Shubal Stearns

Shubal Stearns (sometimes spelled Shubael; 28 January 1706 November 20, 1771), was a colonial evangelist and preacher during the Great Awakening. He converted after hearing George Whitefield and planted a Baptist Church in Sandy Creek, Guilford County, North Carolina. Stearns' highly successful ministry was related to the rise and expansion of the Separate Baptists especially in much of the American South.