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Please Note: The American Baptist Historical Society is open
ONLY ON A LIMITED BASIS for research
while we complete the consolidation of offices, collections and staff in Atlanta, GA.
Go to Atlanta Move Update to get the latest news on our progress and plans to re-open.

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Welcome!

The American Baptist Historical Society is the archive and historical interpreter of a major
religious denomination -- American Baptist Churches USA -- made up of thousands of churches
and 1.5 million people.

As the oldest Baptist historical organization (founded in 1853) with the largest and most diverse collection of Baptist historical material, some of our holdings are of irreplaceable value to the
church and the nation.

ABHS serves as keeper of the record of the modern missionary movement. Our shelves hold unparalleled resources documenting home and overseas mission work, African-American church,
and the social gospel movement. We publish the oldest Baptist journal, The American Baptist
Quarterly
, interpreting for modern readers the lives and issues of the past that shape who
we are today.

We hope that your visit to our site proves informative and that you find the
information useful as we continue our work in Bringing Our Legacy to Light.

Dr. Deborah Van Broekhoven
Executive Director

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