Mid-South Baptist

The first Baptist Association (Memphis Baptist Association) in the Memphis area was organized in 1891 and began with 22 churches and 1,910 members. Today, the Mid-South Baptist Association is the largest association in Tennessee and the fifth largest in the Southern Baptist Convention.

At this time, we have over 100,000 members and around 170 congregations in the association. Not only is the Mid-South Baptist Association one of the largest associations in the Southern Baptist Convention but it is also one of the most diverse. In addition to the traditional Anglo congregation, we have several churches using the Cell Church model. We are also using the multi-church model, with as many as three congregations meeting in one building.

Hundreds of teams come to the Mid-South Association every year on mission endeavors. The staff has the training, experience, and passion to serve God in this strategic mission field. Their biographical information is available on this web site.