First Baptist Church - Paducah, KY
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BruceS
N 37° 04.327 W 088° 38.031
16S E 354758 N 4104121
Baptist Church with a long history in Paducah.
Waymark Code: WM6C2B
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2009
Views: 2
The First Baptist Church was organized as a mission of the New Bethel Church ins 1839 and constituted as a church November 14, 1840. At first the congregation met in the courthouse at 2nd and Kentucky. The first church building was in 300 block of Broadway, the 2nd and 3rd buildings were at 5th and Jefferson. The second building was seized by the Union Army in 1851 and was used as a hospital during the Civil War. The present building which is the church's fourth was dedicated May 9, 1965.
Date Built: 05/09/1965
Age of Church building determined by?: Historical marker
Service Times:
Sunday
9:00 am
11:10 am
Website: [Web Link]
Church Address:
2890 Broadway
Paducah, Kentucky United States
42001
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