Baptist Distinctives

Sources for Materials on Baptist Doctrine, Polity, and History

The following are organizations that have materials available on Baptist beliefs, polity, history, and organization. This website is intended to provide sources for further study on Baptists. However, it is not intended as an endorsement in any way of the following sources.

This is not a comprehensive listing of sources for information on Baptists but links from the websites of the organizations listed will provide access to most available sources.

The data in each listing is subject to change by that entity; if you discover data that needs correcting or updating please let us know via the ways listed in "How to Contact Us" section of this website.

For information on various Baptist groups in the United States, including addresses and websites, see the current annual edition of Mead, Frank and Samuel S. Hill. Handbook of Denominations in the United States. Nashville: Abingdon Press.

American Baptist Historical Society
P. O. 851
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 19482
610.768.2260 (ph.)
610.768.2266 (fax)
dbvanbro@abc-usa.org (email)
www.abc-usa.org/abhs
A vast collection of Baptist documents, books, and materials with a focus on the American Baptist Churches-USA and its predecessors.

BAPTISTWAY PRESS
333 North Washington
Dallas, Texas 75246
1.800.355.5285 (ph.)
214.828.5187 (fax)
Baptistway@bgct.org (email)
www.bgct.org Contact for list of materials, such as books, Bible study materials, and Internet materials.

Baptist History and Heritage Society
P. O. Box 728
Brentwood, Tennessee 37024-0728
615.371.7978 (ph.)
1-800-966-2278 (toll free)
615.371.7939 (fax)
cdweese@tnbaptist.org
www.baptisthistory.org
Contact for catalogue of available books, pamphlets, and other resource materials.

Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
200 Maryland Ave. N. E.
Washington, D. C. 20002
202.544.4226 (ph.)
202.544.2094 (fax)
www.bjcpa.org
Contact for materials on religious liberty and separation of church and state.

Baptist Union of Great Britain
Baptist House
P. O. Box 44
129 Broadway
Didcot
Oxfordshire\OX 11 8RT
England
01235 517715 (fax)
Information on Baptists in Great Britain.

Baptist World Alliance
405 North Washington
Falls Church, Virginia 22046
703.790.8980 (phone)
703.893.5160 (fax)
bwa@bwanet.org
www.bwanet.org
Contact for materials and information about the Baptist World Alliance and about various Baptist groups throughout the world.

Center for Baptist Heritage and Studies and the
Virginia Baptist Historical Society
P. O. Box 34
University of Richmond, Virginia 23173
804.289.8434 (ph.)
804.289.8953 (fax)
Freda@vbmb.org
www.baptistheritage.org and www.heritageseekers.org
Houses collection of early Baptist materials in America, sponsors conferences, produces materials on Baptist heritage and beliefs.

Judson Press
P. O. Box 851
Valley Forge, PA. 19482-0851
1.800.4.JUDSON (ph.)
www.judsonpress.com
Contact for catalogue on resources on Baptists with a focus on American Baptists.

LifeWay Christian Resources
One LifeWay Plaza
Nashville, TN. 37234
615.251.2000 (ph.)
www.lifeway.com
Contact for information about books on Baptists with a focus on Southern Baptists.

National Association of Free Will Baptists
5233 Mt. View Rd.
Antioch, TN 37011-5002
www.nafwb.net
Contact for information from a General Baptist or free will Baptists perspective.

Partee Center for Baptist Historical Studies
William Jewell College
500 College Hill
WJC Box 1023
Liberty, MO 64068
816.415.7620/7558 (ph.)
http://campus.jewell.edu/academics/curry/library/partee/partee.html
Archival material available on Baptists, primarily focused on mid-America region.

Program in Baptist Studies, Baylor University
P. O. Box 97284
Waco, Texas 76798-7284
254.710.3723 (ph.)
www.BaptistHeritage.com
Sponsors research and conferences on Baptists, past and present. The website has valuable information on various resources but is still incomplete.

The Reformed Reader
www.reformedreader.org
A website with extensive materials on Baptists including a Baptist timeline and copies of Baptist confessional statements; emphasizes reformed theology.

Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives
90l Commerce Street
#400
Nashville, TN 37203-3630
615.244.0344 (ph.)
bill@sbhla.org
www.sbhla.org
Extensive collection of archival materials with a focus on Southern Baptists.

Texas Baptist Heritage Center/Baptist Distinctives Committee
333 North Washington
Dallas, Texas 75246
214.370.9441 (ph.)
214.370.0228 (fax)
William.pinson@bgct.org
Doris.tinker@bgct.org
www.baptistinctives.org
Produces various materials on Baptist distinctives, conducts conferences, honors outstanding Baptists in special events.

The Baptist Historical Society of England
15 Fenhurst Gardens
Long Ashton
Bristol BS18 9AU
www.baptisthistory.org.uk
Material on early Baptists in England as well as current information.

The Baptist Standard Bearer, Inc.
Number One Oaks Drive
Paris, Arkansas 72855
501.963.3831 (ph.)
501.963.8083 (fax)
www.standardbearer.org
Contact for catalogue or see website for listing of materials, including many reprints of out-of-print books on various subjects related to Baptist doctrine and polity.

The Center for Baptist Studies
1400 Coleman Avenue
Macon, Georgia 31027
478.301.5467 (ph.)
478.301.5663 (fax)
Shurden_wb@mercer.edu
www.mercer.edu/baptiststudies/main.html
Produces an extensive amount of material on Baptist history, doctrine, and polity.
© 2005 by Wm. M. Pinson Jr.

The information on this website is intended to provide resources for further study on Baptists--doctrine, polity, heritage, ministries, organizations. However, it is not intended as an endorsement in any way of these resources.