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.
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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.
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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.
Continue readingBaptists in Ontario and the Winter Blues in the Early Twentieth Century
By Taylor Murray
Dealing with snow (and other forms of winter weather) is part of the Canadian experience.
Continue readingBe Yourself, Says Spurgeon
By Gordon L. Heath
The temptation of every preacher is to find famous preachers and try to imitate their style.
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