BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS KENTUCKY

Chronological Charts

of The

The

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of The

BAPTIST

ASSOCIATIONS OF

KENTUCKY

(SINCE 1785)

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1 Wendell Holmes Rone, Sr., Th.M. ¹

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SPONSORED BY

THE KENTUCKY BAPTIST HISTORICAL COMMISSION WENDELL H. RONE, SR., Th.M.

Chairman

THE KENTUCKY BAPTIST HISTORICAL SOCIETY LEO T. CRISMON, Th.D.

President GEORGE RALEIGH JEWELL, A.B.

Secretary

1967

THE "FAMILY TREES" OF THE

BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS OF KENTUCKY

-·

ELKHORN 1785 SELF-ORIGINATED

NORTH BEND 1803--1967

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CA~~PBELL

COUNTY TEN MILE

1827 - 1967 1831

UNITED TO BECOME OWEN COUNTY NORTHERN KENTUCKY 1924

1967 (IN PARr)

CRITTENDEN 1860 (IN PART)

ELKHORN 1785 SELF-ORIGINATED

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ANDERSON

BRACKEN UNION #2

1826

(BAPTIST 1826-1956) 1799 1813

f I ^r

MERCER WASHINGTON CRITTENDEN

1955 1847- 1855 1660

(IN PART) RETURNED TO BRACKEN (IN PART)

LICKING MIAMI-1797

1810 OHIO'S FIRST

~NT

I-MISSIONARY 1840

_~APTIST

ASSOCIATION

TWIN CREEK ARRANGED BY

1850- 1868 WENDELL H. RONE,SR.

