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1946-2024   Judson Village Retirement Community Cincinnati, Ohio      OH The building which housed the Judson Village Retirement Community in Cincinnati for over 75 years was originally constructed in 1896 as the home for William S. P. Oskamp and his new bride Adele Werk. They named their new home “Willadel” as a blending of their first names. […]

1943-1974 SS Adoniram Judson   Philippines/USA The Liberty ship SS Adoniram Judson was built by Permanente Metals Corporation at Richmond, California. The keel was laid on January 13, 1943 and the completed ship was launched February 19, 1943. Delivered on March 3, 1943, the vessel was immediately placed in operation remaining active through 1946 before being placed

1940-2015 R. Judson Carlberg Christian Higher Education      MA/MA The website of Gordon College reports on the life of this significant leader in Christian education in America: R. Judson Carlberg grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts, steeped in his family’s evangelical roots. His father was a pastor, part of a long line of church leaders, and he

1933-Present Adoniram Joseph King Music Educator, SWBTS, Fort Worth, Texas    OK/TX Adoniram Joseph King is one of the few living people thus far discovered who bear the Adoniram appellation today.  Born in 1933 he is the son of a Southern Baptist Director of Missions and graduated from high school in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. His mother was

1931-Present Judson Memorial Baptist Church Lansing, Michigan          MI The webpage of this congregation tells the historical highlights of Judson Memorial Baptist Church in succinct fashion.[1] In the 1920’s a group of missionary-minded Christians started what would become Judson Memorial Baptist Church in South Lansing, Michigan.  Their goals were to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to

1926-Present Judson Hall Guest Housing Southern Seminary Louisville KY Southern Baptist Theological Seminary moved from downtown Louisville, Kentucky, to its present location in 1926 with Frederick Low Olmstead, the nation’s best, employed as the landscape architect. This new campus involved the construction of Judson Hall and Rice Hall to serve as housing for seminarians.  The

1926-2013 Judson Palmer Watson, Jr. Baptist Pastor           WY/CA On April 22, 1926, on the humble family homestead in Keeline, Niobrara County, Wyoming, Judson Palmer Watson Jr. was born to attorney Judson P. Watson (see entry 1898-1978) and Minerva Church. He was the oldest of three children and would later be joined by two sisters, Minette

1925-Present Camp Judson Keystone, South Dakota    SD Two of the founders of Baptist life in South Dakota were named Judson but neither can be tied to Adoniram or Ann Judson. “The first known religious organization in any of these settlements was a Baptist church established at Yankton, in the summer of 1864, by Rev. L. P.

1924-Present Judson Center Royal Oaks Michigan        MI In the 1920’s Detroit Baptists were made aware of the needs of children and decided to do something to help. Dr. Henry C. Gleiss of the Detroit Baptist Union brought churches together and in 1924 founded the Detroit Baptist Children’s Home in Royal Oaks.  This new ministry

1922-1999 Travis Judson Edwards Agriculturalist/Baptist Deacon         TX/TX The son of a grist miller in San Antonio, TX, Rev. Stephen Thorney Edwards died in 1934 leaving behind a church named for him plus 10 daughters and two sons. The Edwards-Byron Church near Rossville, TX, was finished in January 1934 and while preaching the dedication sermon, Rev.