Thomas Helwys was an English barrister, theologian, and religious reformer. His theological beliefs is one of the forming basis of the Baptist tradition. In the early 17th century, Helwys was the prin
Broxtowe Hall in 1833
Gray's Inn Square, London
Title page of Helwys's A Short Declaration of the Mistery of Iniquity (1612)
Baptists are a Protestant tradition of Christianity distinguished by baptizing only believers and doing so by total immersion. Modern Baptist churches generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul comp
Thomas Helwys
…Thomas Helwys (c. 1575 – 1616) was an English barrister, theologian, and religious reformer. His theological beliefs is one of the forming basis of the Baptist tradition. In the early 17th century, Helwys was the principal formulator of a demand that the Church and the state be kept separate in matters of law…
The First Baptist Church in America located in Providence, Rhode Island
Early 20th century photo of the Sandwich First Baptist Church in Windsor, Ontario
Emmanuel Baptist Church in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, affiliated with the Union of Evangelical Free Churches in Germany.