Talk:Baptists in the United States

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Founding dates
First Baptist Church in America's bylaws state "The First Baptist Church in America was established in 1638 by Roger Williams and has been in continuous operation as a church since that date."( Article I). Was the state of this entity not really "Baptism, the religion, as we know it" or his group not fully organized as a "church" until the following year? DMacks 04:28, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Boston?
You might mention the early history of Baptists in Boston. A Baptist meeting house was established in the North End in the mid 17th century, then quickly closed by the magistrates under pressure from the Puritan clergy. They were allowed to meet for worship on an Island in Boston Harbor, and eventually returned to Boston proper by the end of the century and were mostly left alone thereafter.

Additionally, Henry Dunster, first president of Harvard, ascribed to adult "believers baptism"--a position which caused him to lose the presidency. Some count him among the first prominent baptist clergymen in America. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.132.21.77 (talk) 17:42, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Naming discussion for related category
Editors interested in this article may have useful insights to offer in the WP:CFD discussion of the name for the related category: Categories for discussion/Log/2014 January 5. --Orlady (talk) 16:03, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

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'Main article: List of Baptist churches' is not appropriate
The linked article 'List of Baptist churches' under 'Major Baptist organizations in the U.S.' is a list of individually notable congregations, not a complete list of Baptist denominations as the 'main article' language suggests. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:30A:C052:EE90:F5F3:D5B4:A119:D33D (talk) 02:54, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

Race in the Baptist Church
I am considering adding a section to this article that discusses race and attitudes towards race within the Baptist Church as it isn't mentioned yet in this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kef1170 (talk • contribs) 17:49, 10 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Hey, I am also interested in working on this topic if you want to work together. I have put a list of sources that could potentially be used for these purposes on my user page if you or anyone else wants to check that out. KaelaWilbur (talk) 01:31, 11 September 2020 (UTC)


 * There seems to be somewhat more discussion about at least historical issues relating race in the Baptist article (although there is some here). So I might suggest, you work in tandem on both articles or at least compare and even move information to better summarize and conceptualize (also, it might make more sense to approach it as Baptist churches, rather than one Church, especially since the historical dividing between Southern and National/Progressive conventions).  Thanks. -- Alanscottwalker (talk) 14:34, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Planning for Revisions
Hello! So as you might have seen on the banner at the top of this page, I am going to be working to try and improve this article this Fall (as well as corresponding sections of the Baptist article as time allows). My primary focuses for this article are going to be adding information to the Antebellum period, adding a section to the history section to address segregation and racism in the church, and adding a demographics section such as other good rated articles on religions within a country have. I am still very much so in the planning process so would appreciate any input, advice, ideas, etc. pertaining to my plans. I have added some information, as well some ideas I have for sections to add, and a bibliography by section in my user sandbox if anyone wants to go take a look. Thanks everyone! KaelaWilbur (talk) 01:02, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

Adding Revisions
Hello all! I've begun adding my revisions to the page, feel free to check what I'm adding and correct anything you see. Also am happy to discuss anything else you think should be added/ revised here or on my talk page as well. Thanks! KaelaWilbur (talk) 01:51, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

Peer review suggestions
Hello! I have recently peer reviewed this article, and I just wanted to give a few of my thoughts. The history of the Baptist church was covered very well; I also enjoyed the sections of inclusion for African American Baptists. However, I have a few suggestions for improvement. I think the lead could be revised to give a broader view of the rest of the article. There were a few sentences of information that seemed out of place in it. Additionally, I think the amount of major Baptist denominations can be significantly shortened since there is another article just for that. Perhaps some of the organizations can be moved to the article instead of being kept on this one. Overall, I think it was very comprehensive and interesting to read! Vanchu22 (talk) 01:21, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

Distribution?
Surely one prominent feature of Baptism in the US is its uneven distribution across the country (e.g. bigger in the Bible Belt, etc.). It seems like a big gap in this article that there's not a section addressing that. Would be particularly nice to have a map. GeoEvan (talk) 09:38, 20 April 2023 (UTC)