August 6-10, 2025. These next few days acknowledge important events in the Judson Legacy. August 6 will be the 237th birthday of Adoniram Judson, Jr., who was the first protestant missionary to Burma. Born in 1788 in Malden, Massachusetts, he was the son of a 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 be constructed in 1724. Over 300 years old, the property was recently purchased by the Adoniram Judson Heritage Foundation, refurbished, and will be rededicated August 7-10. 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 will be 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 will be “Had It Not Been for Christ,” and will include four days of tours, lectures, worship and the renaming of The Parsonage to The Judson Heritage Center. 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.