Baptists are admitted to their churches by being baptised after professing their faith in the church. Baptist churches are all independently governed, so although some of them join associations of Baptist churches, these associations have no direct authority over the churches.
Historical Figures
Denominations
Southern Baptist Convention
| Korean Bible Baptist Church (Linda) | Loma Rica Baptist Church | Hall Street Community Church (Marysville) | Feather River Baptist Church (Olivehurst) | First Baptist Church of Olivehurst | Wheatland Southern Baptist Church | First Baptist Church of Live Oak | Primera Iglesia Bautista (South Yuba City) | Sutter Baptist Church | River Valley Christian Fellowship (Tierra Buena) | Northside Baptist Church (Yuba City) | Cooper Avenue Baptist Church (Yuba City) | |
| Address | 6018 Star Avenue, Linda, CA 95901-9734 | 11449 Hill Road, Loma Rica, CA 95901-9459 | 2405 Hall Street, Marysville, CA 95901-3505 | 5400 Chestnut Road, Olivehurst, CA 95961-7432 | 1777 8th Avenue, Olivehurst, CA 95961 | 712 Olive Street, Wheatland, CA 95692 | 2480 Pennington Road, Live Oak, CA 95953 | 1641 Franklin Road, South Yuba City, CA 95993 | 2310 Mulberry Street, Sutter, CA 95982 | 1764 Tierra Buena Road, Tierra Buena, CA 95993-8854 | 1821 Butte House Road, Yuba City, CA 95993 | 804 Cooper Avenue, Yuba City, CA 95991-3812 |
| Phone | (530) 741-9195 | (530) 743-9013 | (530) 742-8412 | (530) 742-2227 | (530) 743-1831 | (530) 633-4338 | (530) 695-2894 | (530) 315-0959 | (530) 751-6503 | (530) 755-1362 | (530) 671-7130 | (530) 673-9278 |
| Website | Southern Baptist Convention | Southern Baptist Convention | Southern Baptist Convention | Southern Baptist Convention | Southern Baptist Convention | Wheatland Southern Baptist Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Southern Baptist Convention | Southern Baptist Convention | River Valley Christian Fellowship | Southern Baptist Convention | Cooper Avenue Baptist Church |
The Southern Baptist Convention is the largest association of Baptist churches in the world, and also the largest Protestant denomination in the United States. It has a history of promoting racism and slavery, although in 1995, it voted to adopt a resolution renouncing its racist roots and apologizing for its past defense of slavery.
The Southern Baptist Convention does not support the ordination of any women; however, some churches that are members of it have ordained women. These churches have sometimes been punished by being excluded from membership in their local associations of Baptist churches or expelled from their state conventions. It also does not support the ordination of gay men, and does not perform same-sex marriages. Since the early 1970s, it has preached that marriage must consist of a subservient woman and a dominant man. It compares the roles of a wife and a husband, respectively, to the roles of the church and God, saying that a wife should "submit to" (and worship) a husband as the church submits to and worships God, while a husband should "protect" (but not worship) a wife as God protects but does not worship the church. It also opposes even secular governmental recognition of same-sex marriages.
As of a 2007 estimate, 8.6% of Yuba County residents and 5.4% of Sutter County residents belonged to the Southern Baptist Convention.
Independent Baptist Churches
| Bible Baptist Church (Linda) | Valley Baptist Church (Linda) | Mount Olivet Baptist Church (Olivehurst) | Olivehurst Free Will Baptist Church | Landmark Missionary Baptist Church (Live Oak) | Grace Baptist Church (South Yuba City) | Free Grace Baptist Church (Yuba City) | First Baptist Church of Yuba City | |
| Address | 2787 North Beale Road, Linda, CA 95901-8044 | 1548 Hammonton Smartville Road, Linda, CA 95901 | 2284 McGowan Parkway, Olivehurst, CA 95901 | 1699 8th Avenue, Olivehurst, CA 95961 | 10421 Larkin Road, Live Oak, CA 95953 | 1980 South Walton Avenue, South Yuba City, CA 95993 | 1558 Starr Drive, Yuba City, CA 95993 | 916 Plumas Street, Yuba City, CA |
| Phone | (530) 742-2495 | (530) 742-2292 | (530) 749-2834 | (530) 749-2623 | (530) 695-5622 | (530) 673-6847 | (530) 742-7490 | (530) 671-1750 |
| Website | Bible Baptist Church | Landmark Missionary Baptist Church (Live Oak) | Grace Baptist Church | Free Grace Baptist Church | First Baptist Church of Yuba City |
The churches listed in the chart directly above are Baptist churches that do not belong to the Southern Baptist Convention.
Links
Bible Baptist Church Landmark Missionary Baptist Church (Live Oak) Grace Baptist Church Free Grace Baptist Church First Baptist Church of Yuba City Wheatland Southern Baptist Church River Valley Christian Fellowship Cooper Avenue Baptist Church Southern Baptist Convention Baptist Southern Baptist Convention The Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists The Rick A. Ross Institute: Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN): Pat Robertson, Founder Religion Facts: Baptist
