Southern Baptist

American  

noun

1. a member of the Southern Baptist Convention, founded in Augusta, Georgia, in 1845, that is strictly Calvinistic and active in religious publishing and education.

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Southern Baptist

She had grown up an all-in Southern Baptist who went to church “anytime the doors were open.”

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

Footage showed a chaotic scene unfolding inside the church, which belongs to the Southern Baptist Convention, as protesters and members of the congregation shout at each other.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026

I can only speculate, but the answer likely lies in the quiet rules that many proud, image-conscious Southern Baptist families carried for generations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

Cain is a book critic and the author of the memoir “This Boy’s Faith: Notes From a Southern Baptist Upbringing.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025

Cabot Searcy, having been raised in a Southern Baptist church in Georgia, had little knowledge of this text before this first encounter.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley