How the NTAIBC Came to Be

New Testament
Association
of Independent
Baptist Churches

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How the NTAIBC Came to Be

A growing concern that an unashamedly Biblical, Baptistic, separatistic, pretribulation, premillenial association of churches be in existence led a group of pastors and laymen within the framework of the Conservative Baptist Association of America to consider such a new association in the early 1960’s. In the fall of 1963 a call to discuss such an association brought many pastors and laymen to a meeting in Marquette Manor Baptist Church in Chicago. A temporary organization set up a committee of 21 to formulate plans and report the next year in Denver. There, on May 28, 1964, at Beth Eden Baptist Church, action was taken to adopt provisionally a Constitution and Confession of Faith, and to elect the first trustees. In Indianapolis, Indiana, the New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches was formally organized on June 10, 1965, with twenty-seven churches affiliating.

The NTA Statement of Faith is clear and Biblical in every respect. The Constitution is simple with strong safeguards against conventionism, yet providing the blessings of fellowship among affiliating Baptist churches.

Rev. Bernie Frey became the first NTA Coordinator in 1972, but was suddenly called home to glory in April of 1974. Dr. Virgil Arrowood was called to serve as the NTA representative in 1974. He and Mrs. Arrowood coordinated the work until his retirement in 1989. Dr. Earle Matteson was asked to serve as National Representative after Dr. Arrowood’s retirement. Dr. Matteson retired in 2000. Dr. Richard Paige, Jr. accepted the call of the Board of Trustees to become the National Representative in June of 2001.

Additional information about the NTAIBC can be obtained by contacting Dr. Paige.

In 2005 the NTAIBC instituted this Website, which gives detailed information, news, important documents, and the previous year’s issues of the TESTIMONIES paper, which is a quarterly publication.

The NTAIBC offers to churches the following:

A National Fellowship
A National Voice on Issues
An Annual Meeting
A National Representative to visit the churches and speak
Participation in New Church Planting
Recognition to Endorse Chaplains for the Armed Forces
IRS Blanket Exemption Coverage
A Quarterly Paper entitled “The TESTIMONIES”
Encouragement and Counsel for Churches and Pastors
Referral Services as needed for Pastors and Churches

The NTAIBC is totally supported by the voluntary giving of our affiliated churches.

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