2025-Present
Judson Heritage Center
Malden, Massachusetts MA
Adoniram Judson, Jr., was born in 1788 in Malden, Massachusetts, the son of a conservative Congregational pastor and the first of four children born to the parson and his wife, Abigail. Their home in Malden was called The Parsonage and is now the oldest structure in this Boston suburb having been constructed in 1724. Over 300 years old, the property was recently purchased by the Adoniram Judson Heritage Foundation, refurbished, and rededicated August 7-10, 2025, at 145 Main Street, Malden. The Foundation is mainly composed of Burmese immigrants who have established homes in the Boston area and want to honor the heritage of the one who brought the Christian message to Burma and Southeast Asia.
Featured speaker for the weekend on video was Rosalie Hall Hunt who holds an honorary doctorate from Judson University because of her good work writing Bless God and Take Courage: The Judson History and Legacy (Judson Press, 2005). The theme for the weekend was “Had It Not Been for Christ,” and included four days of tours, lectures, worship and the renaming of The Parsonage to The Judson Heritage Center. These dedication services were timed to acknowledge the 237th birthday of Adoniram Judson, August 6, 1788. Under the direction of the Adoniram Judson Heritage Foundation, the Center will promote the influence and impact of Adoniram Judson on Burma, America and around the world.
Explaining why the Judson Heritage Center was created, Board Member Frederick Thetgyi from Pennsylvania explained, “Since Judson died at sea and was buried at sea, there is no permanent marker at the location of his passing, where it ended. It is then most appropriate that we create a permanent marker at his birth-where it began. Whoever visits this house will see it as a symbol of faith, dedication, sacrifice, love and obedience to the command of God.”[1]
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[1] Frederick Thetgyi, “Why do we buy Adoniram Judson boyhood home?” speech delivered to the Foundation Board, December, 2024.