Although some Independent Baptist churches refuse affiliation with Baptist denominations , various Independent Baptist Church denominations have been founded. The modern Independent Baptist tradition began in the late 19th and early 20th centuries among local denominational Baptist congregations whose members were concerned about the advancement of modernism and theological liberalism into national Baptist denominations and conventions in the United States and the United Kingdom.
In response to the concerns, some local Baptist churches separated from their former denominations and conventions and reestablished the congregations as Independent Baptist churches. In other cases, the more conservative members of existing churches withdrew from their local congregations and set about establishing new Independent Baptist churches.
Although some Independent Baptist churches refuse affiliation with Baptist denominations, various Independent Baptist Church denominations have been founded. Frank Norris.
During the 21st century, the New Independent Fundamental Baptist movement was founded out of the Independent Baptist movement by Steven Anderson , which Independent Baptist writers have criticized. Independent Baptists generally reject many of the doctrines taught by the New IFB, including the claim that the atonement was not fully fulfilled in the cross, but instead done by Jesus in burning in hell. In , Independent Baptists comprised 2.
The beliefs are mainly Baptist and fundamentalist. Great emphasis is placed on the literal interpretation of the Bible as the primary method of Bible study [ 11 ] as well as the biblical inerrancy and the infallibility of their interpretation.
