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The Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists (AWAB) is a Baptist Christian association of churches. The headquarters is in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.

History

The Association was founded by a dozen churches of the American Baptist Churches USA in favor to the inclusion of LGBTQ people in 1993 in San Jose, California. [1][2]

In 2007, it had 69 member churches.[3]

According to a denomination census released in 2022, it has 141 churches in 3 countries.[4]

Beliefs

The association believes in the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in the lives and ministries of Baptist churches.[5]

See also

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References

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External links

  1. Bob Allen, New AWAB leader brings non-profit management skills, baptistnews.com, USA, October 21, 2016
  2. Jeff Brumley, 25 years ago this week, five Baptist churches were booted for affirming gay members, baptistnews.com, USA, January 5, 2021
  3. William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 603
  4. Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists, Member Churches & Ministries, awab.org, USA, retrieved November 5, 2022
  5. Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists, Welcoming & Affirming All People, awab.org, USA, retrieved November 5, 2022