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1892-Present Judson Baptist Church Prescott, Michigan              MI The founding pastor of this congregation in southeastern Michigan was Rev. Adoniram Judson Waterbury who began pastoring in nearby Tawas, MI, in 1892. There must have been an early church planting program to encourage him to begin this congregation that same year. He is credited with leading the […]

1892-Present Judson Chapel Church Rangoon, Burma Yangon, Myanmar As Rangoon Baptist College (eventually Judson College, see entry 1872-1965) came to maturity, the Burma Baptist Convention determined a church should be planted in the midst of this growing community of Christian students and thus organized the Rangoon Baptist College Church on July 29, 1892. David C.

1890-Present Judson Baptist Association (now Baptist Association of Greater Baton Rouge) Baton Rouge, Louisiana         LA On November 19, 1890, Beulah Baptist Association was chosen as the name for the new association. On November 7, 1891, the Association (Beulah Assoc.) voted to change its name from Beulah Baptist Association to Judson Baptist Association. The name was chosen

1890-Present Judson Memorial Church   New York, New York NY/NY I have cherry-picked sentences and paragraphs from the historical section of the Judson Memorial Church website and appreciate this good congregation for sharing their history so thoroughly and so liberally. In 1890, distinguished preacher and church leader Edward Judson initiated construction of Judson Church as a

1890-Present  Judson Memorial Baptist Church Mandalay Burma (Myanmar) The construction and dedication of the Judson Memorial Baptist Church in Mandalay, Burma, is reported by Maung Shwe Wa in the Burma Baptist Chronicle: To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Adoniram Judson (August 9, 1788) it was decided to build a Judson Memorial Church

1889-1945 Adoniram Judson Choplin Farmer            Missouri                  MO Adoniram Judson Choplin was born on 9 November 1889, in La Monte, Missouri, the eighth child with a total of 10 siblings. His father, William E. Choplin, was from North Carolina and 38 when this son was born. A native of Missouri, Judson’s mother, Eliza Gwen Ramey, was

1888-1958 Adoniram Judson Johnson Farmer/Postman                NY/CO The “Find-a-Grave” search feature on the web discovered Adoniram Judson Johnson who was born September 4, 1888, and died after 69 years on January 4, 1958. He is buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Sterling, Colorado.[1] His oldest son, Melvin, carried the middle name Judson. The Find-a-Grave site also

1888-1970  William Judson Holloway Educator/Governor      Oklahoma      OK Holloway was at home when informed that he had become governor of Oklahoma upon Gov. Henry S. Johnston’s removal from office on March 20, 1929. Calling for “an era of goodwill,” Holloway reassured Oklahomans who had lost faith in their government during weeks and months of the impeachment process.

1887-Present  Judson Baptist Church Omaha area  Nebraska  NE This story should begin in 1887 with the founding of Trinity Baptist Church in Omaha, Nebraska. The congregation met in two locations before merging with the McKinley Park Baptist Church to become Judson Baptist Church in 1967.  These first 80 years were marked by missions and ministry and

1884-1950 Adoniram Judson Morgan Baptist Pastor/Mayor/Judge Texas TX Adoniram Judson Morgan was born in Mississippi in 1884. Rev. Mr. Morgan moved with his family to Parker County, Texas in 1891. He and Mrs. Morgan (died 10/48) were married in 1902 in Weatherford, and he served as YMCA chaplain in France during World War I before