List of Baptist confessions

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The following is a list of confessions that have been important to the development of various Baptist churches throughout history.

Contents 1 1600s 2 1700s 3 1800s 4 1900s 5 Statements of Faith by Convention/Association 6 Other Resources

[edit] 1600s

• 1644 First London Baptist Confession - revised in 1646
• 1651 The Faith and Practice of Thirty Congregations
• 1654 The True Gospel-Faith Declared According to the Scriptures
• 1656 The Somerset Confession of Faith
• 1655 Midland Confession of Faith
• 1660 The Standard Confession
• 1678 The Orthodox Creed
• 1689 Second London Baptist Confession - originally written in 1677
• 1691 A Short Confession or a Brief Narrative of Faith

[edit] 1700s

• 1742 The Philadelphia Confession
• 1745 The Coalheaver's Confession
• 1757 Carter Lane Declaration of Faith
• 1758 The Sandy Creek Confession
• 1770 Articles of Religion of the New Connexion
• 1792 The Goatyard Declaration of Faith

[edit] 1800s

• 1812 Former Articles
• 1833 New Hampshire Confession of Faith
• 1834 A Treatise on the Faith of the Freewill Baptists
• 1858 The Abstract of Principles
• 1866 Compend of Christian Doctrines Held by Baptists
• 1878 The Articles of Faith of the Gospel Standard Aid and Poor Relief Societies (Strict Baptist) — an expression of Hyper-Calvinism

[edit] 1900s

• 1900 Fulton Confession of Faith (Primitive Baptists)
• 1923 Articles of Faith Put Forth by the Baptist Union of America
• 1925 Baptist Faith and Message - revised in 1963, 1998 and 2000
• 1935 Treatise on the Faith and Practice of the Free Will Baptists

[edit] Statements of Faith by Convention/Association

• American Baptist Association
• Baptist Missionary Association of America
• General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
• A Treatise of the Faith and Practices of the National Association of Free Will Baptists
• North American Baptist Conference
• Southern Baptist Convention - Baptist Faith and Message 2000
• Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada

[edit] Other Resources

• Baptist Confessions of Faith
• Reformed Reader - Historic Baptist Documents