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

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 August...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gourley, Bruce T. (Author)
Corporate Author: Mercer University Press
Language:English
Published: Macon, Georgia : Mercer University Press : Baptist History & Heritage Society, [2017]
Subjects:
First Baptist Church (Augusta, Ga.)
Baptists > Georgia > Augusta > History.
Church histories.
Genre:
Church histories.
Physical Description:xii, 341 pages, 38 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
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.
Call Number:BX6480.A9 G87 2017
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-326) and index.
ISBN:9780881466133
0881466131
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