title: Convention of Southern Baptist Churches in Puerto Rico
text: # Convention of Southern Baptist Churches in Puerto Rico
  
  The Convention of Southern Baptist Churches in Puerto Rico (Spanish: Convención de Iglesias Bautistas del Sur de Puerto Rico) (CSBPR) is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention located in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico.
  
  ## History
  
  The convention has its origins in a mission of the North American Mission Board in 1964. It was officially founded in 1965 as Association of Southern Baptist Churches. In 2001 it became a convention and a member of the Southern Baptist Convention in 2004.
  
  