On the ABCUSA website, explain why the Northern and Southern Baptists split in 1845. Also, find out the current approximate number of congregations and members within the American Baptist Churches USA. Finally, identify the organization founded in 1913 to support church workers.
Navigate to the 'Our History' page from the 'Who We Are' section. Scroll down to locate the section detailing the 1845 split and identify its cause. Continue scrolling to find the 'American Baptist Life and Mission Today' section and extract the current number of congregations and members. Locate the 'Origins of American Baptist Organization' section to find the name of the organization formed in 1913. Synthesize all gathered information to answer the questions.
State that the 1845 split was primarily due to the issue of slavery, specifically the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society's refusal to appoint slave-holding candidates and the American Baptist Home Mission Society's decision for separate northern and southern conventions. State the current approximate number of congregations as 5,000. State the current approximate number of members as 1.3 million. Identify 'The Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board' as the organization formed in 1913.