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John Clarke

Biography

3:19

Charles Stanley announces he is stepping down as senior pastor at First Baptist

 

3:58

John the Baptist Exalts Christ (2)

 

2:24

Pastor G. Modele Clarke, New Progressive Baptist Church, Kingston NY

 

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The Site of the Beating of Baptist Minister, Obadiah Holmes / Boston Massacre Site

 

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“The Day That Death Died” - Dr. Gregory L. Clarke

John Clarke was a physician, Baptist minister, co-founder of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, author of its influential charter, and a leading advocate of religious freedom in America.
  • Personal 

  • Rhode Island 

  • Founding of the Newport church 

  • Baptist activism 

  • Imprisonment 

  • Aftermath 

  • Time in England 

  • Repeal of Coddington Commission 

  • Rhode Island agent 

  • Negotiating a charter 

  • Rhode Island's Royal Charter 

  • Later life 

  • Civil roles 

  • Church divisions 

  • Death and legacy 

  • Ancestry and family