Crescent Hill Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Faculty & Staff
(emphasizing members at CHBC)
compiled by John Arnett, May 2003 in appreciation for their lives and wisdom
named in order of appointment, (life dates), faculty dates
- [various events in history of SBTS, Crescent Hill Baptist Church and nation are noted in brackets after bullets]
CHBC members, staff or close assoc. in bold
- [1859 - SBTS opened at Greenville, SC with 26 students and four professors]
- [1859 - Boyce - "Chairman of the Faculty" of seminary]
Boyce, James Petigru (1827-88), 1859-88
Broadus, John Albert (1827-95), 1859-95
Manly, Basil, Jr. (1825-92), 1859-71; 1879-92
Williams, William (1821-77), 1859-77
- [1862 - seminary closed 1862-Oct 1865 due to the Civil War]
Toy, Crawford Howell (1836-1919), 1869-79
Whitsitt, William Heth (1841-1911), 1872-99
- [1877 - opening of seminary's first session in Louisville, KY]
Riggan, George Washington (1855-85), 1883-85
Sampey, John Richard (1863-1946), 1887-1942
Kerfoot, Franklin Howard (1847-1901), 1887-99
- [1888 - Dr. James P. Boyce named President of seminary]
- [1889 - Dr. John A. Broadus elected second President of seminary]
Robertson, Archibald Thomas (1863-1934), 1890-1934
Dargan, Edwin Charles (1852-1930), 1892-1907
- [1895 - Dr. William H. Whitsitt elected third President]
Harris, Henry Herbert (1837-97), 1896-97
McGlothlin, William Joseph (1867--1933), 1896-1919
Carver, William Owen (1868-1954), 1898-1943
Mullins, Edgar Young (1860-1928), 1899-1928
- [1899 - Dr. E. Y. Mullins elected fourth President of seminary]
Eager, George Boardman (1847-1929), 1900-20
DeMent, Byron Hoover (1863-1933), 1906-14
- [1907 - WMU Training School opened in Louisville Oct 2, 1907]
Gardner, Charles Spurgeon (1859-1948), 1907-29
- [1908 - CHBC organized January 12, 1908]
- [1908 - John F. Griffith became first CHBC pastor October 1908]
- [1910 - First CHBC building built at Birchwood & Frankfort]
- [1912 - John F. Griffith left CHBC in September]
- [1913 - Dr. Oscar M. Huey became second CHBC pastor in spring 1913]
Wayman, Harry Clifford (1881- ), 1915-23
Leavell, Landrum Pinson (1874-1929), 1915-23
- [1918 - Dr. Huey left CHBC]
- [1918 - Dr. Charles L. Graham became third CHBC pastor - served 22 yrs]
- [1918 - WW I ends with Armistice Nov 11]
Powell, Frank Marion (1886- ), 1918-41
- [1919 - Prohibition (18th amendment) begins fourteen year run]
- [1920 - 19th amendment gives American women the right to vote]
Dobbins, Gaines Stanley (1886-1978), 1920-1956
Davis, William Hersey (1887-1950), 1920-50
Adams, James McKee (1886-1945), 1921-45
Yates, Kyle Monroe (1895- ), 1922-42
- [1925 - Scopes trial in Tennessee - evolution controversy]
Tribble, Harold Wayland (1899- ), 1925-47
- [1926 - seminary moved from Broadway to "The Beeches" on Lexington Rd.]
- [1926 - cornerstone laid for new CHBC building]
- [1927 - new CHBC building dedicated May 1 - sanctuary made large for seminary convocations]
- [1928 - Herbert Hoover defeated the Catholic Al Smith for presidency]
- [1929 - Dr. John R. Sampey elected fifth President of seminary]
Weatherspoon, Jesse Burton (1896- ), 1929-bef 1950
- [1929 - Stock Market crash October 1929 and beginning of Depression]
- [1933 - 21st amendment repealed Prohibition]
McDowell, Edward Allison, Jr. (1898- ), 1937-52
Johnson, Robert Inman (1895- ), 1938-
Goerner, Henry Cornell (1908- ), 1938-1957
- [c.1938 - Viola Crismon persuaded Dr. Graham to let her start a class and activities for young people -- beginning of youth program at CHBC]
- [1940 - ground broken for new WMU Training School at present location]
- [1940 - Dr. Graham left CHBC; Dr. Goerner interim]
- [1940 - Dr. W. C. Boone became fourth CHBC pastor]
- [1941 - WMU Training School (Carver School) moved from its downtown Louisville location (organized 1907) to the new campus adjacent to SBTS. Faculty at the school included: Miss Carrie Littlejohn (Principal Instructor in Social Work), J.R. Sampey, W.O. Carver, G.S. Dobbins, J.B. Weatherspoon, et al.]
