The LINKS to these ACRONYMS by NO WAY SHOW AN ENDORSEMENT,  as a matter of fact, I probably DISAGREE WITH A MAJORITY OF THEM!  These links are provided for you who ARE NOT FAMILIAR with the ORGANIZATION(S), so you can BETTER ASCERTAIN the DOCTRINAL POSITION of a church.

(Besides, I need this list to remind me what the acronyms are!)

If you know of any that are not listed here, please feel free to bring it to my attention.


ABA: American Baptist Association (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.abaptist.org

     Not KJV only

ABBCIS: Antioch Baptist Bible College Institute & Seminary (local church over this organization)

     http://www.abbcis.com

ABC: American Baptist Convention (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.abc-usa.org

     Not KJV only

ABWE: Association of Baptist for World Evangelism (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.abwe.org/

     Not KJV only

AFBM: Armed Forces Baptist Missions,

     http://www.afbmissions.com

AIBCI: Association of Independent Baptist Churches of Illinois

     http://www.aibci.org

AIBF: Atlantic Independent Baptist Fellowship

     http://aibf.net

AIMF: Appalachian Independent Ministers Fellowship

     http://aimfellowship.org

AMBASSADOR-BC: Ambassador Baptist College: Lattimore, NC

     http://www.ambassadors.edu

ANDERSON: Steve Anderson’s church in AZ.  Post-Trib, The church replaced Israel, reprobates

    (homosexuals) cannot be saved. The “New IFB.”

     http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org

APPALACHIAN-BC: Appalachian Bible College: Bradley, WV

     http://www.abc.edu/index.html

     Not KJV only

ARLINGTON-BC: Arlington Baptist College: Arlington, TX

     http://www.abconline.edu

ASV: American Standard Version

     http://www.biblebelievers.com/BibleVersions.html

BATA: Baptist Ambassadors to America

     http://www.batamissions.org

BBA: Brevard Baptist Association, Brevard County, FL

     http://www.brevardbaptistassociation.com

BBC-EAST or BBC-MA: Boston Baptist College (formerly Baptist Bible College East) in Boston, MA (No local church over this organization) Not KJV Only

     http://www.boston.edu

BBC-MO: Baptist Bible College, Springfield, MO (No local church over this organization, not KJV Only)

     http://www.gobbc.edu

     http://www.tribune.org

BBC-PA: Baptist Bible College & Seminary, Clarks Summit, PA (No local church over this organization).

     Not KJV only.

     http://www.bbc.edu

BBF: Baptist Bible Fellowship (No local church over this organization).  Not KJV Only

     http://www.tribune.org

BBFI: Baptist Bible Fellowship International (No local church over this organization). Not KJV Only

     (Actually part of the BBC-MO)

     http://www.bbfi.org

BGC: Baptist General Conference (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.bgcworld.org

BIMI: Baptist International Missions Incorporated (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.bimi.org

BIO: Baptist International Outreach (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.biomissions.org

BJU: Bob Jones University (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.bju.edu

     Not KJV only

BMA: Baptist Missionary Association (No local church over this organization)

     http://bmaweb.net

BMM: Baptist Mid-Missions (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.bmm.org

BPS: Bearing Precious Seed (KJV Bible publishing & distribution) First Baptist Church, Milford, OH

     http://www.bpsmilford.org

CARBC: California Association of Regular Baptist Churches (see GARBC) (No local church over this      organization)

     http://www.carbc.org

     Not KJV only

CBA: Conservative Baptist Association (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.cbamerica.org

     Not KJV only

CBTS: Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary: Lansdale, PA

     http://www.cbs.edu

     Not KJV only

CCC: Clearwater Christian College: Clearwater, FL

     http://www.clearwater.edu

     Not KJV only

CCM: Contemporary Christian Music (Includes “Christian” Rock)

CEDARVILLE: Cedarville College: Cedarville, OH (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.cedarville.edu/home

