The Glens Falls Centennial Celebration of 2008

~ presents ~A Historical Perspective of

The First Baptist Churchin Glens Falls

Who Are the (American) BaptistsB - Biblical authority (Matthew 24:35; 1 Peter 1:23; 2 Timothy 3:16-17) A - Autonomy of the local church (Matt. 18:15–17; 1 Cor. 6:1-3) P - Priesthood of all believers (1 Peter 2:5-9; 1 Timothy 5) T - Two ordinances (believer's baptism and the Lord's Supper)

(Acts 2:41–47; 1 Cor. 11:23-32) I - Individual soul liberty (Romans 14:5–12) S - Separation of Church and State (Matthew 22:15–22) T - Two offices of the church (pastor-elder and deacon)

(1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1–2) S - Saved church membership (Matthew 16:18; Ephesians 5:23–32; and

Colossians 1:18)

Baptist Founders?

Thomas Helwys John Smyth 1575 – 1616 1570 – 1612

American Baptist Founders?

John Clarke Roger Williams1609 – 1676 1603 – 1683

Bottskill Baptist Church in GreenwichFounded in 1767

Washington Union AssociationFourth Annual Meeting in 1838

Adamsville HartfordBottskill HebronDresdon LuzerneFort Ann PawletFort Edward QueensburyGlens Falls RupertGranville SalemGreenwich White Creek

Our Humble BeginningsFirst – The Baptist Church of the Round Pond.

Second – The First Queensbury, or Oneida Church.

Third – The Second Queensbury, or West Mountain Church.

Fourth – The Baptist Church of Glens Falls

Amos Russell Wells

The Abolitionist was our church’s first official minister since joining the Washington Union and he was a founding member of the Queensbury Liberty Party and served as its vice-president. He was documented as attending the first anti-slavery meeting publicly recorded in all of Warren County on October 25th, 1845

ReverandA. D. Milne

Managing Editor and Publisher for

“The Star of Destiny” and the

Glens Falls “Messenger”

1947 – City Council of Churches non-denominational vacation bible school

Arlen Vernava