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Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the excommunication of Pelagius, the ordination of the first female Anglican priest, and a black missionary leaving for Africa.
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the ordination of Pliny Fisk, the birth of Martin Chemnitz, and the death of Lott Cary.
Richmond non-profit Thrive Birth to Five is seeking out families in need with a grant through the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation.
Baptist churches became popular among African Americans in the South in part because they offered more membership rights than other denominations. Until the nineteenth century, and unlike the more-elite Episcopal church, Baptist churches routinely offered free and enslaved blacks full membership, and sometimes roles like exhorter or deacon, in their congregations; they restricted leadership roles like elder and pastor to whites. Until 1831, blacks were also free to lead their own separate Baptist congregations, providing a level of autonomy for African American communities nonexistent in mos...
Baptist minister Lott Cary led historic journey of freed Blacks from U.S. to Liberia on this day in 1821 Baptist minister Lott Cary led historic journey of freed Blacks from U.S. to Liberia on this day in 1821 MILDRED EUROPA TAYLOR | Head of Content| Face2Face| Lott Cary was one of the first African-American Baptist missionaries to preach and work in Africa after helping found Liberia. Image via Encyclopedia Virginia In 1816 when the American Colonization Society (ACS) was founded by a group of Quakers and slaveholders, its mission was to help relocate freed Black people. And between 182...