Nearly 150 years ago, Swedish immigrants settled in the United States, having come to America primarily because of religious persecution.  These followers of Christ, had a strong conviction about the Bible as the Word of God. They believed in believer’s baptism by immersion.  And they had a strong conviction about living a holy life as followers of Jesus Christ.  They began to reach other Swedish immigrants with the life changing message of the Gospel, and eventually organized as a fellowship of churches, called the Swedish Baptist General Conference.

Today the Baptist General Conference continues to affirm unequivocally, the Bible as the Word of God.  A clear conviction about believer’s baptism and regenerate church membership also remains strong.  And the same concern and conviction for distinctive, Christ-like living in a pagan and secular world, remains equally as strong.  In contrast to the early Swedish distinctiveness, today, the Baptist General Conference is a beautiful multi-ethnic, world-wide family of believers and churches, diverse, yet committed to the common mission of fulfilling Christ’s great commission for the church.

A copy of the Baptist General Conference Affirmation of Faith is found on this website.  Every Baptist General Conference church and every BGC leader is required to affirm this Affirmation of Faith.

Last update:  Monday, May 22,2006