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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.

1921-Present Adoniram Judson Window First Baptist Church Oak Park, Illinois     IL The First Baptist Church of Oak Park formally begun with a service in the home of its members on April 25, 1873. Rapid growth during the early years led to a move to a rental hall until the congregation occupied its first church

1921-2022 Judson Lodge at Camp Tippecanoe North Webster Indiana     IN Camp Tippecanoe served Indiana Baptists for 101 years before closing in 2022. The facilities included a Judson Lodge for housing both boys and girls—boys in Adoniram Judson Hall and girls in Ann Judson Hall.

1921-Present Judson Baptist Church Belle, West Virginia            WV A Baptist Sunday School was organized at Belle on the last Sunday in March, 1916, in the old school house on Simmons Creek. It continued through 1920 when it was determined that a Baptist Church was needed in Belle. An organizational meeting was held on May 5,

1919-Present Judson Baptist Church Winfield, West Virginia           WV Text at bottom of photo reads: Founding members of Judson Baptist Church from ca. 1940-photo courtesy of Terry McCallister. Two women were the moving force that caused Judson Baptist Church to be constructed on Bills Creek Road near Winfield, W.Va. The congregation had organized in June 20,

1911-Present Judson Baptist Church Nashville, Tennessee        TN The beginning of the Judson Memorial Baptist Church was a stop-and-start affair centered around a new housing addition in Nashville named Waverly Place. “In its formation, strong lay leadership made the church possible.”[1] And now came the task of naming this new congregation. For a few weeks the congregation