====== Belleview Baptist Church (BE 7) ====== Currently located in the town of [[Belleview]], it was originally called the Middle Creek Baptist Church, after the location of the first meeting house. The [[churches|church]] was constituted in [[1803]] and consisted of 23 former [[Bullittsburg Baptist Church]] members, including two [[slavery|slaves]]. [[Christopher Wilson]] was the first pastor. The church was a member of the [[North Bend Association of Baptists]].

Belleview Baptist Church 190th anniversary

In June [[1876]], a small cyclone damaged the meeting house at [[middle_creek_town|Middle Creek]] beyond repair, and in [[1877]] the congregation moved to the river bottoms and Belleview. The church was added to the [[National Register]] in 1989. ===== More Information ===== * [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/history/search/results?qu=belleview+baptist&te=&lm=LHDC|Browse photographs and materials]] of Belleview Baptist Church * //[[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/26302/0|Middle Creek Baptist Church Minutes, 1829]]//. * //[[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/26510/0|Middle Creek Baptist Church Minutes, 1830]]//. * [[belleview_baptist_church_african_american_files1|African Americans in Belleview Baptist Church Records]] * National Register Information (PDFs), [[https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail?assetID=dd834db6-974a-43be-823a-26a2017dc5a6|inventory form and photos]] ===== Related Topics ===== * [[Belleview]] * [[Churches]] of Boone County * [[Baptist]] churches * [[Historic buildings]] * [[North Bend Association of Baptists]]