No, I'm not starting trouble again! I am grossly ignorant of many of the Baptist subgroups (for lack of a better term). I am researching the churches in a particular county of Kentucky for a member who will be traveling, and I happened across several churches listed as "Separate Baptists." What exactly is a "Separate Baptist"?

I also see there are a couple of "United Baptist." I assume they are somehow related. Well, what's a "United Baptist"?

__________________
Tim Phillips
Pastor, Midlane Park Presbyterian Church (ARP)
Louisville, KY
Husband of Scottish Lass
My Blog: Gairney Bridge
My Facebook/My Avatar

Click to get: Board Rules -- Signature Requirements -- Suggestions?

"Wherever the gospel is preached, it is as if God Himself came into the midst of us." ~ John Calvin

Tim,

They seem to be a southern phenomena. Here is what the Founders Ministries have on the Separate Baptists.

__________________
Bill Brown
Elder
Reformed Baptist
Maryland

Click to get: Board Rules -- Signature Requirements -- Suggestions?
Visit my BLOG Theology for the Rest of Us

Here is what Wikipedia says:

__________________
Linda
Member Assembly of Christians
Displaced Presbyterian
Toledo, OH

From what I can glean, it appears the United Baptists are a union between Regular Baptists and Separate Baptists in KY. I suppose who didn't want to join remained Separate Baptists. The Uniteds appear to be similar to Primitive Baptists in KY, while the Separates are more evangelically Calvinistic. That is, of course, assuming neither group became liberalized or Arminianized over the years. Any clues on this?

You know as much as I do.