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1840-????               Adoniram Judson Gibbs     Farmer/Public Servant       OH/MI I must rely on the research of Andy Osterdahl at “The Strangest Names in American Political History” for information on ….Michigan native Adoniram Judson Gibbs, whose life is shrouded in obscurity. Very few details could be found on this man’s public career and political exploits, and I’m quite […]

2027 renaming (1827-Present) Amherst Church becomes Judson Church Kyaikkhami (Mon State) Myanmar In 2027 Myanmar Baptist Christian Church (also called Amherst Baptist Church in respect of those who speak English) in Kyaikkhami, Myanmar, will celebrate its 200th birthday. The church was formed by American missionaries in 1827 after Adoniram was released from prison (February 21,

2024-Present Judson College at Southeastern Christian Education, Wake Forest, NC News has arrived that Baptists have named their eighth educational institution over the past 200 years for either Ann or Adoniram Judson. This formal press report tells the story. The undergraduate college at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary has been officially renamed Judson College. Southeastern trustees formalized

2021-Present Adoniram Judson Gavel of Southern Baptist Convention Nashville, Tennessee        TN This press release from Religion News Service on June 15, 2021, best tells this story though I have added an interesting caveat as a conclusion. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS). As outgoing Southern Baptist Convention President J. D. Greear prepared to open his final annual meeting

2018-Present  Ann Hasseltine Judson Giving Circle American Baptist Historical Society Georgia     PA/GA The giving levels for donors to the American Baptist History Society have been in place for over six years now and the legacy of Ann Judson is remembered therein. An annual gift of up to $50 places one in the Ann Hasseltine Judson

2014-Present  Adoniram Judson Center of Christian Union Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island       RI The Adoniram Judson Ministry Center at Brown University is used by Christian Union campus ministries for fellowship, meals, Bible studies, prayer, training, and administrative work.  The Judson Center was opened in 2014. The parent organization, Christian Union, was founded in 2002 at

1901-Present Central Seminary and the Judson Legacy Overland Park, Kansas KS There are at least two Judson namesakes in the history of Central Baptist Theological Seminary–one in the past and the other in the present. At the beginning of the 20th century there was no Baptist seminary west of the Mississippi River. Rev. Evan B.

2003-Present Judson Research Center Myanmar Institute of Theology Insein, Yangon, Myanmar At the 190th anniversary of the Judson’s arrival in Burma, the president of Myanmar Institute of Theology, Dr. Samuel Ling, announced the opening of the Judson Research Center to be housed at MIT. Their website best describes the purpose and the plans for this

1997-2023 Judson Lodge at Cross Wind Camp Hesston, Kansas        KS In the early 1980’s, Westminister Faith Chapel decided to purchase land for a conference center when they sold their building in California.  High land prices in California caused them to decide to look elsewhere and they determined they could purchase the land they needed to fulfill

1995-Present Judson Community Baptist Church Judson, Texas         TX Following a vision from God in 1995 Dr. Keith Rothra, pastor in Marshall, TX, and church planter for the Gregg Baptist Association inherited a defunct church building with a piano, some hymnals, and a worship center with 14 pews. Formerly the Hunter’s Creek Baptist Church, a mission