 
 <prompt> Wetin dem dey call the convention of churches before the split? Based on di last question, write one context wey contain di answer. E fit be 1 - 20 sentences. Context: <response>: In May 1845, di Baptist congregations for di United States split sake of slavery and missions. Di Home Mission Society stop slaveholders from being appointed as missionaries. Di split create di Southern Baptist Convention, while di northern congregations form their own umbrella organization wey dem dey call American Baptist Churches USA (ABC-USA). Di Methodist Episcopal Church, South bin don recently separate sake of slavery ish, and southern Presbyterians go do am shortly after. 