means "the model for (association) churches is Puritan and not one of a number of competing contemporary ones."[9] With respect to worship, they "eschew the following models: Roman, Lutheran, Anglican, high church liturgical, Brethren, seeker-friendly, charismatic, evangelical, etc."[9]

Theological training

ARBCA founded the Institute of Reformed Baptist Studies (IRBS) at Westminster Seminary California which provides training for seminarians as part of studies toward a Master of Divinity degree program.[4][10]

Missions

In 2000, ARBCA merged with the Reformed Baptist Mission Services (RBMS), a foreign missions organization.[11] RBMS, though founded 12 years before the ARBCA,[12] now acts as the foreign mission arm of the association.[4]

The association is recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense as an endorsing agency for United States military chaplains.[13]

References

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External links

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  2. ↑ This meeting occurred at Heritage Church in Fayetteville, Georgia. http://www.arbca.com/history.
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  7. ↑ Handbook of denominations in the United States (12th ed., 2005), p. 211.
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