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1901-1976 National Hall of Fame for Great Americans New York University, New York NY At this point, let’s break our legacy system and spend some time with the National Hall of Fame for Great Americans that was originally built in 1901 as a part of New York University but stopped naming these great Americans in […]

1974-Present Judson Baptist Church Burton, Michigan MI Pastor Greg Rowan has been with the Judson Baptist Church of Burton, MI, for 28 of its 50-year history (writing from the perspective of 2024).  He began his ministry as assistant pastor on April Fool’s Day in 1996 and six years later became the senior pastor. The congregation

1970-Present Judson Terrace Homes San Luis Obispo, California      CA American Baptist Homes of the West (ABHOW) was organized in 1949 to provide quality housing and health care for retired ministers and missionaries with its first property in Los Altos, CA. That mission, however, soon expanded to include older people regardless of occupation or religious affiliation.

1963-Present Adoniram Judson Baptist Association Boston Massachusetts           MA Due to shifting demographics and advances in communication, 51 American Baptist Churches comprising the Salem Baptist Association and the Boston East Baptist Association, elected to merge and form the Adoniram Judson Baptist Association in 1963. Being the homebase where Adoniram Judson grew up, studied and was commissioned,

1963-Present Judson University Elgin Illinois           IL It is hard to determine if the founding date for Judson University should be 1913 or 1963.  American Baptists had longed for an academic presence in Chicagoland founding the “old” University of Chicago in 1856 and supporting it minimally until its demise in 1886. By 1860 the Baptist Theological

1962-Present Judson Fellowship Hall Acton Baptist Church Indianapolis IN Acton Baptist Church in suburban Indianapolis, remodeled their facilities and added a fellowship hall in 1962 which they named for Ann and Adoniam Judson. Though the Acton congregation sold their building complex, including Judson Hall, to an immigrant group of Siyin Chin Christians, they continue to

1962-Present Judson Chapel Baptist Church Champaign Illinois        IL In November, 1962, Judson Chapel Baptist Church was begun as a mission project by the First Baptist Church on Mahomet, Illinois. Located in Champaign, IL the congregation began in a wooden building moved to the location from Chanute Air Force Base near Rantoul, IL. Judson Chapel

1961-Present Judson Baptist Church Kansas City, Kansas      KS A new American Baptist Church on the western side of Kansas City, Kansas, was conceived by members of the First Baptist Church of KCKS in 1957.  The Missouri River Baptist Association purchased and donated 4 acres to begin the church on State Avenue and 83rd Street.  The

1957-Present Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Kansas City Missouri     MO Founded in 1957 Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City has two daily reminders of the life and ministry of Adoniram Judson.  One of the streets in the residential area of campus is named Judson Court reminding students of the venerable missionary who is often called

1957-2005 Judson Hills Camp Loudonville Ohio        OH The Ohio Baptist Convention purchased property for Judson Hills camp in 1957 and held their first camp the next summer in 1958. Chuck Armstrong was a volunteer camp counselor there in 1969 but the next summer was promoted to being a paid camp counselor along with his friend, Laura