Chronicles of Boone County

Bullittsburg Baptist Church (Bullittsburg, Ky.)

Item

Title

Bullittsburg Baptist Church (Bullittsburg, Ky.)

Alternate name

Great Bend of the Ohio Church (Bullittsburg, Ky.)

Baptist Church of Christ at Bullittsburg (Bullittsburg, Ky.)

Description

Denomination: Baptist

In 1794, a small church was constituted along the north bend of the Ohio River. The congregation consisted of eight members, most of whom had moved from Clear Creek. The first baptist church in the area, it was originally called Great Bend of the Ohio Church, and then named the Baptist Church of Christ at Bullittsburg before its current name. It was a member of the North Bend Association of Baptists.

Well-known pastor John Taylor moved to the area in April 1795 and joined the membership. Though invited to join the congregation as a pastor, he declined, in deference to the current pastor, Brother Deweese. Taylor wrote about his experiences at the little church in his 'History of Ten Churches' published in Frankfort in 1823.

Member

North Bend Association of Baptists (Ky.)

Has site

Bullittsburg Baptist Church Site (Bullittsburg, Ky.)

Geographic location

Bullittsburg (Ky.)

Began

1794

Years duration

1794-present

Related resource

Bullittsburg Baptist Church Minutes

A History of Ten Baptist Churches

Bullittsburg Baptist Church ledger books 1794-1943

'Index to the History of Bullittsburg Church with biographies of Elders Absalom Graves, Chichester Matthews, James Dicken and Robert Kirtley' [PDF]

Browse photographs and materials on Bullittsburg Baptist Church

Source

Boone County GIS

Minutes of the Proceedings of the Bullittsburg Baptist Church

Item sets

Baptists--Kentucky--Boone County