A weekly review of major moments in the 2000 plus history of the Christian Church, hosted by Bishop Andy C. Lewter, D. Min., who holds an undergraduate degree from Oberlin College, a graduate degree (Masters of Divinity) from Harvard Divinity School and a
Bishop Andy C. Lewter, D. Min.
Weekly series on Church History. In this episode we review the life of Bishop Samuel Crowther, who was the first African to serve as a bishop in the Church of England (Anglican Church).
Weekly podcast that celebrates the life of Maria Woodworth Etter, one of the pioneering woman preachers of the Pentecostal movement.
The weekly podcast of Bishop Andy C. Lewter. This week Bishop Lewter explores the impact of Francis Asbury on the growth and expansion of the Methodist Church in America.
Hey Friends, here is our "This Week in Church History" podcast that reviews the Great Ejection of 1662 where more than 1000 ministers voluntarily preached a farewell sermon and surrendered their pulpits rather than comply with the English Parliament's Declaration for the Uniformity of Prayers, Sacraments and Ceremonies of 1662. This would give rise to the birth of the English Dissidents that would results in a number of groups such as Anabaptist, Pilgrims, Puritans, Presbyterians, Congregationalist and other reformations eventually migrating to America and forming colonies and later the United States.
This Week in Church History: Weekly podcast of Bishop Andy C. Lewter, Historian of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship. This week Bishop Lewter celebrates the life of Walter Raushenbush, the Father of the Social Gospel which had an impact on Martin Luther King, Jr. Bishop Desmond Tutu, James Cone and Liberation Theology.
Weekly podcast of "This Week in Church History" by Bishop Andy C. Lewter, D. Min., Historian of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship. This week Bishop Lewter celebrates Biblical scholar Albert Schweitzer and his work, "The Quest for the Historical Jesus" (1906) which gave rise to the discourse on the Historical Jesus versus the Christ of Faith.
This Week in Church History: William Tyndale graduates from Oxford University with a Masters degree that he would use to translate the Bible into English from the original Hebrew and Greek languages, the first person to do so. His work would give rise to a number of English Bibles such as the Great Bible, Bishop's Bible, Geneva Bible and the Authorized King James Version of the Bible. For more information such as this visit us at https://fullgospel.teachable.com or https://bishop.teachable.com where we have over 60 online courses for your review and consideration.
Weekly video podcast that reviews the history of the Christian Church with Bishop Andy C. Lewter, D. Min. This week we examine the christological conflict between Cyril of Alexandria and Nestorius of Constantinople and whether Mary was "Theotokos" or "Christotokos".
This Week in Church History, 1525 AD, Martin Luther weds katharine Von Bora thus establishing a model for marriage and family in the Protestant Reformation
This week in Church History King James II signed the Declaration of the Liberty of Conscience that repealed the penalties for those not following the Anglican Church in England. This would lead to religious tolerance and later religious freedom in America.
Remembering the killing of 9 worshippers at Mother Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, we go back to "This Week in Church History" when in 1822 a local slave revealed the plans of Pastor Denmark Vesey to strike a blow against slavery. Join us online at https://stcu.teachable.com for a listing of our online courses. Members of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship are encouraged to visit us at https://fullgospel.teachable.com
Samuel Sharpe was a Baptist Deacon who organized a work stoppage protest against slavery in 1832 on the island of Jamaica. His actions helped to compel the British Parliament to outlaw slavery throughout the British Empire in 1833. He was executed in 1832 but today his image appears on the 50 dollar bill in Jamaican currency.
In this episode we celebrate the life of Michael (Mark) Satttler who was an early leader of the Anabaptist Movement. He was captured by Catholic authorities, tortured and burned at the stake. He is responsible for constructing one of the first "confessions" of the movement that identified basic beliefs of the Anabaptist that continues until today
This week, May 1st-8th, 2022 we remember Count Nicholas Von Zinzindorf, who was the founder of the German Protestant group known as the Moravians. The Moravians were the group encountered by John Wesley on his voyage from England to the colony of Georgia to evangelize the Native Americans and African slaves. Their dogma and doctrines led to the birth of the Holiness and Pentecostal movements at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century.
This week in Church History was the death of Pope Sylvester II, 946 AD to 1003 AD, who began as Gerbert D' Aurilliac and climbed the ranks of the church until he was elected pope, the first native Frenchmen to do so. Throughout his life he was an educator, astronomer, mathematician and was responsible for inventing the first mechanical clock, returning the abacus to western Europe and introducing the Arabic-Hindu numerals that we use today. He was an ally to Otto I, political advisor to Otto II and tutor of Otto III all of who served as emperors to the Holy Roman Empire.