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1989-2023 Judson American Baptist Church Bella Vista,   Arkansas           AR Roger Williams founded the first Baptist Church in America in 1638 and 350 years later, 25 charter members founded the first American Baptist Church in northwestern Arkansas. Judson American Baptist Church was formerly chartered in 1989 but was preceded since 1977 by the American Baptist Fellowship […]

1989-Present Judson Baptist Church Republic of Singapore In 1988, a few Christian families living in Singapore organized weekly worship services rotating from house to house. During this period Rev. Gam Shee from Chiangmai, Rev. Jeffery, Rev. Mawya (Bishop) and Rev. Labar visited to lead the worship services and provide regular preaching. After the 8-8-88 upheavals, more Christians from

1987-Present Adoniram Judson Memorial Baptist Church of Los Angeles   Covina, California CA Rev. Samuel Saw was the founding pastor of the Adoniram Judson Memorial Baptist Church in suburban Los Angeles. He recalls that in October 1987 about 10 families from Burma were meeting at the Temple Baptist Church where worship was conducted in Burmese by

1982-Present Judson Park Des Moines, Washington          WA Opened in 1982 under the auspices of American Baptist Homes of the West (ABHOW), Judson Park provides an expansive view of Puget Sound near Seattle, WA. Six apartments were added in 2007 providing accommodations for four different levels of care for its residents. Judson Park is able to provide

1979-2022 Judson Baptist Retreat Center St. Francisville, Louisiana       LA Judson Retreat Center was a Christian retreat center and summer camp, located in the rolling hills of the Felicianas near Jackson, Louisiana, just a short drive from Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette and Southwest Mississippi. Their mission was to raise up generations passionate for Jesus Christ

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