First Universalist Church (Burlington, Ky.)

Title: First Universalist Church (Burlington, Ky.)
Alternate name: First Universalist Church (East Bend, Ky.); Middle Creek Universalist Church (East Bend, Ky.)
Description: Denomination: Universalist; The First Universalist Church was organized in the 1840s and was originally located on East Bend Road, near Waterloo. In 1851, the congregation hosted the Kentucky State Convention of Universalists. In 1876, the congregation moved their meetings to Burlington.; Though other churches in the area were either supportive of enslavement or split in their views, the Universalist Church was consistent in its abolitionism.; Prominent Boone County Universalist families include: Acra, Ayers, Bradford, Cloud, Conner, Craven, Crisler, Deer, Duncan, Finch, Gaines, Graves, Hall, Harris, Hewett/Hewitt, Horten/Horton, Jones, Kelly, Kirkpatrick, Love, McMakin, Merrell/Merrill, Parsons, Passons, Pope, Rue, Souther, Tucker, White
Has site: First Universalist Church Building (Burlington, Ky.)
Geographic location: Burlington (Ky.)
Began: circa 1840
Years duration: circa 1840-1900s
Related resource: First Universalist Church of Burlington, Kentucky record book, May 27, 1876- Aug 18, 1929 [PDF]; Index to the First Universalist Church of Burlington, Kentucky record book, May 27, 1876- Aug 18, 1929 [PDF]; Browse photographs and materials on First Universalist Church
Source: Boone County GIS

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