Baptist History

Faithful Servants by Thomas Ray Arthur Carson and Laura Harding both committed their lives to serve the Lord on the foreign mission field.

Protected by giants by Thomas Ray Richard Majors was born in Pennsylvania in 1722. At an early age he came under a deep conviction of sin. In an attempt to silence his conscience, he increased […]

The peculiar Baptist by Thomas Ray James Chiles was one of the first Virginia Baptists to suffer persecution for preaching the gospel. Prior to his conversion, he had an unsavory reputation as a man who […]

Scholar and faithful pastor by Thomas Ray Benjamin Foster was born June 12, 1750, in Danvers, MA. His parents were dedicated members of the Congregational Church and were committed to their son’s spiritual welfare. Even […]

Trials and Tribulations of Pioneer Baptists by Thomas Ray During the American Revolution the Baptists of South Carolina suffered for their loyalty to the American dream of independence. Richard Curtis Sr., a Baptist deacon, his […]

Missionary and soldier by Thomas Ray September 12, 1918, Presbyterian missionaries to India, George and Ethel Birch, rejoiced in the birth of their firstborn. They named him John. In 1920, George’s declining health forced the […]

Missionary to Virginia and Kentucky by Thomas Ray David Thomas was unique among early 18th-century Baptist preachers, especially in Virginia, in that he received a classical education under the eminent Baptist pastor and educator, Issac […]

The Congregationalist who became a Baptist by Thomas Ray Daniel Merrill was born March 18, 1765, in Rowley, MA, into a deeply religious family. His father was the head deacon in the Rowley Congregationalist Church, […]

from fame to shame by Thomas Ray Jeremiah Walker was one of Virginia’s most famous and effective evangelists, pastors, church planters, and champions of religious freedom. But a moral failure brought him shame and inflicted […]

American Indian Missionary for 72 years by Thomas Ray Joseph Murrow was born in 1835 in Richmond County, GA. His father, John Murrow, and three of his brothers were Baptist preachers. Joseph was converted in […]