Charles Spurgeon
(1834–1892) Acclaimed British Reformed Baptist Preacher who built the Stockwell Orphanage and founded Spurgeon's College
Charles Haddon Spurgeon was known as the "Prince of Preachers". In his lifetime, Spurgeon preached to about 10 million people. Spurgeon would often preach 10 times a week at different places. His sermons have been translated into many languages. Today, there are more writings and books by Spurgeon than by any other Christian writer.
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On 18 March 1861, the church moved to their newly built Metropolitan Tabernacle, at Elephant-and-Castle in London. The building could hold from five to six thousand people. Spurgeon was the pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London for 38 years.
Stockwell Orphanage was an orphanage started by Spurgeon in London in 1867. It was originally for boys only. It began taking girls as well in 1879. The children were fed, clothed and taught at the orphanage. The money to pay for this mainly came from donations. The orphanage was open until London was bombed in the Second World War. It later turned into Spurgeon's Child Care (and then into Spurgeon's). It is now mainly in England, but has international projects in Mexico, Africa and Eastern Europe.
Spurgeon's College is a theological institute in London. Spurgeon started it in 1857. The Spurgeon library has around 5,100 books and is housed at the Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri.
