Baptist Church in Savannah-La-Mar Born to Pellett and Harriet Kirkham at Hackney, London, England, on March 17, 1855, Augustus George Kirkham was designated a missionary to Jamaica by the General Baptist Missionary Society in England. He arrived in Jamaica in 1877 and was sent to the north coast to assist Rev. Mr. John Griffiths in St Ann’s Bay. Griffiths also had temporary charge of the Oracabessa and Mt Angus circuits. It did not take long before Griffiths assigned Kirkham to the Mt Angus circuit in St Mary. On February 23, 1883, during the first year of his ministry in the Mt Angus circuit, Kirkham got married to Frances Henderson in the Mt Angus Baptist Church. Their union produced eight children – five daughters and three sons. During his pastorate at Mt Angus, one of his members, John T. Dillon, whose father was a deacon in the church, answered the call to the ministry, and what a great contribut...
- Get link
- X
- Other Apps