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Rev. Susan Blain (1953-2024) led the United Church of Christ's national ministries in worship and liturgical arts, retiring in 2022 as minister for worship and gospel arts from the UCC's Faith Education, Innovation and Formation team. Among many other contributions, she designed and coordinated the worship components of several General Synods. Susan was...

William Blake (1757-1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognized during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. (Source and photo: Wikipedia)

Ferdinand Quincy Blanchard (1876-1966) was an ordained Congregational minister who pastored churches in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Ohio. (Source: hymnary.org)

Gabriel Blanchard is a Catholic writer whose work focuses on LGBT issues, anarchy, and pacifism, as well as textual notes and commentary on lectionary readings and liturgy. (Source: patreon.com/ourladyofantifa)

Philip Paul Bliss (1838-1876) was an American composer, conductor, writer of hymns and a bass-baritone Gospel singer. He wrote many well-known hymns, including "Hold the Fort," "Almost Persuaded," "Hallelujah, What a Saviour!," "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning" and "Wonderful Words of Life," as well as the tune for Horatio Spafford's "It Is Well...

Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834-1890) was a Danish painter.