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| headquarters = Mansfield, Texas | | headquarters = Mansfield, Texas | ||
| theological_tradition = [[Reformed Baptist]] | | theological_tradition = [[Reformed Baptist]] | ||
| date_founded = 1996 | | date_founded = March 11, 1996 (originally as "ARBCA") | ||
| website = [https://cba1689.com cba1689.com] | | website = [https://cba1689.com cba1689.com] | ||
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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 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. | ||
In 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 Angier, North Carolina, which consisted of the 13 founding member churches of the new association. | ||
==Theology== | ==Theology== | ||
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The association is recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense as an endorsing agency for United States military chaplains. | The association is recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense as an endorsing agency for United States military chaplains. | ||
==Church | ==Church planting== | ||
The mission of CBA is to assist local churches in the planting of Reformed Baptist churches that subscribe to the [[Second London Baptist Confession (1689)]]. | The mission of CBA is to assist local churches in the planting of Reformed Baptist churches that subscribe to the [[Second London Baptist Confession (1689)]]. | ||