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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.
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