Denomination
Faith Community Baptist Church is a
member of the Alberta Baptist Association (ABA), one of the member districts of
the North American Baptist Conference (NAB). The ABA's head office is in Edmonton and
the website is
www.nab.ca.
The North American Baptist
Conference is a family of over 400 churches with more than 74,000 worship
service attendees in the United States and Canada. North American Baptists are a
diverse group of believers representing many cultures and languages. You’ll find
us worshipping in small rural churches, large auditoriums, schools, storefronts,
and homes.
Each of our local churches chose to be part of the North American Baptist
Conference because they wanted to be part of a larger church family focused on
making disciples. That voluntary decision to cooperate with others is a very
important witness to our unity in Christ. Much of that cooperation can be seen locally through 13 NAB Regions. Regions are
an important ministry of our Conference, allowing many of our churches to
network, maximize resources, and partner on important initiatives.
Governing bodies: The General Council, composed of
representatives from our Regions, meet every year to determine the annual budget
and provide ministry direction for the Conference and its departments. The
General Council also makes recommendation to the
Triennial Conference where delegates from all of our churches meet every
three years to make decisions on policies, long-range plans and election of
certain personnel, boards, and committees. The Triennial Conference is also a
wonderful time for fellowship, inspiration, and hearing of God’s work among us.
Additional information on
the North American Baptist Conference is available online at
www.nabconference.org