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Faith to Freedom Daily: Community Baptist Church, Illinois

Posted on June 13th, 2010 by Chris McMahon

In 1838 the Northern Baptist Association of Illinois met at Community Baptist Church in Warrenville. They gathered in response to the death of abolitionist Elijah Lovejoy and passed a resolution condemning slavery.

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