What is a Baptist Association?
J.C. Bradley wrote: “A Baptist Association is a self-governing fellowship of autonomous churches sharing a common faith and active on mission in their setting.”
The local association is composed of churches who are motivated to work together because of their common mission, setting, and values, all built on a culture of trust and cooperation.
The Baptist Association: Assisting Churches, Advancing the Gospel , Ray Gentry, Editor, p22.