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 »
Final plenary explores Baptists and the Bible across four centuries
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. — 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 »