Alabama Baptist Convention Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Early years=== The Alabama State Convention was formed in 1823 at the Salem Church just outside [[Greensboro, Alabama]],<ref name=Cathcart1881 /><ref name=Flynt1998 /> primarily through the instigation of [[James A. Ranaldson]], a Baptist from Louisiana. For the first few years, its members were primarily delegations from Baptist [[missionary]] societies, reflecting the [[frontier]] nature of the Alabama territory at the time. Later the delegates came from individual Baptist churches and regional associations as well. Prominent members of the convention in the early years included [[Hosea Holcombe]], [[Alexander Travis]], [[James McLemore]], [[Dempsey Winborne]], [[Sion Blythe]], [[Charles Crow (pastor)|Charles Crow]], [[A. G. McCrow]], and [[Joseph Ryan (pastor)|Joseph Ryan]].<ref name=Cathcart1881 /> [[File:Samford University Beeson Divinity School.JPG|thumb|225px|right|Beeson Divinity School at [[Samford University]], formerly known as Howard College]] The convention made financial contributions to the [[Baptist General Convention of the United States]], as well as providing financial support for [[Adoniram Judson]]'s translation of the [[Bible]] into [[Burmese language|Burmese]], to support the Baptist [[mission (station)|mission]] in Burma. At the ABSC's tenth annual session, in 1833, which was held at Grant's Creek Church in [[Tuscaloosa County, Alabama|Tuscaloosa County]], the convention resolved to found an educational institution, to be called the Manual Labor Seminary. But, this project foundered after five years.<ref name=Cathcart1881 /> In Alabama, local Baptists founded [[Judson College (Alabama)|Judson College]] for women in 1838; and [[Samford University|Howard College]] for men in 1841. Wealthy members donated funds to create a statewide newspaper, the ''Alabama Baptist'', in 1843. The Board of Domestic Missions (later called the Home Mission Board) was established in 1845; all were signs of the denomination's growth and maturing in the state.<ref name=Flynt2008 /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page