Baptists spread the Good News around the world

Here are some recommendations from CH editorial staff and this issue’s authors to help you understand the Baptist story.

Several who held the high US executive offices were affiliated with Baptist churches

Billy Graham (1918–2018)

Some passionate men and women you may not know who carried forward the Baptist tradition in the United states 

Black Baptists and white Baptists shared something important in the twentieth century: a penchant for splitting

Baptists wrestle with fundamentalism and liberalism

The legacy of Adoniram and the three Mrs. Judsons encouraged thousands of Americans to faithful Christian commitment.

Lottie Moon remains the most famous Southern Baptist missionary of all time.

Baptists “churching themselves,” founding schools, joining the army, and climbing trees

How a small group of English dissenters ended up transforming American religion

Baptists founded schools early and often for many purposes

African American Baptists forged a strong identity in the face of oppression

The Baptist battle for religious liberty

What is behind the names of all those Baptist branches?

Readers respond to Christian History

Graham’s crusades and King’s struggles are seen as bigger than any one denomination. . . . a lot of Baptist stories are like that.

The early story of Baptists in America