Who We Are
Our Mission
Equipping and Resourcing Churches to Make Disciples
Our Values
Church Health and Strengthening
We are dedicated to the health and strengthening of churches. By offering practical resources, consulting, and ongoing support, we help congregations overcome stagnation, grow in people and purpose, and, in some more critical cases, prevent closure. Our goal is to come alongside congregations, helping them renew their mission and reignite their impact in the community with the love of Christ.
Church Mobilization and Planting
Expanding the reach of the gospel is at the heart of our work. We are committed to helping churches plant new congregations, providing them with the care, resources, and partnership they need to thrive.
Missional Impact
We believe that churches should be catalysts for transformation in their local communities and beyond. Through partnership, training, and resources, we equip churches to make a lasting impact wherever they are meeting needs and building relationships.
What We Believe
Churches who affiliate with the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware ascribe to the Baptist Faith and Message, which serves as a summary of the Southern Baptist faith.
Affiliation with the BCM/D
The Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware (BCM/D) is a fellowship of Baptist churches that share similar core values and have intentionally chosen to join together in friendly cooperation to reach Maryland/Delaware and the world for Jesus Christ. In a spirit of trust and cooperation, we affirm and value our love for Jesus Christ and for one another; our commitment to the Bible as the Word of God; the autonomy of the local church, the local association, the state convention, and the Southern Baptist Convention; and our commitment to the mission and vision of the BCM/D.
We also affirm and value our cooperation with the Southern Baptist Convention in achieving our worldwide mission; affiliated churches that adopt The Baptist Faith and Message or a similar statement in accord with the beliefs expressed in these Southern Baptist documents; the continued employment and support of spirit-led BCM/D staff who affirm The Baptist Faith and Message; and our Belief that the ultimate task to which we are called, and which most assuredly binds us together, is the mission of reaching people for Jesus Christ and making disciples for His kingdom.
Two Ways to Affiliate in Friendly Cooperation with the BCM/D
We encourage those who desire to affiliate with the BCM/D to affiliate first with a local Maryland or Delaware association. Once the congregation completes the credentialing process for affiliation with the association and submits their first financial contribution in support of our cooperative missions effort, that congregation will be considered affiliated with the BCM/D.
- The Executive Director or his designee will make contact with the pastor of the church to discuss the church’s request for affiliation.
- The Affiliation Committee of the General Mission Board will review the request for affiliation. The Affiliation Committee will report to the General Mission Board and make recommendations concerning the church’s request.
- Upon approval by the General Mission Board, the church will be extended an official invitation to affiliate with the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware.
- The affiliation process will be complete when the church submits its first financial contribution in support of our cooperative missions effort.
- The newly affiliated church will be encouraged to also affiliate with a local Maryland/Delaware association.