Zion Baptist Church (Walton, Ky.)
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Title
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Zion Baptist Church (Walton, Ky.)
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Description
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Denomination: Baptist
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The church, one of two extant African-American congregations in the county, was founded in 1872. (The First Baptist Church of Burlington is the other.) The congregation developed from a group of local residents who held prayer services in the home of one of the members. A combination church and school building was erected in 1884, which was replaced by the present building in 1922.
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Began
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1872
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Years duration
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1872-present
Walton (Ky.)
