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 …
“The most powerful memory of that process” was the “absolute unity in the room…”
“This is just one facet of a much broader topic …”