By Christopher W. Crocker
I began frequenting the Necropolis Cemetery in Cabbagetown shortly after beginning to teach at Toronto Baptist Seminary in 2019.
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NEWS | Announcing the 2026 Annual General Meeting
On Saturday, 25 April 2026, we are meeting at Jarvis Street Baptist Church in Toronto. Plan to join us for a morning of business and paper presentations!
Continue readingCalled to Serve: Atlantic Baptist Women’s Experiences with the Examining Council for Ordination
By Melody Maxwell
“It was the most terrifying thing I’ve ever done,” confessed Nancy Draper. “It was a horrific experience,” recalled Jasmine Saunders. “I was shaking like a leaf,” remembered Miriam Uhrstrom.
Continue readingWhat can Baptist Chaplain Rev. William Andrew White Jr.’s Life Teach us Today?
By Dudley Brown
The challenges and achievements Chaplain William Andrew White Jr. experienced offer valuable lessons for modern 21st-century Chaplains.
Continue readingNEWS | Call for Papers, AGM 2026
The Canadian Baptist Historical Society is seeking paper proposals for the April 2026 Annual General Meeting. Please see the attached document for more information:
Continue readingA Baptist Ghost Story
New Book Round-Up, Spring 2025
This post highlights a few recent publications on Baptists in Canada. If you have a new book that you would like to add to a future list, please contact us.
Continue readingNEWS | Annual General Meeting, 2025
This year’s Annual General Meeting took place during the lunch hour of the Canadian Baptist Symposium.
Continue readingCanadian Baptist Symposium 2025, Part Two: A View From Nova Scotia
As noted in part one of this post, on 26 April 2025, Acadia Divinity College (ADC) and McMaster Divinity College (MDC) hosted the Canadian Baptist Symposium.
Continue readingCanadian Baptist Symposium 2025, Part One: A View From Ontario
On 26 April 2025, the Canadian Baptist Historical Society and the Acadia Centre for Baptist and Anabaptist Studies co-sponsored the Canadian Baptist Symposium.
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