A forgotten church that changed history
The first Buckhead Church opened the doors for larger work in Baptist life …
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 …
“The most powerful memory of that process” was the “absolute unity in the room…”
“This is just one facet of a much broader topic …”
For people living in fear, giving provided a tangible response …
The greater occurrence of this eventful deployment, however, was the emergence of a spiritual awakening…