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The First Baptist Church of Hammond is a fundamentalist Independent Baptist megachurch in Hammond, Indiana, a suburb of Chicago. It is the largest church in the state of Indiana, and in 2007 was the 20th largest in the United States. [1] Though founded in 1887 by Allen Hill, it was under Jack Hyles ' leadership from 1959–2001 when it became ...
Jack Hyles. Jack Frasure Hyles (September 25, 1926 – February 6, 2001) was a leading figure in the Independent Baptist movement, having pastored the First Baptist Church of Hammond in Hammond, Indiana, from August 1959 until his death. He was well known for being an innovator of the church bus ministry that brought thousands of people each ...
Mascot. Lion. Website. www .hylesanderson .edu. Hyles–Anderson College ( HAC) is a private independent Baptist college in unincorporated Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana. [1] As a ministry of the First Baptist Church of Hammond, it focuses on training pastors, missionaries and Christian teachers to work in Independent Baptist schools.
November 25, 2023. ( 2023-11-25) Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandals is an American limited television documentary series about physical and sexual abuse in the Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) movement. [1] The series examines various IFB churches, church-run schools, and boarding schools and the testimonies of former IFB members.
Preying from the Pulpit. Preying from the Pulpit was a mini-news series produced in May 1993 by WJBK of Detroit, Michigan, for the 11:00 pm news. [1] [2] The news report argued that sexual abuse in seven different churches around the United States were all connected to First Baptist Church of Hammond and its Pastor, Jack Hyles.
First Baptist Church of Hammond has been named one of the 50 most influential churches in America, according to The Church Report magazine. A survey was sent to more than 2,000 of the largest non-Catholic congregations in the nation by Church Growth Today.
Fairfax Community Church. Family Christian Center. First Baptist Church (Hammond, Indiana) Categories: Megachurches in the United States by state. Churches in Indiana.
Meanwhile, Rice made new, younger, friends. One was Jack Hyles, who in 1959 had become the pastor of First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana; another was Curtis Hutson, who eventually became Rice's successor. A third was Jerry Falwell, pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia.