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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
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The Association has its origins in the founding of American Baptists Concerned for Sexual Minorities in May 1972 by members of the American Baptist Churches USA who supported the inclusion of LGBT people. [1]
At a convention in San Jose, California in 1993, the Association replaced the latter. [2] In 1996, Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church in Oakland, California ordained Randle R. Mixon, the first openly gay Baptist minister. [3]
In 2007, it had 69 member churches.[4]
According to an association census released in 2024, it has 179 churches in 5 countries.[5] The organization merged with the Affirming Network of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in 2024.[6]
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Beliefs
The association believes in the full inclusion of LGBT people in the lives and ministries of Baptist churches.[7]
Schools
It has 5 member theological institutes. [8]
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