====== Bullittsburg Baptist Church (BE 82) ====== In [[1794]], a small [[churches|church]] was constituted along the north bend of the [[Ohio River]]. The congregation consisted of eight members, most of whom had moved from Clear Creek. The first baptist church in the area, it was originally called Great Bend of the Ohio Church, and then named the Baptist Church of Christ at [[Bullittsburg]] before its current name. It was a member of the [[North Bend Association of Baptists]]. Bullittsburg Baptist Church Well-known pastor John Taylor moved to the area in April [[1795]] and joined the membership. Though invited to join the congregation as a pastor, he declined, in deference to the current pastor, Brother Deweese. Taylor wrote about his experiences at the little church in his //[[History of Ten Churches]]// published in Frankfort in [[1823]]. The church is located near the log [[historic homes|home]] of [[George Gaines]] (BE-83), who originally donated the land on which the church stands. The church [[Bullittsburg Baptist Church Cemetery|cemetery]], bounded by a wrought-iron fence, was established in the [[1860s]]. ===== More Information ===== * [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/history/search/results?qu=bullittsburg+baptist+church&qf=BCPL_TYPE%09Record+Type%09Photograph%09Photograph&te=ASSET|Browse photographs]] of Bullittsburg Baptist Church * //[[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/26021/0|Bullittsburg Baptist Church Minutes, 1829]]// [PDF] * //[[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/26193/0|Bullittsburg Baptist Church Minutes, 1830]]// [PDF] * //[[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/history/search/results?qu=bullittsburg+baptist+church+ledger+books&lm=LHDC&st=PA|Bullittsburg Baptist Church ledger books 1794-1943]]// * [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/history/search/results?qu=protestant+bullittsburg+baptist+church&te=&lm=LHDC|Local history file: Protestant - Bullittsburg Baptist]] * //[[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/24515/0|Index to the History of Bullittsburg Church with biographies of Elders Absalom Graves, Chichester Matthews, James Dicken and Robert Kirtley]]// [PDF] ===== Related Topics ===== * [[Bullittsburg Baptist Church Cemetery]] * [[Churches]] of Boone County * [[Baptist]] churches * [[Historic buildings]] * [[North Bend Association of Baptists]]