BATTLES OF VARGAS SWAMP & BOYACA (BATTLEFIELD)
Boyaca, Colombia (1819 AD) The Battles of Vargas Swamp and Boyaca were the decisive engagements of the wars of independence that ravaged the Spanish territories of New Granada at the beginning of the 19th century. Together they marked the beginning of the end of Spanish control of two colonies, both Colombia and Venezuela, and is a pivotal historic event for both countries. … [Read more...]
MEGACHURCHES OF ATLANTA
Atlanta, Georgia If there is one city in America that rivals Houston in its megachurches, than that city is Atlanta. In many ways, Atlanta is the definitive Bible Belt city. After California and Texas, Georgia boasts the third highest number of megachurches of any state, and Atlanta claims over twenty of these with congregations in excess of five thousand regular … [Read more...]
16th STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
Birmingham, Alabama The 16th Street Baptist Church is, along with the Ebeneezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the most famous traditionally African-American churches in the United States. As the site of one of the most notorious terrorist bombings in American history, where four little African-American girls were killed by white supremacists, 16th Street Baptist has forever … [Read more...]
EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH
Atlanta, Georgia Ebenezer Baptist Church is regarded by many as the mother church of the Civil Rights movement and one of the most important and historical churches of the 20th century. It is part of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, which includes the King’s home and gravesite, as well as museums and memorials to civil rights movements around the world. … [Read more...]
FIRST BAPTIST MEETING HOUSE
Providence, Rhode Island The First Baptist Meeting House, also known as the First Baptist Church of Providence, is both the oldest Baptist church in the United States and the oldest Baptist congregation. Founded by Roger Williams, the famous religious leader in exile from Puritan Massachusetts, this was America’s first truly home-grown church and therefore. The First … [Read more...]
EVANGELICAL SITES OF NASHVILLE
Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee has an interesting niche in American Evangelical Christianity. Although not a religiously historic city, it is nevertheless home to not one, but two of America’s most famous Christian institutions: The Gideons International, and the Southern Baptist Convention. The first organization is world famous for its mission to spread the … [Read more...]
