George Whitefield, Jonathan Edwards, and the Great Awakening George Whitefield was born in Britain in 1714. He was an Anglican pastor who studied at Oxford. …
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George Whitefield, Jonathan Edwards, and the Great Awakening George Whitefield was born in Britain in 1714. He was an Anglican pastor who studied at Oxford. …
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Jesuit Missions in the Canadian Wilderness In 1535, Francis I, the King of France, sent explorer Jacques Cartier to find a northwest passage to China. …
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John Lewis Dyer – The Snowshoe Pastor John Lewis Dyer was born in Ohio in 1812. With little education, he moved to Wisconsin to work in the lead mines. After …
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John Muhlenberg – The Patriot Pastor One of the great stories from the American Revolutionary Era happened in Virginia – the story of the “Patriot Pastor,” …
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Richard Johnson -- First Christian Church in Australia The Reverend Richard Johnson and his wife, Mary, were the only Christian clergy to accompany this …
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History of the Australian Penal Colonies On August 26, 1768, the HMS Endeavour set sail from England under the command of Captain James Cook, an accomplished …
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José Rizal & Philippine Independence Influenced by the French and American revolutions, Filipinos began demanding not only local priests, but self-rule …
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The Legacies of Domingo de Salazar & José Burgos Domingo de Salazar was appointed the first bishop of Manila in 1581. Though he was new to the Philippine …
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Christian History of the Philippines The Christian history of the Philippines began in 1521 when Ferdinand Magellan landed on the island of Cebu just before …
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Christian History of Singapore The Portuguese were the first to arrive in Singapore and introduce the region to Christianity through Jesuit missionaries. In …