American Baptist Churches USA

American Baptist Churches USA
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	Baptist
Theology	Evangelical Mainline
Polity	Congregationalist
Associations	National Council of Churches; Baptist World Alliance
Region	United States
Headquarters	King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Origin	May 17, 1907 (1907-05-17) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Merger of	Triennial Convention related boards Free Will Baptist General Conference (1911)
Separations	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches (1932) Conservative Baptist Association of America (1947)
Congregations	4,973
Members	1,211,744
Missionary organization	International Ministries
Tertiary institutions	16
Seminaries	10
Other name(s)	Northern Baptist Convention (1907–1950) American Baptist Convention (1950–1972)
Official website	www.abc-usa.org

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The American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) is a Baptist Christian denomination established in 1907 originally as the Northern Baptist Convention, and from 1950 to 1972 as the American Baptist Convention. It traces its history to the First Baptist Church in America (1638) and the Baptist congregational associations which organized the Triennial Convention in 1814.

Headquartered in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, ABCUSA is considered mainline, although varying theological and mission emphases may be found among its congregations, including modernist, charismatic and evangelical orientations.^[1]