The southern baptist convention is a christian religion found in the US
I'm clueless to what that is.What exactly do they do?
They are a Protestant religion in the United States. They have over 15 million members.
Wow, thats a lot of people. How did they get so big?
the specific religion was started in 1845 in Georgia.
What are some of their beliefs?
United States who split with northern Baptists over the issue of slavery, specifically whether Southern slave owners could serve as missionaries. After the American Civil War, another split occurred when most freedmen set up independent black congregations, regional associations, and state and national conventions, such as the National Baptist Convention, which became the second-largest Baptist convention by the end of the 19th century. 
Since the 1940s, the Southern Baptist Convention has shifted from some of its regional and historical identification. Especially since the late 20th century,
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