The Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptist (KNCSB) is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention

Southern Baptist Convention

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 located in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Kansas

Kansas

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 and Nebraska

Nebraska

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. Headquartered in Topeka, Kansas

Topeka, Kansas

Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...

, the convention is made up of 13 Baptist associations and more than 400 churches as of 2010.

Doctrinal Beliefs

The Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptist believes that the Bible is the verbally inspired Word of God and is sufficient as the only infallible rule of faith and practice. The convention is also supportive of The Baptist Faith and Message 2000

The Baptist Faith and Message 2000

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 which was adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention.

Cooperative Program

The Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptist participates in the Cooperative Program (CP). CP is described as a tool used by God to empower the witness of Baptists in Kansas and Nebraska. Every Southern Baptist Church in these two states is challenged to give 10% of all her tithes and offerings to the Cooperative Program. These funds are then pooled with other church gifts from Kansas and Nebraska. State convention staff collect the funds and distribute some for missions work in Kansas and Nebraska while the rest is forwarded on to the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). The SBC then uses gifts collected from all SBC state conventions to fund missions in the United States as well as send missionaries around the world. The Cooperative Program provides the opportunity for even the smallest church to be a part of fulfilling the great commission.

Affiliated Organizations

• Webster Conference Center
• The Baptist Digest - the state newspaper