1. It is linked to the American Baptist Churches USA , the Southern Baptist Convention and the Baptist World Alliance and supports the work of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship .
2. It is affiliated with American Baptist Churches USA , the Southern Baptist Convention and the Baptist World Alliance , and supports the work of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship .

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
-no; -yes;...I think the answer is
yes