Ulrich Zwingli Ulrich Zwingli 1484-1531 Swiss reformer. Ulrich Zwingli was educated at schools in Basel and Burn, Switzerland, and Vienna, Austria. He became a parish priest in 1506 and, on…

Thomas Todhunter Shields Thomas Todhunter Shields 1873-1955 Canadian pastor. T.T. Shields was born in Bristol, England, the son of a Baptist minister. At an early age, he was converted to…

Thomas Dewitt Talmage Thomas Dewitt Talmage 1832-1902 American Presbyterian minister. Thomas Dewitt Talmage was a lawyer before his conversion. Upon entering the ministry, he served three Reformed churches in New…

The Unknown Christian The Unknown Christian This Christian's name never made the headlines of this world as a great theologian or a silver-tongued orator. This portrait represents the faithful, consecrated,…

TT Martin T.T. Martin 1862-1939 American evangelist. T.T. Martin was born in Smith County, Mississippi, on April 28, 1862. Following a childhood and youth amid the extreme poverty of the…

Stephen Paxson Stephen Paxson 1837-1881 Stephen Paxson was born with a speech impediment and later nicknamed "Stuttering Stephen." He also was crippled and was lame for life. Paxson was a…

Samuel Porter Jones Samuel Porter Jones 1847-1906 American evangelist. Sam Jones was born at Oak Bowery, Alabama, and reared at Cartersville, Georgia. He studied to be a lawyer, but drinking…

Roger Williams Roger Williams 1603-1684 Founder of the first Baptist church in America. Roger Williams was born in London and raised in the Episcopal Church, of which he was made…

Rodney Gypsy Smith Rodney "Gypsy" Smith 1860-1947 British evangelist. Gypsy Smith was born in England. His mother died when he was a small boy. His father led him to Christ…

Robert Reynolds Jones Robert Reynolds Jones 1883-1968 American evangelist and educator. Robert Reynolds Jones, better known as Dr. Bob Jones Sr., was born in Dale County, Alabama, on October 30,…