- [1941 - US entered WWII with Pearl Harbor bombing Dec 7, 1941]
Augenstein, Mary J. (grad. in class of 1941 from WMU Training School)
Green, James Leo (1912- ), 1941-48
Stealey, Sydnor "Syd" Lorenzo (1897-1969), 1942-1951
Fuller, Ellis Adams (1891-1950), 1942-1950
- [1942 - Dr. Ellis A. Fuller elected sixth President of seminary]
Peterson, Hugh Raymond (1903-1986), 1943-bef 1980
Binkley, Olin Trivette (1908- ), 1944-1952
McGlon, Charles Addis (1910- ), 1944-bef 1975
Almand, Claude Marion (1915- ), 1944-
Winters, Frances Weaver (1908- ), 1944-52
- [1945 - end of WWII in August 1945]
- [1945 - Dr. Boone left to become KBA President; Dr. V. L Stanfield interim]
- [1946 - Dr. Rollin S. Burhans became fifth CHBC pastor in Oct - 14 yrs]
Francisco, Clyde Taylor (1916- ), 1947-c1981
Edge, Findley Bartow (1916-c2002), 1947-1981, 1983-1985
Nossaman, Audrey M. (1923- ), 1947-
Packard, Donald Wheeler (1914-1989), 1947-1957
Pool, Frank Kenneth (1925- ), 1947-54
Owens, John Joseph (1918-2002), 1948-1987
Moody, Dale (1915-c1992), 1948-1986
Morton, William Hardy (1915- ), 1948-1958 [13]
Oates, Wayne Edward (1917- ), 1948- bef 1975, 1983-1993
Mueller, William Arthur (1902- ), 1948-1960
Price, Theron Douglas (1916- ), 1948-1958 [13]
Turlington, Henry Eugene (1918- ), 1949-1958 [13]
Stanfield, Vernon Latrelle (1920- ), 1949-1957
Frenz, Mary Lou (1927- ), 1949-51
McElrath, Hugh Thomas (1921- ), 1949-
Smith, Taylor Clarence "T.C." (1915- ), 1950-1958 [13]
- [1950 - Alumni Memorial Chapel dedicated at seminary]
Barnette, Henlee Hulix (1911-2004), 1951-bef 1980, 1986-1995
Jones, John Estill (1921- ), 1951-1958 [13]
McCall, Duke Kimbrough (1914- ), 1951-
- [1951 - Dr. Duke K. McCall elected seventh President of seminary]
Eddleman, Henry Leo (1911- ), 1952-1954
Ranson, Guy Harvey (1916- ), 1952-1958 [13]
Coker, Denton Reuben (1920- ), 1952-1954
Heeren, Forrest Henry (1915-c1999), 1952-1991
- [1953 - seminary organized into three schools: Theology, Ch. Music, Relig. Educ.]
