The Philadelphia Baptist Association celebrates the 300th (1707-2007) Anniversary of the Philadelphia Baptist Association, “Celebrating the Founding of the Baptist Principle of Association.” The ministry and the mission of the PBA over the course of the last 300 years sets forth PBA’s synthesis of the associational principle of American Baptist Churches, USA as we know it today. As the PBA launches the tercentenary of the Philadelphia Association throughout late 2006 and 2007, it hopes to magnify the rich history, the revolutionary and memorable events that shaped the Philadelphia Baptist Association as the originator of “The Founding of the Baptist Principle of Association.” In “Celebrating God’s Faithfulness from Generation to Generation,” it is the desire of the PBA to offer venues highlighting the fascinating journey that follows the many byways of its prodigious sojourning.

Please join us for the 300th Anniversary of the Philadelphia Baptist Association and register for your place in the celebration!!

For more information, please call 215-563-7393.

300th ANNIVERSARY EVENT LIST - * denotes advance registration required

300th Anniversary Registration
Thursday, September 6, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Location: First Baptist Church of Philadelphia, 123 S. 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

PBA Women’s Banquet
Thursday, September 6, 2007 – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Location: Crystal Tea Room, Wannamaker Building, Philadelphia
Cost: $40.00 per plate
Speaker: Rev. Leslie Callahan, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Interim Pastor, Salem Baptist Church, Jenkintown, PA

Baptist History Symposium
Friday, September 7, 2007 – 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

8:00 am	Contential Breakfast
9:00 am - 9:30 am	Bible Study
9:30 am - 10:00 am	Baptist Symposium Overview
10:00 am - 11:30 am	Panel Discussion
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm	Baptist History Sympsoium Luncheon
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm	PBA Historic Church Tours
	First Baptist Church Philadelphia (1698) 123 S. 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
	First Africa (1809) 1608 Christian Street, Philadelphia 19146
	Old Pennepack Church (1688) 8732 Krewstown Road, Philadelphia, PA 19115

Location: First Baptist Church of Philadelphia, 123 S. 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Convener: Deborah VanBroekhoven, PhD, Executive Director, American Baptist Historical Society
Chairperson, 300th Anniversary Baptist History Symposium

SYMPOSIUM HIGHLIGHTS:

- Bible Study
- Professional Paper Presentations
- Panel Discussion:

Professor Sandy D. Martin,
Department Head, Department of Religion, University of Georgia
American and African American Religious History | Research in Black Baptist Associations

Professor Anthea Butler
University of Rochester | The Frederick Douglass Institute for African American Studies

Professor Horace Russell
Pastor, Saints Memorial Baptist Church
Professor Emeritus, Palmer Theological Seminary
Missions, Atlantic Basin Associations, Jamaican Studies

Baptist History Symposium Luncheon
Friday, September 7, 2007 – 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Location: Wanamaker Crystal Tea Room, 100 Penn Square East 9th Floor – Wanamaker Building, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Cost: $35.00 per plate
Key Note Speaker: William H. Brackney, PhD
Miller Cherry Distinguished Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics, Acadia Divinity College

PBA Historic Church Tour
Friday, September 7, 2007

Location: First Baptist Church of Philadelphia (1698), 123 S. 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Location: First Africa (1809), 1608 Christian Street, Philadelphia 19146
Location: Old Pennepack Church (1688), 8732 Krewstown Road, Philadelphia, PA 19115
Cost: $16.00

Historic Tours

Philadelphia Museums & other historic sites such as the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall
Cost: $16.00

Baptist History Symposium
Evening Jazz Vespers and Reception
Friday, September 7, 2007 – 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Location: First Baptist Church of Philadelphia, 123 S. 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Cost: $10.00

Featuring Barry Sames Jazz Ensemble, Associate Minister of Music Saints Memorial Church

PBA Youth Rally
Friday, September 7, 2007 – 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Location: Grace Baptist Church of Germantown, 25 W. Johnson Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144

Historical Tours (On Your Own)
Saturday, September 8, 2007

Location: Philadelphia Museums & other historic sites such as the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall

Mission Outreach Banquet
Saturday, September 8, 2007 – 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Location: The Drexelbrook, Drexelbrook Drive & Valley Road, Drexel Hill, PA 19026
Cost: $29.00
Key Note Speaker: Rev. Tony Campolo, PhD
Professor of Sociology, Eastern University,
Director, Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education

Organ Recital
Saturday, September 8, 2007 – 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Location: First Baptist Church of Philadelphia, 123 S. 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Cost: $10.00
Featuring: Andre Courville, Organist, First Baptist Church Philadelphia

Reception to Follow

Sunday Morning Worship Service
Sunday, September 9, 2007

Location: At Various Participating PBA Churches

300th Anniversary Worship Liturgy
Sermon
Baptisms

300th Anniversary Grand Finale Celebration
Sunday, September 9, 2007 – 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Location: Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
260 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Cost: Purchase tickets by clicking here.
- 300th Anniversary Choir Concert
- PBA History Church Recognition
- Worship Service

Preacher: Reverend A. Roy Medley, D.Div.
General Secretary of American Baptist Churches, USA

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You can register for these events individually, or save by choosing:
Registration Package: $115.00 Click here for online registration.
(Package does not include the 300th Anniversary Choir Concert & Worship Service)

To pay for events by check make checks payable to:
Philadelphia Baptist Association, 100 North 17th Street, 11th Floor, Philadelphia PA 19103. Phone: 215-563-7393. Ticket delivered by August 1, 2007.