National Baptists, African-American Churches

I believe there are at least 5 general bodies for African-Americans that are or can be considered Missionary Baptists. Four of the five have the words “National Baptist” in their name. There are also national or general African-American bodies of Free Will and Primitive Baptists. However, I do not believe they are represented in Rusk County. The five national bodies are:

• Institutional Missionary Baptist Conference of America
• National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.
• National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc.
• National Missionary Baptist Convention of America
• Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.