- [1953 - name of WMU Training School changed to Carver School of Missions and Social Work in appreciation for life and service of Dr. W.O. Carver]
- [1953 - CHBC began Beechwood Baptist Church with 114 of her members]
- [c.1953 - CHBC working in West Louisville with the Bridge Mission]
Ward, Wayne Eugene (1921- ), 1953-1999
Landry, Sabin Paul (1917- ), 1953-
Dahlin, Walter O. (1921- ), 1953-
Stephens, Farrold (1919- ), 1953-
Loessner, Ernest Joseph (1907- ), 1953-
Rust, Eric Charles (1910-c1992), 1953-c1982
Augenstein, Mary J. * , 1953
(Alumnae Sec & Acting Registrar, WMU Training School)
- [1954 - Brown v Board of Education of Topeka ruled school racial seg illegal]
- [1954 - Sen Joseph McCarthy hearings and the Communist scare]
Adams, William Walter (1892- ), 1954-bef 1980
Hargis, Pauline (1916- ), 1954-
Lumpkin, William Latane (1916- ), 1954-1958 [13]
Jackson, Herbert Cross (1917- ), 1954-
Jenkins, Paul Rogers (1929- ), 1954-56
Wood, James Henry (1921- ), 1954-
Bufkin, P.H. * , bef 1955-1986
McCartt, Clara *, bef 1955-1986
Sherwood, Thomas *, bef 1955-1993
- [1955 - Rosa Parks civil disobedience on Dec 1, 1955]
Ashcraft, Jesse Morris (1922- ), 1955-1958 [13]
Proctor, Robert Allen (1920- ), 1955-
Graves, Allen Willis (1915- ), 1955-bef 1980, 1982-1984
- [1956 - CHBC education and recreation facility opened]
- [c.1956 - Billy Graham Crusade in Louisville]
Elliott, Ralph Harrison (1925- ), 1956-1958 [13]
Lewis, John Moore (1921- ), 1956-1958 [13]
McClanahan, John Howard (1929- ), 1956-
Peacock, Heber Fletcher (1918- ), 1956-1958 [13]
Wamble, Gaston Hugh (1923- ), 1956-1958 [13]
Warkentin, Mabel (1906- ), 1956-
Crismon, Leo Taylor (1906-1986), 1956-bef 1980
Hall, Thomas Oscar, Jr. (1923- ), 1956-1958 [13]
Stiles, Joseph (1903- ), 1956-bef 1975
Barnette, Mazo *, bef 1957-bef 1980
source: Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists, Vol II; Broadman Press, 1958
[dates listed after 1956 and those with * from other records, bulletins and directories. The Encyclopedia listed only faculty.]
- [1957 - Pres. Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock in Sep 24 to enforce desegregation decision blocked by then Gov. Orval Faubus]
Hammar, Russell A. (1920- ), 1957-60
Bushnell, William Carman (1921- ), 1957-65
Hinson, Grady Maurice (1930- ), 1957-
Ferguson, Roy Pylant (1932- ), 1957-58
Howington, Nolan Patrick (1917- ), 1957-1967
Thurman, William Peyton (1913- ), 1957-c1980
Southard, Samuel, Jr. (1925- ), 1957-1966
- [1958 - Thirteen faculty [13] left in dispute with Pres. McCall - Four from CHBC]
Hull, William Edward (1930- ), 1958-bef 1975
Sims, John Norman (1928- ), 1958-67
Hutchens, Elizabeth Glenn (1924- ), 1958-
Callaway, Joseph Atlee (1920- ), 1958-c1982
Ellis, Edward Earle (1926- ), 1958-60
Russell, Charles Allyn (1920- ), 1958-59
Hinson, E. Glenn *, bef 1959-1962 (on faculty after '62)
- [1959 - CHBC chapel completed]
Vardaman, Ephraim Jeremiah (1927- ), 1959-
Summers, Ray (1910- ), 1959-1964
St. Amant, Clyde Penrose (1915- ), 1959-
Culpepper, Hugo Hurlston (1913-2000), 1959-64, 1970-82, 1984-1986
Kelley, Page Hutto (1922- ), 1959-
Garrett, James Leo (1925- ), 1959-bef 1975
Bennett, George Willis (1919- ), 1959-
Cox, James William (1923- ), 1959-present
