LaCosta Van Dyk

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In 1785, Lemuel Haynes became the first black person ordained by any Christian fellowship in America.10 Prior to his career in ministry, Haynes fought in the Revolutionary War. After his conversion, he sensed a call to ministry and became a Calvinistic preacher in the Northeast. He drew much of his theological convictions from the teachings of Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield.
The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism
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