The Purpose of the Baptist Catechism is to examine licensed ministers on their Christian experience, call to the Gospel Ministry and views on Baptist and Biblical Doctrine. Requests for Catechism must come from the member church and Pastor of each candidate. Each may have its own rules concerning when a candidate is ready for Catechism. […]

A Historical Retrospect by Dr. W.H. Neal, Moderator and Dr. M.C. Fennell, Secretary (1997) From the minutes of the Gethsemane Association, the Gethsemane Baptist Association was organized November 12, 1867 at the Gethsemane Baptist Church, three miles of Chester’s Court House, then pastored by the Rev. Barney Humphries. The organization elected as its first moderator, the Rev. […]