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In 1845 President James K. Polk attended the Foundry Church, located on this spot (it has since moved to the East). “Attended the Methodist Church (called the Foundery Church) today, in company with my private secretary, J. Knox Walker. It was an inclement day, there being rain from an early hour in the morning, and Mrs. Polk and the ladies Read more...
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Exploring the Murals of Pacoima, CA: A Visual Journey Imagine, by sheer coincidence, you’re wandering through the sun-drenched streets of Pacoima, CA, and you’re suddenly enveloped in a vibrant panorama of murals. Each wall you pass tells a different story, a melting pot of cultural narratives, historical timelines, and the undeniable talent of local artists. You’re not just admiring the aesthetics; Read more...
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Inscription On this site June 1956, the Thomas Road Baptist Church was founded by Dr. Jerry Falwell as Pastor. This plaque is placed here in the memory of Mrs. Ruth Knowles one of the church’s charter members. Read more...
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Camp Reveal The History In 1917 Ernest “Pappy” Reveal moved from Charleston to Evansville, Indiana and founded the Evansville Rescue Mission to serve and evangelize to men, women and children in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. Just ten years later in 1927 he purchased 105 acres of land north of Evansville for $1 and established Camp Reveal. The land included a Read more...
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Our Story In 1917, the ministries of your Evansville Rescue Mission commenced under the vision and leadership of its co-founders, Dr. Ernest “Pappy” Reveal and his wife, Mrs. Edna Reveal. Originally on Main Street and near the corner of First Street in downtown Evansville, your local Mission was transferred to larger quarters on Second Street for 15 years where Dr. and Read more...
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The Founding Family John Brown Sr., John Brown Jr. and John Brown III A 17-year-old young man stooped over a rock with a sledge hammer, the pounding reverberating in his ears. From the time he was 11 years old, family circumstances had forced him to work, leaving his education behind. One rainy spring evening, the youth stopped to eat Read more...
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History Philadelphia Biblical University is the result of the merger of two Bible schools: the Bible Institute of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia School of the Bible. On July 8, 1913, W. W. Rugh founded the National Bible Institute of Philadelphia. After teaching public school in his earlier days, Rugh spent several years walking a circuit to teach Bible classes throughout eastern Read more...
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SWBTS Legacy: L.R. Scarborough B.H. Carroll was dying. Though his students and colleagues would later affectionately call him “the immortal B.H. Carroll” as a testament to his ongoing spiritual influence, as far as his earthly residence was concerned, his time was drawing to a close. “My greatest concern is not for myself,” Carroll said as he lay on Read more...
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The Big House — Love’s Legacy by Liz Schafer Elizabeth Payson was an accomplished and industrious young woman who began a writing career at the age of 16. George Lewis Prentiss was the son of a prosperous shipmaster who became known as a forceful messenger of God’s Word. The two married in 1845, moving from their native Maine to Read more...
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Frances Jane “Fanny” Crosby “Fanny Crosby was not held back at all by her blindness. And probably the words of her poetry and hymns helped more people to see and know and experience Jesus as anybody with two working eyes … That was her passion.” (Rev. Alfred T. Day) The Life and Legacy of Fanny Crosby Few figures in Read more...
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Read Erromango: The Martyrs’ Isle online Discerning History: In the morning of November 20, 1839, John Williams prepared to land on the island of Erromango. In his Bible was later found a small scrap of paper upon which he had written this text from the lips of the Lord Jesus, “I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not.” Read more...