{"id":1638,"date":"2015-01-27T12:29:23","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T18:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/?p=1638"},"modified":"2015-01-27T12:29:23","modified_gmt":"2015-01-27T18:29:23","slug":"now-available-the-albert-george-lemmons-papers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/2015\/01\/27\/now-available-the-albert-george-lemmons-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Now available: The Albert George Lemmons Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The newest archival collection at Center for Restoration Studies has been processed and is now ready for use and research. \u00a0The Albert George Lemmons Papers consist of biographical and genealogical material about the Lemmons family, ministerial records and writings, photographs and artifacts.<\/p>\n

Dr. Albert George Lemmons (b. 1936) has served Churches of Christ as an evangelist, minister, author, lecturer and educator. Educated at Freed-Hardeman College (A.A.), Harding College (B.A.), Harding Graduate School of Religion (M.A. and M.R.E.) and Luther Rice Seminary (D.Min.), Lemmons served as minister of congregations in Texas, Florida and Tennessee. He was an administrator at Freed-Hardeman College, Crowley’s Ridge College, Williamstown Bible College and Fort Worth Christian School. Active in chaplaincy, pastoral mentoring, non-profit management and community outreach, Lemmons serves on the Presidential Prayer Committee and the National Denominational Prayer Leaders. His lecturing across the US and the world has focused on prayer, spirituality, fasting, spiritual warfare, spiritual growth and the life and ministry of George Muller. Lemmons is Pastoral Minister at Fourth Avenue Church of Christ, Franklin, Tennessee.<\/p>\n

Here are some select items from the Lemmons Papers:<\/p>\n

\"Flyer<\/a>

Flyer announcing a Prayer Enrichment Seminar at the Church of Christ of Plymouth, Michigan from 14-16 May, 1980.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Flyer<\/a>

Flyer announcing a Prayer Enrichment Seminar at the Church of Christ of Plymouth, Michigan from 14-16 May, 1980.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Family<\/a>

Family of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Lemmons<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Identifications<\/a>

An identification of members of Mrs. and Mrs. John B. Lemmons family with a trace of the lineage to Albert George Lemmons (b. 1936)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"John<\/a>

John B. Lemmons<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mrs.<\/a>

Mrs. John B. Lemmons<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Family<\/a>

Family of Albert Jerome Lemmons. Children are, clockwise from top, John, Viola, Riley, Paul, Lora and Arch. Arch was the father of Albert George Lemmons (b. 1936)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Click here for an article Albert Lemmons wrote for Twentieth Century Christian<\/em> in 1972 titled “Formalism (When Sins Go To Church):\u00a0ACU_Lemmons_301_20thCCLetterarticle1972<\/a>. \u00a0Accompanying the article is a letter from M. Norvel Young, editor of\u00a0Twentieth Century Christian<\/em>.<\/p>\n

With the arrival and processing of this collection, the Center manuscripts holdings now number 301. \u00a0The finding aid for the Albert George Lemmons papers, center for Restoration Studies Manuscripts # 301, is available in PDF and MS Word formats:<\/p>\n

PDF:\u00a0ACU_FindingAids_AlbertGeorgeLemmonsPapers_MS301<\/a><\/p>\n

MS Word:\u00a0ACU_FindingAids_AlbertGeorgeLemmonsPapers_MS301<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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