His Return To Salem Baptist Church
Upon his return, the people of Salem Baptist found a man that was more firmly grounded in God’s Word and a man more determined and quite capable of teaching and preaching biblical truth. In 1935, Charles Stevens had great success with a series of evening Bible classes. His classes continued and became very popular, attracting the layman and pastor alike from the spiritually barren Winston-Salem area. In the following years, around four hundred attended the classes. Charles Stevens saw that formal education, in many cases, was needed. From this Piedmont Bible Schools was founded. This later turned into Piedmont Bible College, and today is known as Piedmont Baptist College.
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