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Cotton Bowl

(at Dallas) 1937 Texas Christian 16, Marquette 6 1938 Rice 28, Colorado 14 1939 St. Mary's (Calif.) 20…

Vashti Murphy McKenzie, 2000 News

preacher, in July was elected the first woman bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She said, “The stained-glass ceiling has been pierced.”

The Origins of Mother's Day

On Sunday, May 8th, people in North America and around the world will celebrate Mother’s Day. Postal services will be inundated with affectionate Mother’s Day cards. Florists will prepare countless…

Ellen G. White

Name at birth: Ellen HarmonEllen G. White is one of the founders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which was officially organized in 1863. Although raised as a Methodist, Ellen Harmon was…

U.S. Protestant Groups

According to the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, U.S. Protestant groups are commonly divided into four broad categories: Liberal Protestant: Episcopal, Presbyterian, Unitarian…

Laura Bush

Name at birth: Laura WelchAs the wife of George W. Bush, Laura Bush was First Lady of the United States from 2001-2009. Laura Bush holds a bachelor's degree in education from Southern Methodist…

The World's Tallest Church

The Question: What is the tallest church in the world? The Answer: According to Guinness World Records, the church with the tallest spire in…

Antoinette Brown

Antoinette Brown was ordained to the Christian ministry in 1853 as pastor of the Congregational Church of South Butler, New York, thus becoming the first clergywoman in United States history.…

SPRAGUE, William, Congress, MI (1809-1868)

SPRAGUE William , a Representative from Michigan; born in Providence, R.I., February 23, 1809; attended the public schools; moved to Michigan and settled in Kalamazoo; studied theology and was…