Bullittsburg Baptist Church - Petersburg, KY
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N 39° 05.403 W 084° 47.280
16S E 691307 N 4329098
The oldest church in northern Kentucky.
Waymark Code: WM55BY
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2008
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Bullittsburg Baptist Church was organized in June, 1794, by Elders John Taylor, Joseph Redding and William Cave. The church erected the first house of worship in 1797. This is the oldest church in the northern region of Kentucky. The church has an active membership today.
Many of Boone County’s Baptist churches were organized with the assistance of Bullittsburg Baptist. In 1873 local stonemason William Batterson built the keyhole-shaped stone baptismal pool, which is still used occasionally for baptisms. A burial vault of tooled ashlar limestone, which may also have been the work of Batterson, was added in 1878. Both are among the finest examples of masonry work in the county. The church cemetery, bounded by a wrought-iron fence, was established in the 1860s.
Date Built: 01/01/1797
Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source
Website: [Web Link]
Church Address:
2616 Bullittsburg Church Road
Petersburg, KY USA
41080
Service Times: Not listed
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