Baptist function was began around Ireland per middle of the 17th century. By 1653, there were 10 churches - 9 to the south & Ace northerly. A Irish Baptist Association was organized inside 1862, and was replaced per Irish Baptist Union (or even Baptist Union of Ireland) around 1895. a Irish Baptists at the start experienced a close relationship by owning the English Baptists. However want for independence & development along further conservative theological lines caused a Irish Baptists to few feet away themselves from either the English Baptists. It supported Charles Haddon Spurgeon during the Downgrade Arguing that raged in the Baptist Union of Great Britain. This conservativism has likewise saved a two from either joining the Baptist World Alliance. A Union is today known as a Association of Baptist Churches around Ireland.

A Association of Baptist Churches inside Ireland is comprised of ended One c Baptist churches. A majority of the churches come around Northern Ireland, but there are too churches in the Republic of Ireland. These member churches of the association keep close at hand nearly 8,500 active members. Departments include Baptist Women, Baptist Youth, Missions, Welfare, & Expert training videos (Irish Baptist Historical Society & Irish Baptist College). A Irish Baptist Life is a each month magazine serving a churches. A Baptist Centre & Irish Baptist College come placed touching Moira, County Down, Northern Ireland. A Association holds an annual assembly inside Could. A ''Churches' Council meets when you took a week of the annual assembly & besides annually around November. A purpose of the Council is to hear reports & conduct business. Matters come handled between sessions per Executive Committee elected per churches at a Might Churches' Council meeting.

A doctrinal statement of the associatiin includes x articles on philosophy & behavior, which must exist as affirmed by member churches.

Prominent Irish Baptists
Thomas Patient, early Irish pastor & creator of A Doctrine of Baptism & The Distinction of the Covenants Alexander Carson (1776-1844), pastor at Tobomore and author of the classic Baptism, Its Mode and Subjects'' Hugh D. Black, conservative leader in the late 19th century