American Culture and the Missionary Enterprise:
Acknowledging the 200th Anniversary of the Judson Mission and the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mission, February 2012
(Events are independently hosted; General information can be found at www.bostontheological.org)
Friday, February 17 Costas #2: “Mission in 1812 and Today”
1:00 – 8:00 PM Tabernacle Church, Salem
1:00 – 3:00 PM Welcome and Remarks: Todd Johnson (Gordon-Conwell)
• “The World of 1812,” Margaret Bendroth, Congregational Library
• “The ABCFM,” Cliff Putney, Bentley College
• Mission Executives on Mission Today
3:30 – 5:00 PM Old Salem Town Hall: Reception and Virtual Spiritual Heritages
Tour (Garth Rosell)
5:00 – 6:30 PM Students: “How I see the Future of Mission” Faculty Response
6:30 – 7:30 PM Dinner and Program
• Allen Yeh: “Mission after Costas”
• “Commissioning for Mission” (a representative group of persons organized by Petersen around the Judson bench)
8:00 Depart with Prayer
Saturday, February 18 – Judson Heritage Tour, Dinner and Burmese Celebration
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Organized by the Judson Association
10:00 AM departure from FBC Malden, Massachusetts
1st stop - First Church, Wenham, MA
2nd stop - Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
(the original campus of Andover Theological Institution)
3rd stop - Hasseltine House, Bradford, MA (pictures only, house privately
owned)
4th stop - Andover Newton Theological School (box lunch)
5th stop - Tabernacle Congregational Church, Salem, MA
6th stop - FBC Salem, MA
7th stop - Judson's birth place, Malden, MA (pictures only, house privately
owned)
3:00 PM Return to FBC Malden, MA
5:00 PM Dinner Burmese style
7:00 PM Burmese celebration of Judson's arrival in Burma
Tour by reservation – dbishop778@gmail.com Mail $15 registration fee to
Sunday, February 19 - Commemorative Service Events
10:30 AM Rev. Dr. A. Roy Medley, General Secretary, ABC-USA at First Baptist, Salem
9:30 AM Combined service for all Burmese hosted by First Baptist & Karin Baptist Churches of Lynn
2:00 PM Reception at First Baptist, Wakefield
7:00 PM Dr. Rosalie Hunt, author of Bless God and Take Courage: The Judson History and Legacy
Monday, February 20 - Harbor “Sending” Reenactment
2:00 PM Rev. Dr. Anthony "Tony" Pappas, Executive Minister, The American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts Reenactment - "Judson Sailing" Salem Harbor (December 2013 Burmese [Myanmar] Judson Arrival Celebration)
The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was the first American Christian foreign mission agency. It was proposed in 1810 by recent graduates of Andover Theological Seminary and Williams College and officially chartered in 1812. In 1961 it merged with other societies to form the United Church Board for World Ministries. Other organizations that draw inspiration from the ABCFM include the Student Volunteer Movement, World Student Christian Federation, and the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students.
Books referenced include:
Paul Burlin and Clifford Putney, eds., The Role of the American Board in the World: Reflections on the Country’s First Sponsor of Overseas Christian Missions (2011); Todd Johnson, Rodney Petersen, Gina Bellofatto and Travis Myers, eds., The Changing Contours of World Mission and Christianity (2011); Garth Rosell, Spiritual Heritages Through New England (2011); and Rosalie Hall Hunt, Bless God and Take Courage: The Judson History and Legacy (2005).
Additional Features:
> Commemorative Booklet Available Inclusive of all Boston area ABCFM-Judson events
> Congregational Library Display on location at selected sites.
> Peabody Essex Museum Exhibition
> Mission Project - Support for the PWO KAYIN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY in Myanmar