Baptist

Baptists are a branch of Christianity that baptize only professing Christian believers and practice complete immersion. They subscribe to the doctrines of soul competency, sola fide, and congregationalist church government, and recognize two ordinances: baptism and communion. The earliest Baptist church was established in 1609 in Amsterdam, with John Smyth as its pastor, and the movement spread to England and other parts of the world. Historians trace the origins of Baptists to the English Separatist movement, which emerged in the 17th century as a response to the Protestant Reformation.learn more on wikipedia