the glens falls
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The Glens Falls Centennial Celebration of 2008
~ presents ~A Historical Perspective of
The First Baptist Churchin Glens Falls
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Who Are the (American) BaptistsB - Biblical authority (Matthew 24:35; 1 Peter 1:23; 2 Timothy 3:16-17) A - Autonomy of the local church (Matt. 18:15–17; 1 Cor. 6:1-3) P - Priesthood of all believers (1 Peter 2:5-9; 1 Timothy 5) T - Two ordinances (believer's baptism and the Lord's Supper)
(Acts 2:41–47; 1 Cor. 11:23-32) I - Individual soul liberty (Romans 14:5–12) S - Separation of Church and State (Matthew 22:15–22) T - Two offices of the church (pastor-elder and deacon)
(1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1–2) S - Saved church membership (Matthew 16:18; Ephesians 5:23–32; and
Colossians 1:18)
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Baptist Founders?
Thomas Helwys John Smyth 1575 – 1616 1570 – 1612
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American Baptist Founders?
John Clarke Roger Williams1609 – 1676 1603 – 1683
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Bottskill Baptist Church in GreenwichFounded in 1767
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Washington Union AssociationFourth Annual Meeting in 1838
Adamsville HartfordBottskill HebronDresdon LuzerneFort Ann PawletFort Edward QueensburyGlens Falls RupertGranville SalemGreenwich White Creek
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Our Humble BeginningsFirst – The Baptist Church of the Round Pond.
Second – The First Queensbury, or Oneida Church.
Third – The Second Queensbury, or West Mountain Church.
Fourth – The Baptist Church of Glens Falls
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Amos Russell Wells
The Abolitionist was our church’s first official minister since joining the Washington Union and he was a founding member of the Queensbury Liberty Party and served as its vice-president. He was documented as attending the first anti-slavery meeting publicly recorded in all of Warren County on October 25th, 1845
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ReverandA. D. Milne
Managing Editor and Publisher for
“The Star of Destiny” and the
Glens Falls “Messenger”
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1947 – City Council of Churches non-denominational vacation bible school
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Arlen Vernava
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