Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists
ClassificationEvangelical Christianity
TheologyBaptist
Region3 countries
HeadquartersLouisville, Kentucky, United States
Origin1993
Congregations141
Official websiteawab.org

The Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists (AWAB) is a Baptist Christian association of churches. The headquarters is in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.

History

The Association was founded by a dozen churches of the American Baptist Churches USA in favor to the inclusion of LGBTQ people in 1993 in San Jose, California. [1][2]

In 2007, it had 69 member churches.[3]

According to a denomination census released in 2022, it has 141 churches in 3 countries.[4]

Beliefs

The association believes in the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in the lives and ministries of Baptist churches.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bob Allen, New AWAB leader brings non-profit management skills, baptistnews.com, USA, October 21, 2016
  2. ^ Jeff Brumley, 25 years ago this week, five Baptist churches were booted for affirming gay members, baptistnews.com, USA, January 5, 2021
  3. ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 603
  4. ^ Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists, Member Churches & Ministries, awab.org, USA, retrieved November 5, 2022
  5. ^ Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists, Welcoming & Affirming All People, awab.org, USA, retrieved November 5, 2022

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