The Independent Baptist Fellowship International or IBFI is an organization of fundamentalist Independent Baptist pastors and missionaries. IBFI was formed in May 1984 at Fort Worth, Texas. The organization's founding resulted from a controversy concerning Arlington Baptist College, an educational arm of the World Baptist Fellowship. Dr. Raymond W. Barber, a former president of WBF and professor at Arlington Baptist College, led in forming the IBFI and Norris Bible Baptist Institute.

IBFI has a missions office, promotes regional and national fellowship, publishes The Searchlight, and is dedicated to establishing new churches around the world. Membership is open to pastors and churches that choose to attend the meetings and support the programs of IBFI. Headquarters are in Fort Worth, Texas. In 1995, the IBFI had 540 participating churches. Of this number, 392 also cooperate with other independent Baptist fellowships.

References

• Albert W. Wardin, Jr., Baptists Around the World