Editing Regular Baptists (section)

==History==
===United States===
The term Regular Baptists developed in America from English immigrants who had been influenced by the [[Particular Baptist|Particular]] and [[General Baptist]]s churches that were established in England.<ref name=":0" /> According to Stuart Ivison and Fred Rosser: "By 1638 there were also congregations of ‘Particular’ Baptists, who held that the Atonement was of particular application, i.e., for the sake of the elect only."<ref name=":0" /> The General, also known as [[Free Baptists]], however, believed that all people could reap the benefits of atonement.<ref name=":0" /> This meant, particularly for the western pioneers, that individuals that were [[baptize]]d were allowed to become church members and take [[communion (sacrament)|communion]].<ref name=":0" />

The number of Regular Baptists began to increase over the number of [[General Baptists|General]] or [[Free Will Baptist|Free Baptists]] after the 1707 formation of the Philadelphia Baptist Association (PBA), which in 1742 developed a [[Confession of faith|Confession of Faith]].<ref name=":0" />{{efn|The Confession of Faith was heavily influenced by the 1646 Presbyterian Westminster and the 1689 Second London Confessions of Faith.<ref name=":0" />}} The influence and mission program of the Philadelphia Baptists shifted many of the [[Free Will Baptist|Free Baptists]] to Regular Baptists.<ref name=":0" /> John Asplund traveled the United States and created the first comprehensive list of Baptist denominations in the United States in 1790 entitled ''Annual Register of the Baptist Denomination in America''. He found that the greatest number of Baptist churches at that time were Regular Baptist churches.<ref name=":0" />

In the 1800s, the term ''Regular Baptist'' came to describe the [[Free Will Baptist|Free Baptists]].<ref name=":0" /> This was a surprising change as the term ''regular'' initially described the opposing position to the [[Free Will Baptist|Free Baptists]] (i.e., particular atonement). This happened as a result of the strict view of [[Communion (sacrament)|communion]] they took which held that individuals must be baptized prior to partaking of the Lord's Table.<ref name=":0" />

Between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the [[American Baptist Churches USA|Northern Baptist Convention]] was polluted by individuals who were adopting the higher-critical theories of German theologians.<ref>Bauder; Delnay (2014), pp.39-40</ref> This caused many to separate from the convention and to form several groups of conservative, fundamental baptists. During this, the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches was born.<ref>Bauder; Delnay (2014), pp.185–218</ref> Their designation as Regular Baptists was unrelated to the dispute over general and particular atonement.<ref name=":0" />

There are still a number of organizations that are considered Regular Baptists, but the degree of strictness regarding atonement beliefs may vary across Regular Baptists churches today.<ref name=":0" />

*[[Old Regular Baptist]]s is a group formed in Kentucky in 1825 from the New Salem Association of United Baptists, which was formed in Kentucky in 1825. After several name changes, its name has been Old Regular since 1892. They practice [[Maundy (foot washing)|foot washing]] and observe closed communion.<ref name=":0" />
* The Sovereign Grace Association of Old Regular Baptist Churches of Jesus Christ conducts many of the practices of the Old Regular Baptists, but consider themselves more conservative.<ref name=":0" />
* The [[General Association of Regular Baptist Churches]] — organized in 1932 by conservative and fundamentalist churches withdrawing from the Northern Baptist Convention (now [[American Baptist Church]]es).<ref name=":0" /> Today, there are more than 1,200 churches in their association.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yearbookofchurches.org/group/604|title=Yearbook Of Churches - View Group|website=www.yearbookofchurches.org|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref> Unlike other Regular Baptist groups, they are primarily in the North, they do not practice [[Maundy (foot washing)|foot washing]] as an ordinance, and they take no position on [[calvinism]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garbc.org/|title=Articles of FaithGARBC|website=GARBC|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garbc.org/|title=Baptist DistinctivesGARBC|website=GARBC|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref> They manage and operate [[Regular Baptist Press]], the publishing arm of their association.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://regularbaptistpress.org/about-us/|title=About Us|website=Regular Baptist Press|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref> They are headquartered in [[Elgin, Illinois]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garbc.org/|title=GARBC|website=GARBC|language=en-US|access-date=2025-03-22}}</ref>

===Canada===
The term Regular Baptists denotes churches with strict, orthodox Baptist beliefs.<ref name=":0" /> In 1928, the Union of Regular Baptist Churches was formed in Hamilton, Ontario. It was succeeded in 1957 by the [[Association of Regular Baptist Churches]] of Ontario, Canada, which continues to uphold closed communion teaching and practice.<ref name=":0" />