Today in Church History

Benjamin Keach Testified Benjamin Keach appeared before Lord Chief Justice Hyde on this day, October 9, 1664. A Baptist minister, Benjamin’s crime was to publish a book of instruction for children; its doctrine did not conform to the teachings of the Church of England. Although not a single copy exists today, from Benjamin’s forty other publications, … More Today in Church History

Students told to bring Bibles to school without apology

October 3 marks Bring Your Bible to School Day, and one law firm wants to make sure students know their rights as they enter campus gates. Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) President Brad Dacus indicates that campus politics demonizes Christians for their beliefs in biblical morality and treats their religious expression as hate speech… Source: Students … More Students told to bring Bibles to school without apology

Today in Church History

Baptist Union in Russia “Baptists are particularly dangerous,” noted a Russian newspaper in 1972. “Every Russian Baptist tries to win adherents to his faith.” Indeed there was some truth to this, for Johann Gerhardt Oncken, one of the first German Baptists, taught that “every Baptist is a missionary” and it was through the testimony of … More Today in Church History