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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

1956-1985  Judson Baptist College Portland & The Dalles Oregon OR Judson Baptist College in Oregon was the result of theologically conservative churches splitting away from the Northern Baptist Convention (now American Baptist Churches) in the 1940’s. A group of conservative pastors met in Chicago in 1943 to found the Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society (now

1955-Present Judson Memorial Baptist Church Joliet, Illinois         IL Let’s let the published history of Judson Memorial Baptist Church in Joliet, Illinois, and a previous long-time pastor speak for the congregation. Following a survey and careful study, the American Baptist Convention purchased two acres on Midland Avenue in Joliet for a new church. Seven interested families

1955-Present Judson Window First Baptist Church, Washington DC In 1955 the First Baptist Church of Washington, DC, opened a new building under the leadership of Dr. Edward Pruden who served as pastor 1936 to1969. The stained-glass windows in the new structure were by Henry Lee Willet of the Willet-Hauser Architectural Glass Company of Philadelphia.  Pruden

1955-Present Judson Fellowship, Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois IL The Baptist Campus Ministry at Northern Illinois University is known to the university by its organizational name, Judson Fellowship. It was begun in the mid-fifties as a Sunday School class and supper club at First Baptist Church in DeKalb but in 1962 John and Ruth Peterson