The roots of the NAB go back to 1839, when Konrad Anton Fleischmann began work in New Jersey and Pennsylvania with German immigrants.

German Baptist Churches were organized in Illinois, Missouri, New York, Ontario, and Wisconsin in the 1840s and early 1850s.

The General Conference of German Baptist Churches in North America was formed in 1865 at Wilmot, Ontario, and meets every three years for fellowship and to conduct business.

[3] In 1970 the form of organization of the North American Baptist Conference was restructured into 21 smaller units called "Associations."

[4] It has two schools - the Kairos University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in the United States and Taylor College and Seminary in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada.