Institution
Search Wiki
After submitting search query, the posts will update but the page won't refresh.
Figures
Edgar DeWitt Jones
1876to1956
Edgar Dewitt Jones (1876–1956), Disciples of Christ minister, ecumenist, and author Edgar DeWitt Jones was born December 5, 1876, in Hearne, Texas, and died on March 26, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan. Growing up in Missouri, he first studied law, but...
Figures
Joseph M. Smith
1912to2011
Joseph M. Smith (1912–2011), a dedicated Disciples of Christ missionary, left an enduring legacy through his work in China, the Philippines, and beyond during and after World War II. Later, Smith held prominent leadership roles within the Division of Overseas...
Figures
Rosa Brown Bracy
1895to1960
Rosa Brown Bracy was born to Elder and Mrs. King R. Brown in Port Gibson, Mississippi on August 16, 1895. She attended Mary Holmes College in West Point, Mississippi and Southern Christian Institute in Edwards, Mississippi, earning a BS in...
Figures
Elizabeth “Mother” Ross
1852to1926
Elizabeth “Mother” Ross was born Mary Elizabeth Williams in Indiana on February 16, 1852. She joined the Christian Church in Dayton, Ohio at age 16. She married Allison Ross on June 21, 1874, and the couple had a son, Emory...
Periodical
Christian Century, The
Current
Influential ecumenical journal historically related to the Disciples of Christ. The Christian Century started as a local denominational publication speaking for Disciples of Christ in Des Moines, Iowa, and surrounding regions. In 1884 the journal’s first editor, D. R. Lucas,...
Figures
Cassius, Samuel Robert (1853-1931)
Current
African American preacher and racial reformer. Cassius began preaching in Sigourney, Iowa, in 1880. Eleven years later Cassius moved to Oklahoma Territory to preach, believing it was a place where blacks and native Americans could be free of racial prejudice...
Institution
Christian Woman’s Board of Missions
1874-Current
The Christian Woman’s Board of Missions (CWBM) was founded October 21, 1874, during a meeting of the American Christian Missionary Society (ACMS) at Richmond Street Christian Church in Cincinnati. Its purpose was to share the gospel message and improve the...
Figures
William Henry “Baltimore” Taylor
1898to1982
NOTE: This biography was written by Jim McMillan. ***** William Henry “Baltimore” Taylor was born in 1898. He was a prominent African American leader in both Disciples and Independent circles during his sixty plus years of ministry. As a Disciple,...
Figures
George Calvin Campbell
1872to1949
George Calvin Campbell was an African American minister and leader of congregational and educational ministries in the Stone-Campbell tradition. Born in North Carolina in 1872, Campbell’s early religious affiliation was with the Church of Christ, Composed of Disciples, also called...