Mar 19, 2026 | Homepage Highlights, Staff Blog
Addie Davis reflection by Vicki Haydon Addie Elizabeth Davis was the first ordained woman minister in Southern Baptist circles. Not only was she the first female ordained Baptist minister, she took on social justice issues of the day. Her sermons addressed racism,...
Mar 17, 2026 | Homepage Highlights, Staff Blog
Addie Davis (1917-2005) a reflection by Donna Elkey Often called a trailblazer, Addie Elizabeth Davis, born in 1917, became the first woman to become an ordained minister in the Southern Baptist Church. In an article in Baptist News Global following her death, she is...
Mar 12, 2026 | Homepage Highlights, Staff Blog
Coretta Scott King (1927-2006) reflection by Sarah Roberson In 2001, I sat in the auditorium of Morehouse College. I was a 23 year old political science student from California, sitting in the space where my hero had once spoken. For as long as I can remember, I had...
Mar 10, 2026 | Homepage Highlights, Staff Blog
Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray reflection by Lani Allenbaugh When I first began reading about Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray (1910-1985), I was struck by how many “firsts” followed their name: the first Black person to earn a JSD degree from Yale Law School, co-founder of the National...
Mar 4, 2026 | Homepage Highlights, Staff Blog
Rev. Raphael Warnock reflection by Ella Grace Harris Reverend Raphael Warnock is the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the same church Martin Luther King Jr. had preached in. I became really interested in learning more about Warnock after realizing...
Mar 2, 2026 | Homepage Highlights, Staff Blog
Rev. Dr. Luke A. Powery reflection by Gavin McCollum This month, 2BC is highlighting the work and ministries of historic Black Baptists. I chose to highlight Rev. Dr. Luke Powery, Dean of Duke Chapel. Now, it might be a little on-the-nose for me to choose someone from...
