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First Baptist Church of Elizabethtown, oldest Baptist church congregation in Illinois, possibly oldest Protestant church, founded in 1842 (Baptist) Wesley United Methodist Church was established and built in Canton, IL in 1895. It is still in operation today both in its oldest church and 2nd building across the street.
17th-century Baptist ministers (3 C) Pages in category "17th-century Baptists" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Many of the British North American colonies that eventually formed the United States of America were settled in the 17th century by men and women, who, in the face of European religious persecution, refused to compromise passionately held religious convictions (largely stemming from the Protestant Reformation which began c. 1517) and fled Europe.
A Sourcebook for Baptist Heritage (1990), primary sources for Baptist history. McGlothlin, W. J. (ed.) Baptist Confessions of Faith. Philadelphia: The American Baptist Publication Society, 1911. Underhill, Edward Bean (ed.). Confessions of Faith and Other Documents of the Baptist Churches of England in the 17th century.
17th; 18th; 19th; 20th; 21st; 22nd; Pages in category "17th-century Baptist churches" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The Spanish colonized Florida in the 16th century, with their communities reaching a peak in the late 17th century. In the British and French colonies, most colonists arrived after 1700. They cleared land, built houses and outbuildings, and worked on the large plantations that dominated export agriculture. Many were involved in the labor ...
17th-century missionary activity in Asia and the Americas grew strongly, put down roots, and developed its institutions, though it met with strong resistance in Japan in particular. At the same time Christian colonization of some areas outside Europe succeeded, driven by economic as well as religious reasons.
17th-century Baptist ministers from the United States (13 P) L. 17th-century American Lutheran clergy (4 P) P. 17th-century New England Puritan ministers (46 P)