We would like to offer a special note of congratulations to Chris Crocker, who, after four years of study, successfully defended his PhD thesis at Bristol Baptist College (the world’s oldest Baptist college) on June 7.
“A Feast of Fat Things”: The 1928 BWA World Congress in Toronto, 90 Years in Retrospect
By Karl Armstrong
This summer (June 23 to 29) marks the 90th anniversary of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) congress that was held at Exhibition Park in Toronto, Canada. Continue reading
Retirement Dinner for Dr. Robert S. Wilson
By Taylor Murray
On 2 May 2018, hundreds of people filled the Sheldon L. Fountain Commons at Acadia University to celebrate the career of an extraordinary Canadian Baptist: Dr. Robert S. Wilson (affectionately known to all as “Dr. Bob”). Continue reading
The Crown: Baptists and the Coronation of Elizabeth II
By Gordon L. Heath
Viewers of the Netflix series The Crown are familiar with the early years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, especially the tradition and pageantry surrounding her coronation in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953.1 Continue reading
NEWS | Annual General Meeting, 2018
On 28 April 2018, the Canadian Baptist Historical Society held its annual meeting at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario. Continue reading
“Our Holy and Our Beautiful House”: Jarvis Street Baptist Church
By Taylor Murray
In March 2017, I visited the archives at Jarvis Street Baptist Church (JSBC) in downtown Toronto. While I was there I snapped a few photographs of the sanctuary.
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