North Texas Baptist Association
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The North Texas Baptist Area Association (NTBA) is an association of conservative Southern Baptist churches in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area.
NTBA was formed in March, 2000 by seven local churches that were aligned with the conservative Southern Baptists of Texas
Convention (SBTC), and who wanted to form a local association that was aligned with SBTC (and, conversely, not affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas
).
NTBA is currently headquartered in Lewisville, Texas
on the campus of Lakeland Baptist Church
, and is formally aligned with SBC and SBTC. As of March 2010 NBTA has approx. 90 affiliated churches.
NTBA currently supports eight mission churches in the DFW area and one in Wisconsin, ongoing mission projects in Mexico and Germany, a pastoral scholarship fund at Criswell College
, and a local crisis pregnancy center
in Lewisville.
NTBA is focused on missions activity; its "president", Ed Ethridge, holds the title of "Director of Missions".
NTBA was formed in March, 2000 by seven local churches that were aligned with the conservative Southern Baptists of Texas
Southern Baptists of Texas
The Southern Baptists of Texas Convention is a convention of conservative Southern Baptist churches in Texas. It is supportive of the national Southern Baptist Convention...
Convention (SBTC), and who wanted to form a local association that was aligned with SBTC (and, conversely, not affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas
Baptist General Convention of Texas
The Baptist General Convention of Texas is the oldest surviving Baptist convention in the state of Texas. The churches cooperating with the Baptist General Convention of Texas partner nationally and internationally with both the Southern Baptist Convention and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship,...
).
NTBA is currently headquartered in Lewisville, Texas
Lewisville, Texas
Lewisville is a city in Denton County in the U.S. state of Texas. The 2010 United States Census placed the population at 95,290 within . The city also includes of Lewisville Lake....
on the campus of Lakeland Baptist Church
Lakeland Baptist Church (Lewisville, Texas)
Lakeland Baptist Church is a Southern Baptist congregation located in Lewisville, Texas.-History:During the late 1950s and early 1960s, Jim Angel, a resident of Denton who worked at Southwestern Bell in Dallas, noticed that several new houses were being built on the west side of Interstate 35E in...
, and is formally aligned with SBC and SBTC. As of March 2010 NBTA has approx. 90 affiliated churches.
NTBA currently supports eight mission churches in the DFW area and one in Wisconsin, ongoing mission projects in Mexico and Germany, a pastoral scholarship fund at Criswell College
Criswell College
Criswell College is a Dispensationalist Christian college and divinity school in Dallas, Texas. It is known for training students to teach and preach the Bible with emphasis on evangelism, the original languages, and Biblical inerrancy.-History:...
, and a local crisis pregnancy center
Crisis pregnancy center
A crisis pregnancy center , sometimes called a pregnancy resource center , is a non-profit organization established to counsel pregnant women against having an abortion....
in Lewisville.
NTBA is focused on missions activity; its "president", Ed Ethridge, holds the title of "Director of Missions".