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In November 1996, fifteen [[Reformed Baptist]] churches met at [[Heritage Church (Fayetteville, Georgia)|Heritage Church]] in Fayetteville, Georgia to begin the planning of a national association of churches. Four months later in March 1997, the Association of Reformed Baptist Churches in America ("ARBCA") was founded in Mesa, Arizona by 24 member churches from 14 different states.

ARBCA originally founded the [[Institute of Reformed Baptist Studies (IRBS)]] at [[Westminster Seminary]] ~~California~~, which provided training for seminarians as part of studies toward a Master of Divinity degree program. IRBS is now a full seminary that is now located on the campus of [[Heritage Baptist Church (Mansfield, Texas)|Heritage Baptist Church]] in Mansfield, Texas and maintains a relationship with the [[Confessional Baptist Association]] and other organizations.

ARBCA originally founded the [[Institute of Reformed Baptist Studies (IRBS)]] at [[Westminster Seminary California]], which provided training for seminarians as part of studies toward a Master of Divinity degree program. IRBS is now a full seminary that is now located on the campus of [[Heritage Baptist Church (Mansfield, Texas)|Heritage Baptist Church]] in Mansfield, Texas and maintains a relationship with the [[Confessional Baptist Association]] and other organizations.

In 2000, ARBCA merged with the [[Reformed Baptist Mission Services (RBMS)]], a foreign missions organization that was founded 12 years before the ARBCA. RBMS essentially served as the foreign missions board of the association, until the formal dissolution of ARBCA in 2022.

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 In November 1996, fifteen [[Reformed Baptist]] churches met at [[Heritage Church (Fayetteville, Georgia)|Heritage Church]] in Fayetteville, Georgia to begin the planning of a national association of churches. Four months later in March 1997, the Association of Reformed Baptist Churches in America ("ARBCA") was founded in Mesa, Arizona by 24 member churches from 14 different states.
-ARBCA originally founded the [[Institute of Reformed Baptist Studies (IRBS)]] at [[Westminster Seminary]] California, which provided training for seminarians as part of studies toward a Master of Divinity degree program. IRBS is now a full seminary that is now located on the campus of [[Heritage Baptist Church (Mansfield, Texas)|Heritage Baptist Church]] in Mansfield, Texas and maintains a relationship with the [[Confessional Baptist Association]] and other organizations.
+ARBCA originally founded the [[Institute of Reformed Baptist Studies (IRBS)]] at [[Westminster Seminary California]], which provided training for seminarians as part of studies toward a Master of Divinity degree program. IRBS is now a full seminary that is now located on the campus of [[Heritage Baptist Church (Mansfield, Texas)|Heritage Baptist Church]] in Mansfield, Texas and maintains a relationship with the [[Confessional Baptist Association]] and other organizations.
 In 2000, ARBCA merged with the [[Reformed Baptist Mission Services (RBMS)]], a foreign missions organization that was founded 12 years before the ARBCA. RBMS essentially served as the foreign missions board of the association, until the formal dissolution of ARBCA in 2022.