Chronicles of Boone County

Forks of Gunpowder Baptist Church (Boone County, Ky.)

Item

Title

Forks of Gunpowder Baptist Church (Boone County, Ky.)

Alternate name

Gunpowder Baptist Church (Boone County, Ky.)

Description

Denomination: Baptist

The church was organized in 1812 by members of the Bullittsburg Baptist Church and the Middle Creek Baptist Church who wished to establish a church closer to their homes. Forks of Gunpowder Baptist Church Congregation.

The church building was built on an island about twelve miles southeast of Bullittsburg, where the Gunpowder Creek forks thus the name. The land was sold to the church by founding member (and later pastor) Lewis Conner for one dollar.

From 1812 to 1840 the church was a member of the North Bend Association of Baptists. In 1840, the group left the North Bend Association and joined the Salem Association, reflecting a change in theology. So it remained until 1897 when the church was abandoned.

In 1902 the church was re-organized and became a member of the North Bend Association again until 1936, when the church was again abandoned.

Member

North Bend Association of Baptists (Ky.)

Salem Association of Predestinarian Baptists (Ky.)

Has site

Forks of Gunpowder Baptist Church Building (Boone County, Ky.)

Began

1812

Ended

1936

Years duration

1812-1936

Related resource

Belleview Baptist Church (Belleview, Ky.)

Bullittsburg Baptist Church (Bullittsburg, Ky.)

Forks of the Gunpowder Baptist Church Minutes, 1866-1898, and Membership Lists, 1825-1898 [PDF]

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Item sets

Baptists--Kentucky--Boone County