Jun 8, 2023 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Hervey Jenks was the son of Godly parents. But like so many others, he grew up with his father’s religion, but not his Saviour. With plans to become a lawyer, he began attending Brown University, America’s first Baptist school of higher education. During his final...
Jun 4, 2023 | Sunday Morning
It is said that for several years, while the Roman Colosseum was under construction, that thousands of people throughout the city were starving. There was very little grain and other foods grown locally, and most of that went to the wealthy. For years Egypt had been...
Jun 1, 2023 | This Sunday in Baptist History
In September 1772, William Elliot married Dorothy Merrill, the daughter of the pastor of the local Congregational church. Into this family six children were born, and as you might guess, they were all christened as babies. But as William continued to read and study...
May 29, 2023 | Sunday Morning
I pay no direct attention to the world of rap singers or any of the modern music culture. But every once in a while one of them comes up on the news, either being killed or arrested for murder. And also periodically, in a movie I’m watching, an entertainer is one of...
May 29, 2023 | Sunday Evening
The church from which this church sprang was named: “First Missionary Baptist Church.” You might say that it was the Antioch of this church, just as Antioch in Syria was the means of starting the churches in Lystra, Iconium and Derby through their missionaries. The...
May 25, 2023 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Richard Curtis was born in Virginia on this day in 1756. Sometime after the Lord saved him, he began to have a burden to live in Mississippi. With that in mind his church licensed him to preach and began to encourage him in prayer. At that point, the Curtis family...
May 22, 2023 | Timothy Parrow
Dear Pastor and Church Resurrection Sunday We had a wonderful service on Ester Sunday morning with sixteen in attendance, special music, and a sermon entitled, “The Role of the Hoy Spirit in the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.” Three of the four...
