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{{Infobox_denomination

| image = File:Confessional-Baptist-Association.jpg

| headquarters = Mansfield, Texas

| headquarters = [[wikipedia:Mansfield, Texas|Mansfield, Texas]]

| theological_tradition = [[Reformed Baptist]]

| date_founded = March 11, 1996 (originally as "[[Association of Reformed Baptist Churches in America|ARBCA]]")

| leadership = [[Corey Smith (baptist)|Corey Smith]] (moderator)

| website = [https://cba1689.com cba1689.com]

}}

The '''Confessional Baptist Association''' (or simply "'''CBA'''"), previously known as the ~~'''~~Association of Reformed Baptist Churches in America~~'''~~ (or simply "'''ARBCA'''"), is an association of [[Reformed Baptist]] churches in the [[United States of America|United States]]. The headquarters is located in Mansfield, Texas at [[Heritage Baptist Church (Mansfield, Texas)]].<ref>https://www.cba1689.com/about-cba</ref>

The '''Confessional Baptist Association''' (or simply "'''CBA'''"), previously known as the [[Association of Reformed Baptist Churches in America]] (or simply "'''ARBCA'''"), is an association of [[Reformed Baptist]] churches in the [[wikipedia:United States of America|United States]]. The headquarters is located in [[wikipedia:Mansfield, Texas|Mansfield, Texas]] at [[Heritage Baptist Church (Mansfield, Texas)]].<ref>https://www.cba1689.com/about-cba</ref>

==History==

On November 12–13, 1996, fifteen [[Reformed Baptist]] churches met at [[Heritage Church (Mansfield, Texas)|Heritage Church]] in Fayetteville, Georgia 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~~. The union was founded in 1997 as the Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America~~ by 24 member churches from 14 states.

On November 12–13, 1996, fifteen [[Reformed Baptist]] churches met at [[Heritage Church (Mansfield, Texas)|Heritage Church]] in [[wikipedia:Fayetteville, Georgia|Fayetteville, Georgia]] 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 [[wikipedia:Mesa, Arizona|Mesa, Arizona]] by 24 member churches from 14 states.

In March 2022, following the aftermath of the [[Thomas Chantry]] controversy, the organization moved to legally dissolve the current organization, and created a new organization headquartered in Mansfield, Texas named "Confessional Baptist Association" along with a new set of bylaws for the new association. In 2023, the association held its first general assembly at [[Oak Grove Baptist Church (Angier, North Carolina)|Oak Grove Baptist Church]] in Angier, North Carolina, which consisted of the 13 founding member churches of the new association.

In March 2022, following the aftermath of the [[Thomas Chantry]] controversy, the organization moved to legally dissolve the current organization, and created a new organization headquartered in Mansfield, Texas named "Confessional Baptist Association" along with a new set of bylaws for the new association. In 2023, the association held its first general assembly at [[Oak Grove Baptist Church (Angier, North Carolina)|Oak Grove Baptist Church]] in [[wikipedia:Angier, North Carolina|Angier, North Carolina]], which consisted of the 13 founding member churches of the new association.

==Theology==

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 {{Infobox_denomination
 | image = File:Confessional-Baptist-Association.jpg
-| headquarters = Mansfield, Texas
+| headquarters = [[wikipedia:Mansfield, Texas|Mansfield, Texas]]
 | theological_tradition = [[Reformed Baptist]]
 | date_founded = March 11, 1996 (originally as "[[Association of Reformed Baptist Churches in America|ARBCA]]")
+| leadership = [[Corey Smith (baptist)|Corey Smith]] (moderator)
 | website = [https://cba1689.com cba1689.com]
 }}
-The '''Confessional Baptist Association''' (or simply "'''CBA'''"), previously known as the '''Association of Reformed Baptist Churches in America''' (or simply "'''ARBCA'''"), is an association of [[Reformed Baptist]] churches in the [[United States of America|United States]]. The headquarters is located in Mansfield, Texas at [[Heritage Baptist Church (Mansfield, Texas)]].<ref>https://www.cba1689.com/about-cba</ref>
+The '''Confessional Baptist Association''' (or simply "'''CBA'''"), previously known as the [[Association of Reformed Baptist Churches in America]] (or simply "'''ARBCA'''"), is an association of [[Reformed Baptist]] churches in the [[wikipedia:United States of America|United States]]. The headquarters is located in [[wikipedia:Mansfield, Texas|Mansfield, Texas]] at [[Heritage Baptist Church (Mansfield, Texas)]].<ref>https://www.cba1689.com/about-cba</ref>
 ==History==
-On November 12–13, 1996, fifteen [[Reformed Baptist]] churches met at [[Heritage Church (Mansfield, Texas)|Heritage Church]] in Fayetteville, Georgia 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. The union was founded in 1997 as the Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America by 24 member churches from 14 states.
+On November 12–13, 1996, fifteen [[Reformed Baptist]] churches met at [[Heritage Church (Mansfield, Texas)|Heritage Church]] in [[wikipedia:Fayetteville, Georgia|Fayetteville, Georgia]] 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 [[wikipedia:Mesa, Arizona|Mesa, Arizona]] by 24 member churches from 14 states.
-In March 2022, following the aftermath of the [[Thomas Chantry]] controversy, the organization moved to legally dissolve the current organization, and created a new organization headquartered in Mansfield, Texas named "Confessional Baptist Association" along with a new set of bylaws for the new association. In 2023, the association held its first general assembly at [[Oak Grove Baptist Church (Angier, North Carolina)|Oak Grove Baptist Church]] in Angier, North Carolina, which consisted of the 13 founding member churches of the new association.
+In March 2022, following the aftermath of the [[Thomas Chantry]] controversy, the organization moved to legally dissolve the current organization, and created a new organization headquartered in Mansfield, Texas named "Confessional Baptist Association" along with a new set of bylaws for the new association. In 2023, the association held its first general assembly at [[Oak Grove Baptist Church (Angier, North Carolina)|Oak Grove Baptist Church]] in [[wikipedia:Angier, North Carolina|Angier, North Carolina]], which consisted of the 13 founding member churches of the new association.
 ==Theology==