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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Canadian 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 readingIn Their Own Words: Pioneering Canadian Baptist Women in Ministry
The following is a recording of the 2022 William M. Pinson Lecture (George W. Truett Theological Seminary in Waco, Texas) by Dr. Melody Maxwell, held on 1 March 2022.
Continue readingDoing Oral History
By Melody Maxwell
What were the stories of the first women ordained to ministry by Atlantic Baptists? Continue reading
Canadian Baptist Historical Society 