This Week in Christian History: Bob Jones, Gay Bishop, Puritan Missionary to Native Americans

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Twitter
Bishop V. Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop in The Episcopal Church, will retire as bishop of New Hampshire in 2013.
Bishop V. Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop in The Episcopal Church, will retire as bishop of New Hampshire in 2013. | (The Christian Post)

Christianity is a faith with a long and detailed history, with numerous events of lasting significance occurring throughout the ages.

Each week brings the anniversaries of great milestones, horrid tragedies, amazing triumphs, telling tribulations, inspirational progress, and everything in between.

Here are just a few things that happened this week, Oct. 28 to Nov. 3, in Church history. They include the birth of the founder of Bob Jones University, a notable Puritan missionary preaching to the Native Americans, and the controversial ordination of The Episcopal Church's first openly gay bishop.

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