Hyperian Baptist Convention

The Hyperian Baptist Convention is the largest union of Baptist churches on Hyperion. With the faith having been brought to the world by Baptist Americans in its novel years of human settlement, the Convention is also one of the oldest denominations present on Hyperion (alongside that of the Hyperian branch of the Roman Catholic Church), having been founded in 2100.
== History ==
The Hyperian Baptist Convention was founded in the early days of Hyperion's colonization by a small group of Baptist American colonists who had migrated to the new world in search of a better life in 2090. These pioneers found themselves in a land of untold opportunity and a chance to create a new life for themselves and their families. As the colony grew and more settlers arrived, the Baptist faith began to take root and spread, and it was not long before true Baptist congregations began to form.
In the early years, these congregations were small and scattered, meeting in homes and prefabricated buildings that served as impromptu churches. However, as Hyperion's population continued to grow, so too did the Baptist faith. In 2094, the first Baptist church was established on Hyperion on the eastern coast of Albion, and over the years, more churches were founded across the Hyperian continents as the population continued to expand.
By the mid-22nd century, the Baptist faith had become one of the dominant Christian denominations on Hyperion, and in 2100, the Hyperian Baptist Convention was officially established. The Convention served as a union of Baptist churches across the planet, providing support and resources to its member congregations.
In the years that followed, the Hyperian Baptist Convention continued to grow and evolve with the booms of Hyperian population growth and immigration rates. It established its own digital seminaries and training programs to educate new pastors and missionaries, and it also became involved in a wide range of social and political issues on Hyperion, often siding with the Congressional Republican Party of Hyperion.
One of the defining moments in the history of the Hyperian Baptist Convention came in the mid-23rd century, when the Convention rallied alongside hundreds of other religious organizations on Hyperion to muster humanitarian aid and support for the population, both during the Corporate Revolution and the following Coalition Reconstruction.
Today, the Hyperian Baptist Convention remains one of the most influential and respected Christian religious organizations on the planet. President Alexander Foulke of the Stellar Republic of Hathor is a member of the convention, having given it widespread attention in recent years. It continues to provide spiritual guidance and support to its members, and it remains actively involved in social and political issues on Hyperion, working to promote Christian morality and ethics amidst the raging tides of technological domination.
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