Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary

Baptist Association
Organized in 1951 as the Interstate and Foreign Missionary Baptist Associational Assembly of
America, this group is now known as the Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist
Association of America. Their purpose is to encourage fellowship among Missionary Baptist churches that
practice ministerial support by freewill offerings. Since they do not believe in stipulated salaries for pastors
and missionaries, they are also known as "Faithway Baptists".

Churches of this association originally fellowshipped with the American Baptist Association. A split in the
American Baptist Association (organized 1924) resulted in the formation of two new national associations -
the Baptist Missionary Association of America (then called North American Baptist Association) and the
Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association. All three of these associations adhere to
the Landmark principle of a succession of Baptist churches from the time of Christ to the present.

Doctrinally, the churches of the Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association hold that
Christ died for all men; salvation is by grace through faith; the saved are eternally secure; the church is local
only and was organized by Christ while He was on earth; baptism by immersion and the Lord's supper are
church ordinances; foot washing is to be performed in church capacity; ministerial support must be by
freewill offerings; and the Great Commission is given to local churches only.

The association work consists of local churches recommending their missionaries to other churches. All
decisions to support missionaries are made by the churches in their own business meetings. Local churches
sponsor and directly support all missionary, benevolent, and educational work.

In 1951, forty churches were represented at the organization. In 2000, there were 135 churches in the
association, with a membership of 14,945. Some fellowshipping churches represent in local and state
associations but not in the general association. The total number of Faithway Baptist churches meeting in
associations is 168 with over 30,000 members. Most of the churches are concentrated in Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas; but affiliated churches also are present outside the
United States in Mexico, Nicaragua, the Philippines, Quebec, Canada, and South Korea. Twelve foreign,
six interstate, and two radio missionaries were recommended by their churches (2000). A paper, "The Voice
of Faith", is published by the Pine Missionary Baptist Church, Franklinton, Louisiana. Faith Way Sunday
School Literature is printed by Palestine Missionary Baptist Church of Wilmer, Alabama.

The following are local and state associations in the Faithway Landmark Baptist work:

Mississippi: Red Creek, Black Creek, Landmark, and Mississippi State Associations

Louisiana: LA State/Stateline Association

Alabama: Macedonia Local and State Association

External links
Adherents.com (https://web.archive.org/web/20030925191229/http://www.adherents.com/N
a/Na_319.html#2048)

References
Baptists Around the World, by Albert W. Wardin, Jr.
Churches and Church Membership in the United States (1990), Glenmary Research Center
Minutes, Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association, 1951
Minutes, Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association, 2000

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