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Although Baptists organized within a denomination will have a "headquarters" facility, it generally exists solely to foster and assist [[evangelical]] work both at home and abroad; it will not dictate doctrine or policy (unlike Catholicism, Orthodox, or many mainline denominations).  

Although Baptists organized within a denomination will have a "headquarters" facility, it generally exists solely to foster and assist [[evangelical]] work both at home and abroad; it will not dictate doctrine or policy (unlike Catholicism, Orthodox, or many mainline denominations).  

The most well known Baptist denomination is the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] (SBC), which despite its name has congregations in every state.  It is the largest Protestant denomination in the United States.  Since its founding in 1845, the SBC has grown to over 16 million members in more than 42,000 churches in the United States.  The SBC sponsors about 5,000 home missionaries serving the United States, Canada, Guam and the Caribbean, as well as another 5,000 foreign missionaries at work in 153 countries.

The most well known Baptist denomination is the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] (SBC), which despite its name has congregations in every state.  It is the largest Protestant denomination in the United States.  Since its founding in 1845, the SBC has grown to over 16 million members in more than 42,000 churches in the United States.  The SBC sponsors about 5,000 home missionaries serving the United States, Canada, Guam and the Caribbean, as well as another 5,000 foreign missionaries at work in 153 countries. In 1979, the beginnings of a theologically conservative resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention as the result of a struggle for control of the denomination between moderates and conservatives.<ref>[https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/25-years-ago-conservative-resurgence-got-its-start/ 25 years ago, conservative resurgence got its start], ''Baptist Press'', 2004</ref>

More African-Americans belong to the National Baptist Convention, with 7.5 million members, than to any other church body. Others are members of the smaller but more liberal Progressive National Baptist Convention, which has over 2000 churches and a total membership of 2.5 million.

More African-Americans belong to the National Baptist Convention, with 7.5 million members, than to any other church body. Others are members of the smaller but more liberal Progressive National Baptist Convention, which has over 2000 churches and a total membership of 2.5 million.