First Baptist Church Waco: A Legacy of Education, Missions, and Service (The James N. Griffith Endowed Baptist Studies) - Hardcover

Pitts Jr William L

Hardcover

ISBN 13: 9798897360307

Publisher: Mercer University Press, 2026

Synopsis

First Baptist Church, Waco, Texas, is a moderate congregation of diverse social, economic, educational, and religious backgrounds. This book narrates key themes in the rich history of the church, which has been deeply affected by successive cultural contexts, including slavery, wars, the Depression, the Civil Rights movement, denominational conflicts, and secularization. Organized in 1851, the church has offered weekly worship since that time. In addition to pioneering Sunday School in Texas it has served as the original home of Live Oak Classical School, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and George W. Truett Seminary. The church has benefitted enormously from its connections with Baylor University. FBC Waco has nurtured scores of missionaries. For decades the church has hosted Hispanic, Native American, Chinese, and Korean Baptist congregations. Today missions and benevolence intersect as the church serves immigrants, prisoners, and other disadvantaged people.

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About the Author

William L. Pitts, Jr. is professor emeritus of Religion at Baylor University where he taught the History of Christianity and served as director of Graduate Studies. He edited the journals Texas Baptist History and Baptist History and Heritage. Pitts is author/editor of several books including THE RECEPTION OF RAUSCHENBUSCH.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mercer University Press
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798897360307
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 408