About NBCA
Rooted in faith. Built to serve.
NBCA is a historic fellowship of Baptist churches united around Christian education, missions, church development, leadership and service.
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Who We Are
NBCA traces its historic roots to the Foreign Mission Baptist Convention of the United States, organized in 1880 — centered from the beginning on Christian education, missions at home and abroad, church extension and religious publishing.
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Our President
Dr. Samuel C. Tolbert, Jr.
Dr. Tolbert serves as President of the National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc., leading the fellowship’s emphasis on Christian education, missions, church development and leadership formation.
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Our History
A fellowship since 1880
The three conventions united in Atlanta in 1895 to form the National Baptist Convention; the National Baptist Convention of America was incorporated in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1987.
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Our Mission
To advance the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Christian education, home and foreign missions, church development, leadership formation and service to communities at home and abroad.
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Who we are
NBCA traces its historic roots to the Foreign Mission Baptist Convention of the United States, organized in 1880. From those beginnings the work of the fellowship has centered on Christian education, missions at home and abroad, church extension and religious publishing.
Today member churches, district associations and state conventions cooperate through boards, auxiliaries and commissions — carrying ministries no single congregation could sustain alone.
The convention gathers annually in national session and in the National Congress, where pastors, teachers and lay leaders are trained and certified for service in the local church.
Our president
Dr. Samuel C. Tolbert, Jr.
Dr. Tolbert serves as President of the National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc., leading the fellowship’s emphasis on Christian education, missions, church development and leadership formation.
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Office of the President
Our history
A fellowship since 1880
- 1880 Foreign Mission Baptist Convention of the United States organized in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1886 American National Baptist Convention organized in St. Louis.
- 1893 Baptist National Educational Convention organized in Washington, D.C.
- 1895 The three conventions united in Atlanta to form the National Baptist Convention.
- 1919 Division within the convention associated with the incorporation and publishing-board controversy.
- 1987 National Baptist Convention of America incorporated in Shreveport, Louisiana.
- 1988 NBCA voted to operate its own National Congress.
- Today Continued emphasis on education, evangelism, missions, church development and global service.
Our mission
Mission statement
To advance the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Christian education, home and foreign missions, church development, leadership formation and service to communities at home and abroad.
Strategic focus — 2023 – 2028
- 01 Growing healthy churches
- 02 Growing the G.I.V.E. Partnership Program
- 03 Growing the use of technology
- 04 Growing the Retreat Center
- 05 Growing local church and denominational leaders
Governance & resources
Revised 09/2022 · PDF
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2023 – 2028 · PDF
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Join the fellowship
Pastors, churches and individuals are invited into the fellowship — for church equipping, leadership development, Christian fellowship and missionary opportunity at home and abroad.