By Charles Jones “To the Baptist women of the south, who with singleness of heart and unity of purpose, strive for the advancement of the redeemer’s kingdom and the glory of our God.” The 1902 dedication of the book, “The Missionary Work of the Southern Baptist Convention,” by M.E. Wright. In the spring of 1900 […]
The Sanders home in Penfield, GA where Cynthia Sanders raised 13 children of her own and boarded students of the fledgling University. “She hath done what she could,” (Mark 14:8) is inscribed on the grave of Cynthia Holiday Sanders a 19th century Baptist pioneer buried at Penfield, Georgia. COURTESY/Charles Jones The 19th century saw a […]
Rev. Henry Holcomb D.D. (1761-1824) at 6’3″ had a commanding presence. A Revolutionary War veteran he became a pioneer of Baptist missions and education. SPECIAL/Charles Jones A Man of His Age Christians are called to be “in the world and not of the world.” At times culture can be Christianity’s friend. At other times culture is its […]
The Second Great Awakening (ca. 1787-1830’s) provided the spiritual fuel for dramatic Baptist growth and the development of missions, higher education, Sunday Schools, publishing and more. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/Special Just as an orchestra has many instruments blended under the conductor’s hand, history has many parts orchestrated by the hand of the Great Conductor. As isolated […]
The first Buckhead Church opened the doors for larger work in Baptist life …
Despite these obstacles, early Georgia Baptists persevered…
“We do not get to choose a history, but we do bear responsibility for who we commemorate and why.”
In 1772 Daniel Marshall established and was pastor of Kiokee Baptist Church near Appling, Georgia Baptists’ first congregation. Above is pictured the Kiokee meeting house, built in 1808, 24 years after Marshall’s death. Photo courtesy of Charles Jones Editor’s note: The Index will be sharing historical items for its readers leading up to the 200th […]
Your heroes by no means have to be known by the world…
By Diana Chandler NASHVILLE (BP) — The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, an ordained preacher who studied theology at a college co-founded by the Southern Baptist Convention, is being remembered as a humble man whose faith-driven civil rights struggle endured until his death July 17 at age 80. During his studies at American Baptist Theological […]
An overview of Baptist stewardship may prepare us to respond …