Staff

Charles W. Deweese
Executive Director
678-547-6093
charlesdeweese@baptisthistory.org

Charles W. Deweese, BH&HS executive director-treasurer (June 1999-May2008) and executive director since May 2008, is a graduate of Mars Hill College (B.A., 1967) and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1970; Ph.D., 1973).  He served on the staff of the Historical Commission, Southern Baptist Convention, 1973-94, and worked for Providence House Publishers, Franklin, Tennessee, 1995-98. He has authored or edited seven books in Baptist historical studies, including Defining Baptist Convictions, Baptist Church Covenants, Prayer in Baptist Life,
 

 

 

The Emerging Role of Deacons, A Community of Believers, The Power of Freedom: First Baptist Church, Asheville, North Carolina, 1829-1997 and Women Deacons and Deaconesses: 400 Years of Baptist Service. The Historical Commission, SBC, presented him its Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Contributions to Baptist History in 1995. The Mainstream Baptist Network elected him to its Hall of Fame in 2004.

Pamela R. Durso
Associate Executive Director / Treasurer
678-547-6095
pamdurso@baptisthistory.org

Pamela R. Durso, BH&HS staff member since June 2003, is a graduate of Baylor University (B.A., 1983; Ph.D., 1992) and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1987). She was named Outstanding Senior Woman in Religion at Baylor in 1984. She served as assistant professor of church history and Baptist heritage at Campbell University Divinity School, 1999-2003. She is the author of The Power of Woman: The Life and Writings of Sarah Moore Grimke (2004), co-editor of Courage and Hope: The Stories of Ten Baptist Women Ministers (2005), and co-author of The Story of Baptists in the United States (2006). She holds memberships in several professional organizations relating to church history and religious studies.