First Baptist Church of Walton (Walton, Ky.)

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First Baptist Church of Walton (Walton, Ky.)
Description
Denomination: Baptist
The First Baptist Church of Walton was established in 1866. The first meeting was held at a school house near the intersection of Beaver Grade and Stephenson Mill Road. The church's first minister was Lafayette Johnson who served without pay from 1866 to 1870.
In 1867, the trustees of the church set the wheels in motion to begin building a house of worship on Church Street (formerly Crusie Creek Rd.) In 1881, the land was purchased for the church cemetery on the east side of the building. A Sunday School was approved and began instruction in 1882.
Geographic location
Walton (Ky.)
Began
1866
Years duration
1866-present

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