Today in Denver, Colorado Territory the Zion Baptist Church is founded by “an intrepid group of black pioneers,” most of whom had migrated to the area in recent years or months from the South. Having little education and by and large, they determined to establish a church as part of an effort to improve their…
Of all the Southern cities that the Union occupied during the war, Alexandria, Virginia endured the longest under federal control. For four long years the citizens of the city lived under military rule. This month, finally, the office of military governor of the city is abolished. Holding the office during most of the occupation was…
The war, although perhaps dampening Baptist growth in the United States, has by no means halted the founding of new congregations. Many established within the past year are African Baptist congregations, as their church names note. Growth is also taking place in the Mid-West and the often-new cities in the far West. Among churches started…