The Atlantic Baptist Association (ABA) is a cooperative fellowship of 46 independent and autonomous churches who have joined together to share the gospel. The churches of the ABA realize that we can do more by working as partners than any church could do alone, and the staff of the ABA assists its members by encouraging and supporting them in their work of missions, fellowship, and evangelism.

Affiliated with the Southern Baptist Association and located in Region 2 of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, the ABA is headquartered in Havelock. Its member network spans more than 105,000 people throughout five counties, including Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Jones, and Pamlico.