Homer was converted at the age of five in his native city of San Antonio, Texas and began quoting the Bible when he was six years old. When he was eleven he preached his first sermon. Since that first sermon Rev. Martinez has led hundreds of people to faith in Jesus Christ. He conducted evangelistic
Martinez was converted in a Baptist mission in San Antonio in July 1935 at the age of 13 and preached his first sermon in September of the same year. At the conclusion of that message, every member of his family except his father was converted to Christ. There was little if any doubt that God
Edward William Martin was born November 25, 1915 to Robert and Edith Martin of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The spiritual pilgrimage of Eddie Martin, who became one of Southern Baptists most successful evangelists, began when an elderly woman visited the Martin household when Eddie was a young boy. The Martins were not a Christian family until a
Junior Hill began his ministry at age nineteen and served as a pastor for eleven years in Alabama and Mississippi before entering vocational evangelism in 1967 as a full-time Southern Baptist Evangelist. A native of Hartselle, Alabama, he received his BS degree from Howard College (now Samford University) Birmingham, Alabama and his Master of Divinity
Rudy was born in San Antonio, Texas on October 19, 1927. He was the youngest of seven children and became fatherless at ten months of age. He accepted Christ as his Savior when he was eight years old at the Rosillo Street Baptist Mission in San Antonio. The mission was meeting in an old garage
Dr. Jesse Murphy Hendley dedicated his life to the proclamation of the Gospel message to lost souls. He was born October 11, 1907 in Montgomery, Alabama to Albert and Helen Hendley. His family later moved to the Atlanta area when he was a child. He received his education from the public schools in Atlanta and
Hall of Faith Class of 2008 NORTH CAROLINA Thomas Walter “T.W.” Wilson was born June 30,1918. Wilson graduated from Bob Jones University in 1941 before pursuing graduate work at the University of Alabama. He earned a doctorate from Bob Jones University in 1949. He and Mary Helen were married in 1942. T.W. had successful pastorates
Dr. Don Lee Womack was born August 3, 1922 at Sage, Arkansas to John Wesley Womack and Catherine (King) Womack. In 1941 he left Arkansas for Hollywood California where he worked directly for Samuel Goldwyn at MGM Studios. While in California, he became a Christian under the pastoring of Dr. Porter Barrington at First Baptist
Havner was a simple, country boy from Vale, located south of Hickory, in a community called Jugtown. And unlike so many Christians who struggle in finding God’s will, Havner found his mission early. He became a Christian at age ten, was licensed to preach at twelve. The boy preacher of twelve years of age, preached
Ron surrendered to the ministry in 1952 at the age of fifteen at a Baptist encampment while Dr. Carl Bates was preaching. Ron began preaching at the city jail in Fort Smith, Arkansas at the age of fifteen through the ministry of First Baptist Church of Fort Smith. He also began preaching in weekend revivals