The Baptist Bible Fellowship International (BBFI) is a conservative Baptist Christian denomination. It is headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. History The Fellowship was founded during a meeting in 1950 at Fort Worth in 1950 by a group of 100 pastors of the World Baptist Fellowship who disagreed with the authoritative direction of the leader. That same year, the Baptist Bible College and the organization's headquarters were established in Springfield, Missouri. It has established various fundamentalists Baptist Bible churches around the world. In 2000, it had 4,500 churches and 1,200,000 members. According to a denomination census released in 2020, it has 4,000 churches in the United States and has a presence in 80 countries. Programs There are three functions of the Baptist Bible Fellowship International. Worldwide missions, training, and communication. The Baptist Bible Tribune, published monthly, contains numerous opinion pieces, reports from the foreign mission field, reports from domestic churches, and light theological treatises. It is written by BBFI officers, pastors, and missionaries and is the official voice of the BBFI. Since 2015, the editor is Randy Harp who was preceded by Keith Bassham. The organizational structure includes the president, vice-presidents, secretary, treasurer, and one director from each state elected by his own state fellowship. Within this organization, there are state fellowships in each of the fifty United States. Beliefs The Fellowship has a Baptist confession of faith. Their beliefs are part of the fundamentalist movement. See also Christianity in the United States References External links Baptist Bible Fellowship International Web Site Baptist Bible Fellowship Missions Web Site Baptist Bible Tribune Profile of BBFI on the Association of Religion Data Archives website Christian organizations established in 1950 Independent Baptist denominations Baptist denominations established in the 20th century 1950 establishments in Texas Conservative organizations in the United States