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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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John Brainerd “His humility, his self-denial, his perseverance and his flaming zeal for God, are exemplary in deed.” (Thomas Coke) The Life and Legacy of John Brainerd John Brainerd, often remembered as the steadfast younger brother of the famed missionary David Brainerd, carved out his own quiet but durable place in the story of early American missions. While history Read more...
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Lottie Moon “I have no doubt … that Miss Lottie would be both amazed and embarrassed at all the fuss that is made about her … Hers was not a perfect life … It was, however, a powerful life … lived for King Jesus.” (Daniel Akin) The Life and Legacy of Lottie Moon Charlotte Digges “Lottie” Moon, born December 12, Read more...
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The Voice of the Martyrs: A History of Advocacy, Sacrifice, and Global Witness The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) is an enduring Christian ministry dedicated to defending, encouraging, and supporting persecuted believers around the world. Founded in 1967 by Pastor Richard Wurmbrand, who himself spent fourteen years in Communist Romanian prisons, VOM has grown into a global fellowship of offices Read more...
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Inscription North Carolina native George W. Truett followed his parents to Texas in 1889, and settled first in Whitewright in Grayson county. He worked on the family farm, attended Grayson Junior College, and became an active member of the Baptist Congregation. A gifted teacher and speaker, Truett was ordained a Baptist minister by the congregation in 1890. Truett had also Read more...
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North Carolina Highway Historical Markers Q-37 GEORGE W. TRUETT Pastor First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas, 1897-1944, president of Baptist World Alliance. His birthplace stands one mile northwest. US 64 southwest of Hayesville. 1950 _____ Image Source/Credit (in order): Public Domain Read more...
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Inscription Henry Clay MorrisonFamed Methodist preacher & pioneer of the Holiness movement. He came to Barren Co. at age 2 & was raised by his grandparents near here. He became one of nation’s premiere evangelists and was editor of the Pentecostal Herald for 54 years. He was president of Asbury College and founder of Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Ky. Morrison Read more...
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From< Morrison Park Camp Meeting Trimble native, Asbury Seminary founder H.C. Morrison subject of upcoming local events By HILDA PARRISH The Trimble Banner Trimble County native, Dr. Henry Clay Morrison, was born March 10, 1857 and died March 24, 1942. His father, James Morrison married a widow, Emily Durham English of Danville, and they moved to Westport with her daughter, also named Emily. They Read more...
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About us At the forefront of battling homelessness through community partnerships and innovative solutions. Mel Trotter Ministries exists to demonstrate the compassion of Jesus Christ toward anyone experiencing hunger and homelessness. Mel Trotter Ministries exists to demonstrate the compassion of Jesus Christ toward anyone experiencing hunger and homelessness. Through the power of Christ, working to bring an end to Read more...
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The Biederwolf Evangelical Tabernacle emerged during one of William Edward Biederwolf’s revival campaigns in Ironton, Ohio, and stands as a reminder of how communities once rallied around large evangelistic meetings. Constructed quickly and with the voluntary labor of local citizens, the tabernacle was built to accommodate the thousands who gathered to hear Biederwolf’s stirring preaching. Its simple wooden structure reflected Read more...
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The Chicago Gospel Tabernacle was an evangelical church founded in 1922 by Paul Rader. It was a large, influential center of Christian ministry known for its innovative broadcasting, large evangelistic campaigns, and extensive missionary support during the Jazz Age. The original building, located at Clark, Barry & Halsted, was a temporary structure that became permanent and eventually disbanded in 1979. Today, there Read more...
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LostNewEngland Despite his influence later in life, Moody came from a humble background. He was born here in this house on February 5, 1837, and was the sixth child of Edwin and Betsey Moody. The house itself was built sometime before 1827 by Simeon Moody, a cousin and brother-in-law of Edwin, and was purchased by Edwin in 1828, the same Read more...
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Our Christian Heritage goes to Northfield, Massachusetts to D.L. Moody’s home. Dr. James Spencer of the Moody Center tells us who was D.L. Moody. From Wikipedia: He preached his last sermon on November 16, 1899, in Kansas City, Missouri. Becoming ill, he returned home by train to Northfield. During the preceding several months, friends had observed he had added some 30 Read more...
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Hymn History: Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There Author: Charles Albert Tindley “Combining the fortitude of older black sacred music traditions with the fervor and rhythmic appeal of newer gospel songs, Brewster’s music was, in the words of gospel singing great Willa Ward, ‘as good as it gets.’’” (Memphis Music Hall of Fame) The Origin Read more...
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This plaque is located at Luther Rice Memorial Baptist Church, an American Baptist congregation named in honor of Luther Rice. From HMDB: Luther Rice was one of the first foreign missionaries from the United States. Along with Adoniram Judson and three others, he was ordained a Congregationalist missionary in 1812. In India he and the Judsons accepted the Baptist view Read more...
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In the 1830s and 1840s Christian Missionaries came into Indian Country, which included Bloomington, with the purpose of converting Dakota Indians to Christian beliefs and white person’s ways. This included farming, owning property, receiving a formal education and establishing a money-based economy. Missions established to serve the Dakota were located in proximity to rivers or lakes by permanent Native American Read more...
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This plaque commemorates the 1963 Crusade for Christ with a total attendance of 920,927 highlighted by the concluding session on Sunday, September 8th. Citizens from every walk of life occupied every seat and spilled onto the playing field grass to establish a record turnstile attendance for a single event in the Coliseum of 134,254. An additional 20,000 people were estimated Read more...
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Youngest son of Harry A. and Sadie Roloff born at Dawson, Texas on the old Blackland Farm where he spent his boyhood days, he learned the discipline of hard work and of frugal endeavor. Equipped with the word of God. The courage of the American frontier and the homespun philosophy of the common people, Brother Roloff embarked on the road Read more...
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Can’t confirm this is THE tavern, but this tavern dates to 1779 and is the oldest surviving building in Abingdon. “In January of [1839] young Sheffey and a group of his drinking buddies, left an Abingdon tavern to go to a small revival meeting being held on an upper floor in Grenway’s Storehouse along Main Street, with the intention of Read more...
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Boyhood home of Rev. Robert Sheffey, “The Saint of the Wilderness”, legendary circuit-riding frontier preacher who gave up wealth and social position to spread the Word and Spirit of God. Built in 1820 by James and Elizabeth White. Partially burned in 1864 during the Civil War. Restored 1866. Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022, HMDB.org Read more...