John+Jasper

John Jasper (July 4, 1812 (Williamsburg, Virginia) – March 28, 1901 (Richmond, Virginia) was one of the greatest black preachers of all time. Converted July 25, 1839, he became a famous funeral preacher. He was born a slave but was set free from slavery in 1865; Jasper pastured the Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, Richmond, VA from 1865 on. In 1878, he preached the sensational sermon, “The Sun Do Move, “which was preached over 250 times after that time. He preached to thousands each week, including segregated whites in the audience. Dr. William Hatcher, pastor of the Grace Baptist Church in Richmond, was a close personal friend of Jasper. He spent many hours teaching the former slave about the things of God. When some of his members criticized him for going to hear the nearly illiterate former slave, Hatcher responded: “I do not go there to listen to Jasper’s English. I go to hear him talk about Jesus.” || [] The Crown College, The Christian Heritage Center, Powell, TN
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