When was the baptist church started and by whom?

When was the Baptist Church started and by whom?

When was the Baptist Church started

- Urm.. Armenia?

and by whom?

- A Christian Armenian.

Southern Baptist?
National Baptist Convention, USA?
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc ?
American Baptist Churches?
Baptist Bible Fellowship International?

I believe there were baptists in England in the 1500s.

It is my belief that the name baptist, can be traced all the way back to John. The bible says that he came babtising...

Later the Anabaptist pulled away from the Church of England, because they believed in sprinkling babies, and the Anabaptists believed it was ok to Christen babies, and offer them up to God, asking for his care in their lives, but, it was an altogether different thing, later on, when they actually realized their need of a savior, and came to accept him on their own.

This is why they left England, and came to America, so they could be free to worship God as they choose, without having beliefs imposed upon them, that were not according to scripture.

The Amish can be traced all the way back to the early days of American history.

If you notice, Jesus himself, was babtised by John, but, he never baptised anyone.
He came to prepare them to be baptised in the Holy Spirit..

The Baptist of today, still follow Johns tradition of water babtism, and the Pentecostals and the Assembly of God, teach the baptism of the Holy Spirit.