10:2-3; Acts 13: 1–4; 1st Corinthians 5: II; II: 17; 20. 28, 29: Exodus 12:43-49) We believe that the Lord's Day ought to be observed and set apart for the worship of God. and that no work or worldly business should be transacted thereon-works of piety and necessity excepted. (Acts 20:7; Colossians 2: 16–17) Status The General Association of The Baptists is currently made up of seven associations - Mt. Zion Association of Baptist (TN), Mt. Pleasant Association of Baptists ["No. 1"] (AL), Mt. Pleasant Association [No. 2] of The Baptists (AL), East Union Association of The Baptist (TN), Union Association of The Baptist (TN) - and one independent church - Pleasant Hill Regular Baptist Church of Marion, Kentucky. In 2002, these represented a total membership of 10,393 in 97 churches. Correspondence was dropped with the Duck River Association of Baptists (TN) in 2018. In addition to participation in the General Association, the local associations maintain correspondence with one another at their annual meetings. Each association is free to correspond with other like-minded associations that are not participating in the General Association, though there is no such correspondence at this time. In recent years there has been some interchange with the Town Creek Association of United Baptists (AL), and a failed attempt to achieve correspondence with the East Washington Association of Regular Baptists (AR). References External links History of Baptists in Georgia - not much here, but there is very little on the internet concerning this body Biography of Elijah Hanks - contains a description of his union with the Duck River Baptists A short history entitled Duck River Association of Missionary Baptists, linked to via the modern Duck River Baptist Association Historical data from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Religious Bodies: 1936, vol. 2, pt. 1, "Denominations A to J: Statistics, History, Doctrine, Organization, and Work" Sources General Association of Baptists minutes, 1999 History of Middle Tennessee Baptists, by J. H. Grime A History of the Duck River Baptists, by Forrest Shelton Clark in The Quarterly Review, January–March 1973 Tennessee Baptists: A Comprehensive History, by Albert W. Wardin, Jr. Minutes of The 162nd Annual Session of the Union Association of The Baptist, Held with The Baptist Church of Christ at Spring Street, DeKalb County, Tennessee. October, 2008 Encyclopedia Americana, Baptist Church of Christ, The, 1920 Religious organizations established in 1826 Baptist denominations in the United States Baptist Christianity in