First Universalist Church (Burlington, Ky.)
Item
- 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
- 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
Linked resources
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First Universalist Church Building (Burlington, Ky.) | Location |
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Acra family | Organization |
Ayers family | Organization |
Bradford family | Organization |
Cloud family | Organization |
Conner family | Organization |
Craven family | Organization |
Crisler family | Organization |
Deer family | Organization |
Duncan family | Organization |
Finch family | Organization |
Gaines family | Organization |
Graves family | Organization |
Hall family | Organization |
Harris family | Organization |
Hewett family | Organization |
Horton family | Organization |
Jones family | Organization |
Kelly family | Organization |
Kirkpatrick family | Organization |
Love family | Organization |
Merrell family | Organization |
Parsons family | Organization |
Pope family | Organization |
Rue family | Organization |