Lemuel haynes bio

Liberty further extended Montpelier, VT. Removed to Manchester, VT, Alongside regular preaching and teaching, John Owen produced many works, including books on toleration, his monumental multi-volume writings on the Holy Spirit, and four large folio volumes on Hebrews. He is one of the better known men of African heritage who served in the American Revolution.

Middle-Grade Biography on Lemuel Haynes, First Black Ordained Minister and Voice against Racial Injustice

Lemuel Haynes was a writer, preacher, and influential figure in the abolitionist movement who was determined to spread the good news of God’s grace, justice, and mercy in a nation filled with racism and injustice.

Trusting in God’s loving providence throughout his life, Haynes became the first Black man to be ordained as a minister and to receive a master’s degree in the United States. 

This short and lively biography takes middle-grade readers on an exciting journey through Haynes’s life, highlighting his difficult upbringing as an orphan and indentured servant, his adoption into a White family, his enlistment in the militia, and his passion for public ministry.

His story teaches young readers that despite their sin and trials, God is at work bringing them closer to Jesus and making them more like him. Featuring illustrations, maps, timelines, bonus sidebars, and study questions, this addition to the Lives of Faith and Grace series engages kids ages 8–13 in the drama of history, showing how God worked in the past through ordinary people like them.

  • Lively Biography: Explores the influential life of Lemuel Haynes, an important yet often unexplored figure in church history and the abolitionist movement 
  • Written for Kids Ages 8– This short format includes illustrations, maps, timelines, and bonus sidebars to help young readers stay engaged
  • Inspiring: Teaches about God’s hand of providence and the power of the gospel to transform anyone, no matter where they come from
  • Part of the Lives of Faith and Grace Series: Engages kids with the real-life stories of Christian men and women from history

Author:

Anthony Coughlin (MEd) serves as a pastor for Risen Christ Fellowship in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia.

Lemuel haynes bio At the end of the piece, Haynes implores slaveowners to be consistent in their commitment to liberty, not only for the sake of being good American patriots and realizing the principles outlined the Declaration of Independence, but also for the sake of being good Christians. After his militia service, Haynes studied theology with members of the clergy in Connecticut and Massachusetts. She regularly listened to Haynes preach and, "looking to Heaven for guidance, she was led In other projects.

Anthony worked as an urban educator and curriculum designer for fifteen years and served as a bivocational pastor in an inner-city church plant. He is married to Cindy, and they have three children, one with the Lord (Micah), Jadon, and Olivia.

Illustrator:

T. Lively Fluharty is an accomplished illustrator whose artwork has appeared in such publications as Time Magazine, Sports Illustrated, and Focus on the Family.

His work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, Communications Arts, and Spectrum.

Lemuel haynes bio and wife William Babbitt twin, b. He did not see these viewpoints as contradictory but complementary. Lemuel Haynes was born in , the son of an unknown woman, classified by law and custom as "white," apparently from a prosperous and well known family, who gave birth to him in the home of a man who was not the father of her baby, nor her father or husband. And yet, what Haynes may have lacked in eloquence compared to his contemporaries, he more than made up for in biblicism and applicational insight.

Fluharty illustrated The Barber Who Wanted to Pray and The Boy and the Ocean, as well as Fool Moon Rising which he cowrote with his wife, Kristi.

Title:The Story of Lemuel Haynes
Subtitle:The Preacher Who Challenged Injustice
Published:September 23,
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“Anthony Coughlin has given us a treasure in this short, simple, and action-packed biography of Lemuel Haynes—the first Black man in the United States to be officially ordained by a church to serve as a minister.

Coughlin helps us see the highs and lows of Lemuel’s life; but more than that, he shows us how God, in his providence, worked these highs and lows for good. And so you hold in your hands a good story about a good God who works all things together for good, as he so clearly did in the life of his son Lemuel Haynes. Take up and read, and learn how a sovereign God might use a weary but willing servant!”
Isaac Adams, Lead Pastor, Iron City Church, Birmingham, Alabama; author, Talking about Race: Gospel Hope for Hard Conversations

“You’re probably familiar with America’s early heroes: George Washington, Paul Revere, Ethan Allen.

But in this biography, Anthony Coughlin introduces young readers to another significant figure from the period: Lemuel Haynes, a hero of the faith. Though Lemuel may be lesser known than his contemporaries, his courageous work as a theologian and preacher is no less important.

Lemuel haynes bio wikipedia It seems to have held a reasonably affectionate place in the family, where he returned after his Revolutionary War service, until he was ready to step out on his own. I discovered Lemuel Haynes when I chanced on the note pictured on the left. At once a Christian may feel drawn toward a subgospel approach to justice issues, in which doctrine takes a back seat to human flourishing and liberation, and toward a nonapplicational theology that divorces the gospel from its social implications. Haynes continued to write and speak about slavery.

Coughlin helpfully sets Lemuel in his historic context and demonstrates the value of faithful gospel ministry—in any age. May the Lord use this book to raise up more bold preachers like Lemuel!”
Megan Hill, Managing Editor, The Gospel Coalition; author; mother of four

“The Story of Lemuel Haynes is a readable, accessible biography for children.

I highly recommend it. It is especially powerful in reminding us that it can be painful to consider sin and God’s judgment, but Anthony Coughlin traces these themes (among others) through Lemuel Haynes’s life to help us appreciate the grace of God more deeply by seeing it worked out through the life of this orphaned, indentured servant who became a preacher and a revolutionary inspiration.”
Raymond Johnson, Senior Pastor, Christ Church West Chester, Pennsylvania