Progressive National Baptist Convention

Progressive National Baptist Convention
AbbreviationPNBC
ClassificationMainline Protestant
OrientationProgressive, Baptist
PolityCongregationalist
PresidentDavid Peoples
AssociationsNational Council of Churches
Baptist World Alliance
FounderL. Venchael Booth
Origin1961
Cincinnati, Ohio
Separated fromNational Baptist Convention
Congregations1,362 (Self-reported, including international churches; 2022)
363 (ARDA; 2020)
Members1,500,000 (Self-reported, including international members; 2022)
254,571 (ARDA; 2020)
Missionary organizationPNBC Missions
Official websitewww.pnbc.org

The Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC), incorporated as the Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc., is a Baptist denomination emphasizing civil rights and social justice. The headquarters of the Progressive National Baptist Convention are in Washington, D.C. Part of the Black church tradition, since its organization, the denomination has member churches outside the United States, particularly in the Caribbean and Europe. It is a member of the National Council of Churches and the Baptist World Alliance.