By Aaron Weaver TUCKER, Ga. — “All we do is just believe the Bible,” Rev. Dr. Marcus Jerkins said, recalling a familiar claim from his childhood church. “And I came to find out that is a Baptist way of thinking. We just believe the Bible.” That simple phrase — at once devotional, historical and deeply… Read more »
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TUCKER, Ga. — “Something that gets lost in the process is we don’t often get to hear the voices of the very communities that are experiencing the most hardship in the midst of the situation,” Dr. Jonathan Calvillo told Baptist scholars, historians and ministry educators during the 2026 joint annual conference of the Baptist History… Read more »
TUCKER, Ga. — “Immigrants are not numbers, not statistics,” Rev. Dr. Pablo Juarez told Baptist scholars, historians and ministry educators gathered at Smoke Rise Baptist Church. “They are human beings that are running for their life, begging for some people to take care of them. And it’s a tragedy if we don’t do that.” Juarez,… Read more »
TUCKER, Ga. — The Baptist History & Heritage Society presented Ranmi Bae with its 2026 Norman W. Cox Award for Best Article on May 19 during the Society’s luncheon and awards ceremony at its 2026 joint annual conference. The award recognizes the best article published in the Baptist History & Heritage journal during the preceding… Read more »
TUCKER, Ga. — The Baptist History & Heritage Society presented Smoke Rise Baptist Church of Tucker, Georgia, with its 2026 Carolyn Blevins Meritorious Service Award on May 19 during the Society’s luncheon and awards ceremony at its 2026 joint annual conference. Named in honor of Carolyn Blevins, a longtime history professor at Carson-Newman College, the… Read more »
TUCKER, Ga. — The Baptist History & Heritage Society presented Rev. Dr. Melody Maxwell with its W. O. Carver Distinguished Service Award on May 19 during the Society’s luncheon and awards ceremony at its 2026 joint annual conference. Presented annually, the W. O. Carver Distinguished Service Award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to… Read more »
April 2, 2026 ATLANTA, Ga. — The Baptist History & Heritage Society (BHHS) is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its journal, Baptist History & Heritage, with the release of a special commemorative double issue highlighting six decades of Baptist historical scholarship. Since its launch in 1965, Baptist History & Heritage has helped Baptists “remember, examine,… Read more »
This article first appeared in the Summer 2022 (Vol. LVII, No. 2) issue of the Baptist History & Heritage journal. Subscribe to receive the BHH journal at www.thebhhs.org/membership. By Dr. Andrew M. Manis Andrew M. Manis is a retired professor of history at Middle Georgia State University in Macon, Georgia. I was born in Birmingham… Read more »
Dear Friend, Do you know Jack? On November 16, 1652, Jack joined the First Baptist Church in Newport, Rhode Island—America’s second Baptist church. He’s recorded as the 45th member of the congregation founded by John Clarke— listed as “Jack, a colored man.” Dr. Ed Gaustad shares the little-known story of Jack—the first Black Baptist—in our… Read more »
The Baptist History & Heritage Society (BHHS) invites paper and panel proposals for its 2026 Annual Conference, May 18–20, in metro Atlanta at Smoke Rise Baptist Church, Tucker, Ga. The 2026 Annual Conference again will be held in collaboration with the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion (NABPR) and the Association of Ministry Guidance… Read more »