Expert: Bruce Gourley - 5/8/2008

Question
How many baptism did the Southern Baptist Convention have In 2007 and would you know the age groups I would like to know Age groups (4 to 10)(10 to 15) (15 to 25) 25 and up
if this is possible ?       
                           Thank You, God bless
                          Everett Tabor

Answer
Hello Everett,

The statistics you seek are collected and maintained by the offices of the Southern Baptist Convention.  Totally baptisms for 2007 were 345,941.  Youth baptisms in Southern Baptist life peaked in 1972.  There is more information from the Southern Baptist Convention public relations arm here: http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=27890

LifeWay Christian Resources is the branch of the SBC that actually deals with these statistics. Their website is http://www.lifeway.com/

I hope this helps.

Bruce Gourley
BaptistLife.Com