The Convention has its origins in the founding of Bethel Baptist Chapel in 1790 in Delancy Town (now Nassau) by two African-Americans, Prince Williams and Sharper Morris.
[1] In 1833, a British mission of the Baptist Missionary Society supported the planting of new churches.
In 1925, an American mission from the National Baptist Convention, USA helped found a women's mission organization.
[3] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 700 churches and 88,000 members.
[4] In 1995, it established the Bahamas Baptist University College in Nassau.