Herschel H. Hobbs (1907-1995) was a Southern Baptist clergyman who served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1961 to 1963. He was born in Talladega Springs, Alabama.[1]
He chaired the committee that drafted the 1963 revision of the Baptist Faith and Message.[2] He graduated from Howard College (later named Samford University) and then attended the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where he earned a doctorate in 1938.[1]
From 1949 to 1972 he served as pastor of the First Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, OK.
Hobbs was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1963.[3] He is memorialized at two places on the campus of Samford University.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Saxon, Wolfgang (1995-12-02). "Herschel H. Hobbs, 88, Southern Baptist Leader". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- ^ "Hobbs, Herschel H. | 1963". oklahomahof.com. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- ^ "Hobbs, Herschel H. | 1963". oklahomahof.com. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ Bains, David R. (2021-01-05). "Herschel Hobbs Memorials at Samford University". Chasing Churches. Retrieved 2022-12-12.