     Not KJV only

CLEARWATER-CC: Clearwater Christian College: Clearwater, FL.  Not KJV Only

     http://www.clearwater.edu

CROWN-BC: Crown College: Powell, TN

     http://go4thecrown.com

DAVIS: Davis Collge: Binghamton, NY (formerly Practical Bible College).  Not KJV only

     http://www.davisny.edu

DBF: Delmarva Baptist Fellowship

    http://www.delmarvabaptist.org

EBM: Evangelical Baptist Missions

     http://www.ebm.org

FAITH-BBC: Faith Baptist Bible College: Aneky, IA

     http://www.faith.edu

     Not KJV only

FALWELL: Thomas Rd Baptist Church: Lynchberg, VA

     http://www.liberty.edu

     Not KJV only

FBBC: Fellowship of Fundamental Bible Churches

     1] We are not a “1611” Fellowship of Churches, 2] There is benefit in other Bible translations, and

     3] No translation is flawless

     http://fellowshipoffundamentalbiblechurches.wordpress.com

FBF: Fundamental Baptist Fellowship (No local church over this organization). Not KJV only.

     http://www.f-b-f.org

FFBC: Faith Baptist Bible College: Aneky, IA.  Not KJV Only

     http://www.faith.edu

FPF: Free Preachers Fellowship (Founder Chuck Baldwin)

     http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com

GARBC: General Association of Regular Baptist Churches (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.garbc.org

     Not KJV only

GBA: Georgia Baptist Seminary

     http://www.georgiabaptistseminary.com

GIBF: Global Independent Baptist Fellowship

     http://www.gibf.org

GOLDEN STATE-BC: Golden State Baptist College: Santa Clara, CA

     http://www.gsbc.edu/Home.htm

     KJB Only

GRACE-TULIP: Churches that hold a Calvanistic Doctrine of Sovereign Grace

     Some Born to Hell, others born to heaven, no choice in the matter.

     http://www.gospeloutreach.net/tulip.html

HBBC: Heartland Bible Baptist College, Oklahoma City, OK. KJB Only

     http://www.heartlandbaptist.edu

     KJB Only

HBU: Heritage Baptist University

     http://www.hbuonline.edu

HPBF: High Plains Baptist Fellowship

     http://www.baptisttabernacleonline.com/highplains/High%20Plains.htm

HYLES: Like Doctrine of Hyles Anderson College, Hammond, IN. KJB Only

     http://www.hylesanderson.com

     KJB Only

IBFA: Independent Baptist Foundation of America

     http://www.ibfofa.org

IBFI: Independent Baptist Fellowship International

     http://www.ibfi-nbbi.org

IBFNA: Independent Baptist Fellowship of North America (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.ibfna.org

IFCA: Independent Fundamental Churches of America (No local church over this organization)

     http://ifca.org

     Not KJV only

IFFB: International Fellowship of Fundamental Baptists

     http://www.revivalministries.net

IMBF: Intermountain Baptist Fellowship

     http://www.imbfellowship.org

KJV: I know the church preaches from the KJV, but I do not know their stand on it.

KJB: The church uses end endorses only the King James Version for English speaking believers.

LANDMARK-BC: Landmark Baptist College: Haines City, FL.  KJB Only

     http://www.landmarkbaptistchurch.org/college

LANSDALE: Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary, Lansdale, PA. Not KJV Only

     http://www.cbs.edu

LBF: Liberty Baptist Fellowship.  Not KJV Only

     http://www.libertybaptistfellowship.com

LIBERTY-U: Liberty University: Lynchberg, VA (Jerry Falwell). Not KJV Only

     http://www.liberty.edu

MARANTHA-BBC: Maranatha Bible Baptist College, Watertown, WI (No local church over this organization). Not KJV only.

     http://www.mbbc.edu

MBA: Missionary Baptist Association (No local church over this organization), Not KJV only

     http://www.mbaoftexas.org

MBBC: Maranatha Bible Baptist College, Watertown, WI (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.mbbc.edu

MIDWESTERN-BC: Midwestern Baptist College: Pontiac, MI.  KJB Only

     http://www.midwesternbaptist.edu

NABC: North American Baptist Conference (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.nabconference.org

NBC: National Baptist Convention (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.nationalbaptist.com

     Not KJV only

NBBS: Norris Bible Baptist Seminary

     http://www.ibfi-nbbi.org

NEBF: New England Baptist Fellowship

NEW IFB: This is the name given to churches that are like Steve Anderson’s church in AZ.  

