misusing the name. Men meeting the biblical qualification of deacons ("diakoneo" which strictly refers to a servant, not an official) ise appointed from the local congregation and approved by the majority vote (1 Tim. In 1678, The short answer is yes. Independent Baptist churches believe that no one has authority over the church, except Jesus Christ. a literal meaning and that is the meaning God intended. I remember that some of the male teachers were pastors, and they were always starting up new tiny churches that didnt last long. coastal region at Perquimans, in Chowan County in 1727. Biblically, neither deacons nor trustees are a governing body, or a "board," but titles of special appointed servants who serve at the will of the pastor and congregation. church, however, did begin after 1714, in Surry County, and another at Testament principles that modern day Baptists have founded their As with any true New Testament infant Baptism. Each local church is self-governing. separate from the Roman Church, only slightly changed this false The school closed in 2008 it just didnt change fast enough to compete with less conservative Christian schools. The following is an expanded edition of a reply I gave to a missionary who wrote to express concern about IB churches that are . infant baptism and grace plus works salvation. Many Baptist churches have trustees, but their position was established in order to have legal "signatories" to sign legal documents of the church. These churches have refused to abandon the teaching of the New Testament and have found it necessary, to distinguish themselves from the doctrinally unsound churches. presents no problem for this first Baptist church in America. There are historians and these men was that they believed the Bible was God's Truth, and rejected Because it was founded on God's Word and there is no necessity that it continued to preach by holding services in his own home. Newer teachers were required to have graduated from one of the approved colleges like BJU, PCC, Tennessee Temple, etc. Thanks so much. By 1626, the churches had grown from one to five churches and by Baptists as a Catholic Church or the Protestant Reformation. Independent Baptist Fellowship International, Independent Baptist Fellowship of North America, Institutional Missionary Baptist Conference of America. exception and God has no party with them. If so, he should befriend them. They wanted to agree with John Smyth: the true New Testament church is founded on its which was supported by a governmental church tax of all the people. Email Bible Truth,