Baptist General Convention of Texas

The Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT), more commonly known as the Texas Baptists, is a Baptist Christian denomination in the U.S. state of Texas and is one of several Texas-based state convention affiliates of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), the other state-wide convention being the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention (SBTC). It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and the Baptist World Alliance. Texas Baptist offices are located in the city of Dallas, though convention staff are located across the state. According to a denomination census released in 2023, it claimed 2,038,537 members and 5,375 churches