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Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists

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

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History

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

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

According to an association census released in 2024, it has 179 churches in 5 countries.[4]

Beliefs

The association believes in the full affirmation of LGBT people in the lives and ministries of Baptist churches.[5]

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