Patterson, W. Morgan (1925- ), 1959-
Brooks, Nathan C. ( ), bef 1960- [President of Carver School]
- [1960 - seminary's James P. Boyce Centennial Library dedicated]
- [1960 - Dr. Burhans left CHBC to become Pres of new Ky Sou College]
- [1960 - Dr. Nathan Brooks, Pres of Carver School - interim May-Sep]
- [1960 - CHBC Sunday School attendance - 1620]
Myers, Robert *, 1960- aft 1965
Brown, Raymond Bryan (1923- ), 1960-64
Haworth, David Swan, Jr. (1906- ), 1960-
Tate, Marvin Embry, Jr. (1925- ), 1960-
Barefoot, Hyran Euvene (1928-bef 1965), 1960-62
- [1960 - Dr. John R. Claypool became sixth CHBC pastor in Oct - 10 1/2 years]
- [1961 - CHBC integrated - Mr. & Mrs. Sam Akunde from Nigeria joined Sep 10]
- [1961 - Peace Corps created]
Williams, Donald Leigh (1934- ), 1961-
Mueller, David Livingstone (1929- ), 1961-1995
Deering, Ronald Franklin (1929- ), 1961- 2002
Kliewer, Peter Archie (1922- ), 1961-66
Cromer, William Rush, Jr. (1923- ), 1961-
- [1962 - James Meredith first black to enter Univ Miss after troops put down riots]
Carlton, John W. (1920- ), 1962-69
Songer, Harold Stanley (1928- ), 1962-1997
Hinson, Edward Glenn (1931- ), 1962-1992
- [1963 - Carver School (Miss & Soc Work) merged with seminary]
- [1963 - CHBC began radio broadcast Feb 24, 1963 - later discontinued]
- [1963 - Medgar Evers (civil rights leader) assassinated June 12, 1963]
- [1963 - March on Washington for equal rights Aug 28, MLKing "Dream" speech]
- [1963 - President Kennedy assassinated Nov 22, 1963]
- [1963 - Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique published]
Holloway, Leonard (1923- ), 1963-65
Wilkey, Jay Weldon (1934- ), 1963-
Debusman, Paul *. 1963-1997
Delamarter, Walter R. (1924- ), 1963-1970
- [1964 - Civil Rights Bill signed July 2 by Johnson - broad ban on discrimination]
- [1964 - Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in Aug and beginning of Vietnam buildup]
Stagg, Frank (1911-2001), 1964- , 1975-1980
Colvin, Mrs. A.B. *, c1965
Claypool, John *, 1965
Fuller, Mrs. Ellis *, 1965
- [1965 - March from Selma to Montgomery, Mar 21]
- [1965 - Riots in Watts area of Los Angeles, Aug. 11-16]
Chafin, Kenneth (1926- ), 1965-70, 1984-1988
Hicks Wade Bryant (1925- ), 1965-
McIntosh, Ellen Marie (1920- ), 1965-1968
Good, James West (1934- ), 1965-
Langrave, John Phillip (1935- ), 1965-
Hustad, Donald Paul (1918- ), 1966-
Coleman, Lucien Edwin (1931- ), 1966-1983
- [1966 - CHBC Sunday School attendance - 1756]
- [1967 - Riots in Newark and Detroit]
Lin, Richard R. (1925- ), 1967-
Jones, Peter Rhea (1937- ), 1968-aft 1975
- [1968 - Laura Lou Claypool and Laura Sparkman died of childhood leukemia]
- [1968 - Martin Luther King assassinated Apr 4, 1968]
- [1968 - Riots in Louisville's west end in May, 1968]
- [1968 - Sen. Robert Kennedy died of gunshot wound June 6, 1968]
Boyle, John Howard (1926- ), 1969-bef 1975
Polhill, John Bowen (1939- ), 1969-
Davis, Cora Anne (1937- ), 1970-1995
source: Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists, Vol III; Broadman Press, 1971
[dates listed after 1970 and those with * from other records, bulletins and directories. The Encyclopedia listed only faculty]
Amos, William *, c1970-bef 1975
McSwain, Larry Lee (1940- ), 1970-1993
Simmons, Paul Dewayne (1936- ), 1970-1993
Clinard, Gordon (1922-73), 1970-72
- [1971 - Dr. Claypool left CHBC to become pastor of Broadway Bapt Ft. Worth]
- [1971 - Howard Hovde (asst min since '69) and William Hull served as interims]
- [1972 - Betty Cook, Jane Kent and Gaga Woodward ordained as CHBC's first women deacons]
Allerton, Thomas D. (1935- ), 1972-75
Vaughn, W. Judson (1943- ), 1972-73
- [1973 - Vietnam Four party Paris peace pact signed in Jan; last US troops left Mar]
- [1973 - Dr. John Howell became seventh CHBC pastor - 5 yrs]
- [1973 - Roe v. Wade decision handed down Jan 22]
Beasley-Murray, George R. (1916- ), 1973-
Drummond, Lewis A. (1926- ), 1973-
Tupper, E. Frank (1941- ), 1973-1997
Atkinson, Ralph C., Jr. (1934- ), 1973-76
- [1974 - Boyce Bible School established]
- [1974 - Tornado struck Crescent Hill area]
- [1974 - Nixon resigned in August 1974 after Watergate scandal]
Culpepper, R. Alan (1946- ), 1974-1991
Rowatt, G. Wade, Jr. (1943- ), 1974-1996
Guinn, G. Earl (1912- ), 1975-
Honeycutt, Roy L., Jr. (1926-2004), 1975-1996
Smith, G. Douglas (1939- ), 1975-
Bailey, Louie *, c1975-bef 1980, 1992-1996
Epley, Arnold *, c1975-bef 1980
Hodge, Theodore *, 1975
McNeely M.D., James *, 1975
Rawls, Andrew *, c1975-2007
Rawls, Malinda *, 1975
Richardson, Susan *, 1975
Treadwell, William C. * ( -c1983), 1975
Hawn, Charles Michael (1948- ), 1975-1977
Thornton, Edward E. (1925- ), 1975-1995
Leonard, Bill J. (1946- ), 1975-1992
Hartsell, Robert L. (1930- ), 1975-78
Perkey, Bart N. (1945- ), 1975-78
Munro, Joyce Huth (1946- ), 1975-78
Bennett, F. Russell (1929- ), 1975-78
Easley, E. Luice (1950- ), 1976-
Blevins, James Lowell (1936- ), 1976-
Cunningham, Richard B. (1932- ), 1976-
Shurden, Walter B. (1937- ), 1976-1983
Stassen, Glen Harold (1936- ), 1976-1997
Hardee, J. Ralph (1935- ), 1976-
Davis, Olivia Temple (1943- ), 1976-77
Boud, Ronald E. (1941- ), 1976-
Lester, Andrew D. (1939- ), 1977-
Garland, David E. (1947- ), 1977-1997
Rogers, Robin Kent (1947- ), 1977-
Turner, Ronald A. (1946- ), 1977-
- [1978 - Dr. Howell dx brain tumor & died]
Harton, R. Michael "Mike" (1946- ), 1978-1990
Chapman, Kathryn (1940-c1998), 1978-1997
Aleshire, Daniel O. (1947- ), 1978-1991
Jones, Boyd M. (1953- ), 1978-
- [1979 - P&P conservative influence - Adrian Rodgers elected SBC president]
Bailey, Raymond H. (1938- ), 1979-1995
Gerbrandt, Carl (1940- ), 1979-
Omanson, Roger L. (1946- ), 1979-
George, Timothy F. (1950- ), 1979-1988
White, Ernest O. (1929- ), 1980-
Borchert, Gerald L. (1932- ), 1980-
McEwen, Jack (1927- ), 1980-
Borchert, Doris (1936- ), 1980-
Garland, Diana (1950- ), 1980-1996
Byrd, Davis *, bef 1980-1988
Byrd, Kay *, aft 1980-1993
Conver, Leigh *, c.1980-present
King, Ronald *, bef 1980-1988
Murchison, Roger *, bef 1980-1987
Richardson, Paul *, bef 1980-1995
- [1981 - Dr. H. Stephen Shoemaker became eighth CHBC pastor - 11 yrs]
Bates, Carl E. (1914- ), 1981-
Price, J. Milburn (1938- ), 1981-1993
- [1982 - Dr. Roy L. Honeycutt elected eighth President of seminary]
source: Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists, Vol IV; Broadman Press, 1982
[dates listed after 1981 and those with * from other records, bulletins and directories. The Encyclopedia listed only faculty.]
There apparently hasn't been a new Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists since 1982. The following are known CHBC members, staff or frequent visitors whose names appear in annual SBTS directories and other publications subsequent to 1982. In addition to faculty the list below includes other SBTS and Carver School instructors and administrative staff. This is a preliminary list since I've probably missed some SBTS personnel who were active at CHBC in addition to these listed. -- jwa
These are listed in the approximate order of arrival.
[notes in brackets by bullets give other some other events in life of CHBC, SBTS and the world -- an evolving process.]
- [1982 - Rev. Grady Nutt died in plane crash Nov 23, 1982; funeral at church attended by Roy Acuff , Garrison Keilor et al]
Cox-Gedmark, Jan, 1982-1984
Knox, Marvin, c1982-1984
Wilkinson, David, c.1982-84, 1987-1993
Pollard, James, 1983-1984
Rogers, William, 1983-1995
Mohler, R. Albert, 1983-89, 1993-
[Though not a member of CHBC, Dr. Mohler began his employment as Coordinator of Foundation Support then Director of Capital Funding 1987-89 for SBTS; he became SBTS President August 1993]
Courtney, Ragan, 1984-89
Hendricks, William ( -2002), 1984-1996
Hester, J. Michael, 1984-1991
Marshall-Green, Molly, 1984-1995
Williams, Joe Priest, 1984-c1998
Bailey, Patricia, 1985-1994
Colvin, A.B., 1985-1998
Burhans, Rollin S., 1986-87
Cole, Patrick, 1987-1996
Loscalzo, Craig, 1988-1996
Kendrick, Timothy, 1988-1989
Chandler, Lesa Armagost, 1992
Bailey, Louie, 1992-1995
Johnson, William, 1992
Bugg, Charles, 1989-1994
Dever, John, 1989-present
Massey, Mary Ellen, 1989-present
Stewart, Judy, 1989-1991
Conver, Chris, 1991-1994
Massey, Denise, 1991-2001
- [1992 - Dr. Shoemaker left CHBC to become pastor of Broadway Bapt Ft. Worth]
Burroughs, Colleen, 1992-1995
Cavalcante, Nancy, 1992-1994
Zimmer, Mary, 1992-1995
- [1993 - Dr. Roy Honeycutt left SBTS presidency July 31, 1993]
- [1993 - Dr. Al Mohler elected ninth President of seminary in Feb. 1993]
Ellard, Annette, 1994-1995
- [1994 - Dr. Ron Sisk became ninth CHBC pastor - 8 yrs]
- [1995 - DCd Aug 3, 1995.]
- [1997 - Carver School of Social Work dissolved, absorbed, whatever]
- [1997 - PDdis Sept 1997]
- [2000 - BCd Sept 8, 2000
- [2000 - CHBC voted Oct 1, 2000 to loosen ties to SBC](text of Church Identity Statement and the Oct Resolution on website)
- [2002 - Dr. Sisk left in July CHBC for seminary position in South Dakota]
- [2003 - Dr. Winford Hendrix serving as Transitional Pastor]
SBTS and Carver School Trustees from CHBC
L. Leroy Highbaugh
John P. Sandidge
Homer Parker
Gorman Roberts
Henry Huff
Cleve Iler, secretary
Missionaries on Furlow, Residence and Retirement at CHBC
Many missionaries chose to take their furlow year in Louisville where the seminary and Carver School were located, and they had opportunities for taking additional courses and teaching. This is a partial listing of some of these:
Rose Marlow (China)
Maxfield and Dorothy Garrett (Japan)
Dr. & Mrs. David Mein (Brazil)
Dr. J. Christopher and Elizabeth Pool (Nigeria)
Dr. William and Alice Gaventa (Nigeria)
George Hays (Japan)
William and Neville Claxon and the MK House during the 60's (Nigeria)
Dr. Mary Neale Clark (Japan)
Norman and Martha Sue Yocum Lytle (Israel, Russia)
Lilian Lim (Singapore)
Dr. & Mrs. Kwan Lee (Korea)
Dr. & Mrs. Kobiachi (Japan)
Solomon Abegunde (Nigeria)
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