     Post-Trib, The church replaced Israel, reprobates (homosexuals) cannot be saved.

     http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org

NFIBC: Northeast Fellowship of Independent Baptist Churches

     Loose GARBC affiliation. Formerly the (ESF) Empire State Fellowship of Regular Baptist Churches

     http://nfibc.org

     https://www.facebook.com/

     Northeast-Fellowship-of-Independent-Baptist-Churches-173400212761188

NFSG: North Georgia, South Florida Preachers Fellowship

     http://www.nfsgfellowship.com

NTM: New Tribe Missions (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.ntm.org

NIBF: Nationwide Independent Baptist Fellowship

     http://www.nationwidefellowship.com

NIV: New International Version (Non Inspired version)

     http://www.biblebelievers.com/BibleVersions.html

NKJV: New King James Version (Not a King James Version)

     http://www.biblebelievers.com/BibleVersions.html

NORTHLAND-BBC: Northland Baptist Bible College: Dunbar, WI

     http://www.nbbc.edu

NRBF: ? I forgot, maybe it was supposed to be NRBFC

NRBFC: Northeast Regular Baptist Fellowship of Churches

     http://www.nrbfc.org

OARBC: Ohio Association of Regular Baptist Churches (See GARBC) (No local church over this organization)

OBC: Oklahoma Baptist College, Oklahoma City, OK

     Ministry of Windsor Hills Baptist Church, Pastor Vineyard

     http://www.oklahomabaptistcollege.com

     KJB Only

OBF: Ohio Bible Fellowship (This collection of Pastors and their churches left the IFCA

     because of their drift into new evangelicalism.)

     http://www.obf.net

PARBC: Pennsylvania Association of Regular Baptist Churches (see GARBC) (No local church over this

     organization)

     Not KJV only

PBBC: Pillsbury Baptist Bible College

     http://www.pillsbury.edu

     Not KJV only

PBBF: Pennsylvania Bible Baptist Fellowship (See BBC) (No local church over this organization)

     Not KJV only

PBC: Practical Bible College in Johnson City, NY (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.practical.edu

     Not KJV only

PBI-RUCKMAN: Like Doctrine of Pastor Peter Ruckman, Pensacola Baptist Institute

     KJB Only

PCC: Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, FL (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.pcci.edu

     KJB Only

PENSACOLA-CC: Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, FL (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.pcci.edu

     KJB Only

PIEDMONT-BC: Piedmont Baptist College: Winston-Salem, NC

     Now Carolina University https://carolinau.edu/

PILLSBURY-BBC: Pillsbury Baptist Bible College

     http://www.pillsbury.edu

PRACTICAL-BC: Practical Bible College; see DAVIS COLLEGE

     Permanently closed

PROMISE KEEPERS (PK): An ecumenical men’s organization (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.promisekeepers.org

PURPOSE DRIVEN: Ecumenical organization founded by Rick Warren who pastors a SBC church.

     http://www.purposedriven.com

RUCKMAN-PBI: Pastor Peter Ruckman, Pensacola Baptist Institute

SBC: Southern Baptist Convention (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.sbc.net

     Not KJV only

SOUTHWIDE: Southwide Baptist Fellowship (No local church over this organization)

     http://www.tntemple.edu

     http://www.hpbc.net

SWORD: Sword of the Lord Baptist Newspaper & Publishers

     http://www.swordofthelord.com

     KJB Only

T.R. (Textus Receptus): The inerrant word for word perfect original language copy of the Greek New Testament from which the KJV is translated from.

TRINITY-BC: Trinity Baptist College, Jacksonville, FL; No longer Independent, SBC fellowship

     http://www.tbc.edu

TTU: Tennessee Temple University, Chattanooga, TN; No longer Independent, SBC member.

     http://www.tntemple.edu

     http://www.hpbc.net

TVIBF: Tennessee Valley Independent Baptist Fellowship; Fort Payne, Alabama

     http://www.ourchurch.com/view/?pageID=194520

VAIB:  Virginia Association of Independent Baptist

     http://vaib.org

WCA-HYBELS: Willow Creek Association, founder Bill Hybels

     http://www.willowcreek.com

WEST COAST-BC: West Coast Baptist College

     http://www.westcoastbaptist.edu

WFBC: Wisconsin Fellowship of Baptist Churches

     http://www.wisconsinfellowship.org

WOL: Word of Life Bible Institute, Schroon Lake, NY

     http://www.gospelcom.net/wol/biblei

WTNMFor WTNMBBF: West Texas New Mexico Baptist Bible Fellowship

     http://www.midtech.net/wtnmf