Back Ilesia baptista AN الكنيسة المعمدانية Arabic الكنيسه المعمدانيه ARZ Ilesies bautistes AST Baptizm Azerbaijani Баптизм Bashkir Баптызм Byelorussian Баптызм BE-X-OLD Баптизъм Bulgarian Badezouriezh Breton
Baptist is a word describing a tradition within Christianity and may also refer to individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. The tradition takes its name from the belief that followers of Jesus Christ should be placed in water to show their faith. Baptists do not practice infant baptism.
In 1639, Roger Williams began a Baptist church in Providence, Rhode Island and John Clarke began a Baptist church in Newport, Rhode Island. It is not clear which church opened first. Records for both churches are missing information.[1]
- ↑ Brackney, William H. (Baylor University, Texas). Baptists in North America: an historical perspective. Blackwell Publishing, 2006, p. 23. ISBN 1405118652