The Southern Baptist Convention is a Christian Protestant denomination based in the United States. It is a coalition of over 45,000 congregations that agree on a common doctrine and belief structure. Although founded in Georgia with an early focus on other southern churches, the Convention now has members spread throughout the United States.
If you read "The Baptist Faith and Message", this would answer the question of what a Southern Baptist is.
An evangelical Southern Baptist can preach anywhere.
christain McCain is southern Baptist and a Republican.
Southern Baptists are Christians.
Southern Baptist Convention was created in 1845.
Baptist Union of Southern Africa was created in 1877.
California Southern Baptist Convention was created in 1940.
Southern Baptist Educational Center was created in 1972.
Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia was created in 1993.
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary was created in 1859.
Possibly, but 1st Baptist is just the name of a local church. They may or may not belong to the Southern Baptist Association. They may be an independent church.
1st Baptist churches are not a separate denomination they are the first Baptist church that was established in a certain town or city. Most 1st Baptist churches are southern Baptist (although outside of the south this is not always true). As Southern Baptist churches most 1st Baptist church believe in the basic tenants of the Southern Baptist Convention as laid out in the Baptist Faith and Message.
A Southern Baptist Church is part of the Southern Baptist Convention and hold to certain conservative beliefs although each church is fundamentally autonomous. There is a Southern Baptist Church actually in Northport, Washington 7 miles from the Canadian border so, location is not the only thing that determines Southern Baptist. Actually, not only is location "not" the only thing, it isn't a factor at all. If a church is officially a member of the SBC, it is a Southern Baptist Church, no matter where it is located. There are Southern Baptist churches in many parts of the country and the world.