A journey of faith and community : the story of the First Baptist Church of Augusta, Georgia / Bruce T. Gourley.

Author
Gourley, Bruce T. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Macon, Georgia : Mercer University Press : Baptist History & Heritage Society, [2017]
Description
xii, 341 pages, 38 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

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    Established amid adversity in 1817, the First Baptist Church of Augusta, Georgia, ranks among the most important congregations in Southern history for having birthed the Southern Baptist Convention in 1845. A Journey of faith offers new insight into the surprising role First Baptist Church of Augusta played in the formation of the South's now-largest denomination.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-326) and index.
    Contents
    • An Elusive, Radical Freedom
    • Early Baptist Efforts in Augusta
    • A Church Birthed, A Community Transformed
    • An Unexpected Legacy of a Church Set Apart
    • A New South Congregation
    • Rebuilding, Rising, Reforming
    • An Upward Trajectory in Unsettled Times
    • Overcoming Challenges in a New Era
    • Freedom and Faithfulness: The Walton Way Years.
    ISBN
    • 9780881466133
    • 0881466131
    OCLC
    1004852306
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