John Smyth (c. 1554 – c. 28 August 1612) was an English Anglican, Baptist, then Mennonite minister and a defender of the principle of religious liberty...

John Smyth may refer to: John Smyth (English theologian) (1554–1612), considered the earliest Baptist John Smyth (barrister) (1941–2018), British QC and...

of Baptist churches and Baptist congregations. Historians trace the earliest Baptist church to 1609 in Amsterdam, with English Separatist John Smyth as...

Helwys (c. 1575 – c. 1616), an English minister, was one of the joint founders, with John Smyth, of the General Baptist denomination. In the early 17th century...

1586) James Lancaster, navigator (died 1618) John Lyly, writer (died 1606) John Smyth, Baptist minister (died 1612) Francis Throckmorton, conspirator...

and, only afterwards, baptism. The Smyth congregation in Amsterdam founded in 1609 is considered the first Baptist church. Two years later, the church...

John Clarke (October 1609 – 20 April 1676) was a physician, Baptist minister, co-founder of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, author...

from the Friesland region of the Low Countries. John Smyth (Baptist minister) – an early Baptist minister of England and a defender of the principle of...

licensed and Ordained Baptist Minister and became the seventh generation in their family to do so. Liele was licensed to preach by Baptists in Georgia in 1773...

John Gano (July 22, 1727– August 10, 1804) was a Baptist minister, soldier, patriot, and Revolutionary War chaplain who allegedly baptized his friend...