Headquartered in Dallas, Texas,[1][2] the National Missionary Baptists—claiming continuity as the convention of R.H. Boyd—were formed in 1988.

[4] The meeting was held between November 14–15, 1988 at the People's Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas primarily concerning the relationship with the National Baptist Publishing Board (now known as the R.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation).

Lockridge of San Diego was elected as the first president of the newly-formed denomination, and served until his retirement in 1994.

A party led by Dr. H. J. Johnson in Dallas withdrew and formed the Institutional Missionary Baptist Conference of America from 1998–1999.

[1] According to the Association of Religion Data Archives in 2020, the NMBCA maintains a large presence in California, Texas, the Southeast, and portions of the Midwest.