Slaves, Soldiers and Saints: Two Hundred Years of Baptist by Victor Cadette

In the USA, throughout the early years of the 19th century there have been major political and human struggles. in a single enviornment, Britain and the United States have been at battle (The warfare of 1812) over the problems of unfastened exchange and sailors’ rights. within the different area, black enslaved people who have been hemmed in by way of discrimination, inhuman therapy, and human injustice have been suffering for his or her own freedom and liberation as a humans.

During the conflict of 1812, many slaves discovered freedom by means of working away to the British forces. The British authorised them as refugees, yet the various able-bodied males have been commissioned as marines within the British army. on the finish of the warfare, those refugees and decommissioned squaddies have been settled within the British colony of Trinidad. There they given land within the nation districts of the island and there they started a brand new major bankruptcy of their lives by means of settling and constructing the hinterland. yet their lasting and most vital contribution used to be the expression in their Christian religion as they planted church buildings of their groups. They moved from servitude to human masters to non-public freedom and servanthood in Christ.

Usually the venture outreach to new components the world over had the devoted supportive community of companies with monetary and human assets. In Trinidad, those American pioneers have been all alone with no the assets of any challenge enterprise, yet they expressed their Christian religion via planting church buildings that might turn into the Baptist denomination.

You need to recognize their ardour and dedication. They have been bad and uneducated, they lacked formal theological education, yet they weren't dissuaded from the dedication to evangelise the gospel. as a result of their dedication, they've got left a legacy of Baptist denominational religion and witness. Out in their paintings, there are 3 major Baptist teams have been shaped: Baptist Union of Trinidad and Tobago (BUTT), The autonomous Baptists, and the religious Baptists.

This historic survey tells the tale of the expansion of the BUTT in Trinidad. This short historic survey highlights the contextual struggles of politics, faith, denominational contention, schooling, theological views and challenge partnerships. even with overlooked possibilities, difficulties and demanding situations, the Baptist denomination used to be verified and it has survived.