The California Southern Baptist Convention (CSBC) is the state convention of the Southern Baptist Convention in California.[1] CSBC includes 1,800 member churches which in turn have 450,000 members. Additionally the CSBC controls and financially supports California Baptist University.[2][3]
CSBC was founded in 1940 as the Southern Baptist General Convention of California.[4] The convention changed its name to its current name in 1988.[4]
CSBC's Executive Director leading day-to-day operations of the convention is Fermín A. Whittaker who was called to serve in 1995 by convention messengers.[5]
Several times in recent decades efforts to change the name of the convention to remove "Southern" have failed.[3][6]
References
- ^ "State Conventions and Local Associations: Alaska". Southern Baptist Convention. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ "CBU at a Glance". California Baptist University. Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ a b Barone, Terry (November 20, 2007). "California Baptists adopt budget, reject bill related to Baptist Faith and Message". Associated Baptist Press. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ a b "History & Facts". California Southern Baptist Convention. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ "Fermín A. Whittaker, Executive Director". California Southern Baptist Convention. Archived from the original on 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ "California's Southern Baptists keep name". Lodi News-Sentinel. Associated Press. November 7, 1999. p. 7.
Further reading
- "California Southern Baptist Convention". Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists. 3. Broadman Press. 1982. pp. 1559–1561. ISBN 978-0-8054-6556-3.