INTO NoRTH DISTRICT 1967

THE ''FAMILY TREES'' OF THE

BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS OF KENTUCKY

ELKHORN 1785

SELF-ORIGINATED

--- --..._____

BOONE

¹

S CREEK FRANKLIN

1823 1815

(IN PART) (IN PART)

~~~

FRIENDSHIP SHELBY COUNTY

1927- 1939 1872

(RETURNED)

( IN PART)

CONCORD 1821

(IN PART)

GR£ENUP--I84I FROM AN OHIO ASSOCIATION

- ^...

TYGART'S VALLEY FRIENDSHIP

1919 - 1926 1850- 1854

RETURNED TO GREENUP

£NT£RPR ISE

.,....,.,.,

PIKE 1958

156567

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J~lo.lllo'-1

R.toto qc..,; . -·' ...-:~.:

1876

---...

RED RIVER #2

( IN

1955

PART}

ARRANGED BY

WENDELL H. RONE,SR.

1967

THE ''FAMILY TREES'' OF THE

BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS OF KENTUCKY

SALEM

1785

(SELF ORIGINATED)

NELSON LONG RUN

1849 1803

MIDDLE DISTRICT

18.37- 1872

-

FRANKLIN

1815

(IN PART)

---

SULPHUR FORK

1826

SHELBY COUNTY

1872

HENRY COUNTY

1915

(IN PART)

ARRANGED BY

WENDELL H. RONE,SR.

I 67

(IN PART)

CONCORD

1821 - 1924

(IN PART)

OWEN WHITE'S RUN

I SSO - 1924 190 I

OWEN COUNTY

1924

(CONCORD-OWEN UN

IO~

THE ''FAMILY TREES'' OF THE

BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS OF KENTUCKY

SALEM 1785

(SELF' -OR I G I Ill ATE D)

SEVERNS VALLEY 1899

GOSHEN 1817

OTTER CREEK 18.39-1870

ANTI-MISSIONARY BODY

TWIN LAKES 1962

DAVIESS-MoLEAN 1844

DAVIESS

Co.l8

PANTHER CREEK 1842-1948

BLACKFORD' 1877

(IN PART)

COUNT

OHIO COUNTY 1901

MUHLENBERG COUNTY 1907

IN PART

THREE FORKS 1901 ORIGINAL

MIDDLE FORK 1946

(IN PART)

ARRANGED BY

WENDELL H. RONE,SR.

1967

THE ''FAMILY TREES'' OF THE

BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS OF KENTUCKY

SOUTH KENTUCKY #I

1788-1801 SELF'-ORIGINATED

TATE'S CREEK

179.3

BOONE'S CREEK

182.3

CUMBERLAND RIVER

IS09- 1907

C~URCHES TO WAYNE

SOUTH FORK

1841- 1862 (IN PART)

--- ^---

ROCKCASTL£ CUMBERLAND RIVER #2

Jg7 I 1862

NON-COOPERATIVE

SOUTH CONCORD

1825

SOUTH

CUMBERLAND RIVER

1842-1916

SECOND NORTH CONCORD

1876-1916

RUSSELL COUNTY

1916

(UNION OF' ABOYE)

WAYNE COUNTY

1904

ARRANGED BY

WENDELL H. RONE,SR.

THE "FAMILY TREES" OF THE

BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS OF KENTUCKY

SOUTH KENTUCKY #I 1788-1801 SELF-ORIGINATED

SOUTH DISTRICT 1802

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SOUTH KENTUCKY #2

LINCOLN COUNTY

CENTRAL 180.3

1889 (SEPARATE BAPTIST) 1924

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MERCER CASEY COUNTY- 1955 1955 (SouTH KENTUCKY #.3)

(IN PART) (1845-1955)

---

NOLYNN

PULASKI COUNTY 1819

(SEPARATE BAPTIST) 1904

SOUTH KENTUCKY #I 1788-1801 SELF-ORIGINATED

I

NORTH DISTRICT 1802

ANTI-MISSIONARY 18.37

--- ---- ^{BURNING SPRINGS}

RED BIRD #I 1814

1822-1859 ANTI-MISSIONARY 1825

I l

RED BIRD #2 NEW SALEM 1825

1870-18?5 REGULAR BAPTIST 1875

T

BY UNION 1/.3

ARRANGED

WENDELL H. RONE,SR. 1859

REGULAR BAPTIST

I r

THE ''FAMILY TREES'' OF THE

BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS OF KENTUCKY

MERO DISTRICT SOUTH KENTUCKY #I

1796-180.3

TENN. I<Ye 1788- 1801

SELF'-ORIGINATED SELF'-ORIGINATED

____....,...-

GREEN RIVER

1800

NOW UNAF'F'ILIATED

-

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BARREN RIVER #I

RUSSELL CREEK

18.30

NOW UNAF'F'ILIATED 1804

~

MONROE LIBERTY

195.3 1840

- ^----

BARREN RIVER /12 BARREN RIVER _11.3

18)7- 1880 1840- I 925

ANTI- MISSIONARY ANT I - Mtss IONARY

EDMONSON

[.,_

1894

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( I N PART)

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LYNN

1856

TAYLOR COUNTY

1957

EAST LYNN

189)

ARRANGED BY

WENDELL H. RONE, SR.

1967

THE ''FAMILY TREES'' OF THE

BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS OF KENTUCKY

SOUTH KENTUCKY #I MERO DISTRICT 1788-1801 TENN. 1796-180.3 KYe SELI!"-ORIGINATED SELF-ORIGINATED

-~

CUMBERLAND

TENN. 180.3 KYo NOW ANTI-MISSIONARY

UNION #l--1806-18tO CHURCHES ABSORBED

BY GREEN RIVER

---

GREEN RIVER I ^SOO

NOW UNAFFILIATED

--

GASPER RIVER 1812

--- ---

LOGAN- 1860 DRAKE'S CREEK #I CLEAR FoRK- To 190.3 1820

LoGAN C'o. -To 196.3 ANTI-MISSIONARY-18.35

WARREN• ALLEN-1841

1890 DRAKE's CREEK - I 845 BAT's FoRK- TO 1915

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OHIO COUNTY 1901 (IN PART)

• AN EARLIER EFFORT TO ORGANIZE A WARREN CoUNTY ASSOCIATION IN THE YEAR 1871 PROVED TO BE PREMATURE, AS MANY FELT THAT IT WAS NOT NEE- D E·D AT T H

^E

T I ME • I T D I

^{ED I}

N I 87 4 •

MUHLENBERG COUNTY 1907

(IN PART)

ARRANGED BY WENDELL H. RONE,SR.

1967

THE ''FAMILY TREES'' OF THE

BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS OF KENTUCKY

MERO DISTRICT

T E N N •

I 7 9 6-1 8 0 3

K Y •

SELF-ORIGINATED

SOUTH KENTUCKY #I

1788- 1801 SELF-ORIGINATED

FREEDOM

,1843

BETHLEHEM

1838-1848

ANTI-MISSIONARY

GREEN RIVER

1800

NOW UNAFFILIATED

STOCKTON'S VALLEY

1805

ANTI-MISSIONARY 1835

SOUTH UNION

1815

NORTH CONCORD

1843

---

SOUTH CONCORD

1825 (IN PART)

WEST UNION #2

1870

Now IN ^TENNESSEE

EAST UNION

1891

KENTUCKY-TENNESSEE

BELL COUNTY

1896

EAsT CoNCORD To 1906

UPPER CUMBERLAND

1890

PINE MOUNTAIN

1954

ARRANGED BY

WENDELL H. RONE, SR.

THE "FAMILY TREES" OF THE

BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS OF KENTUCKY

MERO DISTRICT

TENNo

1796-1803

^KYo

SELF"-ORIGINATED

SOUTH KENTUCKY #I 1788-1801

SELF"-ORIGINATED

---

GREEN RIVER 1800

NOW UNAF"F"ILIATED

STOCKTON'S VALLEY 1805

ANTI-MISSIONARY

1835

ARRANGED BY

WENDELL H. RONE, SR.

I 967

SOUTH UNION 1815

LAUREL RIVER 1831

IRVINE 1859

... - ^... ---~ ---

BOONEVILLE JACKSON COUNTY

1870 1925

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LYNN CAMP 1868

GREENVILLE 1879- 1960

MOUNT ZION 1885

GOOSE CREEK 1896- 1958

I

RED RIVER #2 1955

( IN PART)

MOUNTAIN

1914- 1942

THE "FAMILY TREES" OF THE

BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS OF KENTUCKY

ARRANGED BY WENDELL H. RONE, SR.

1967

OLD BETHEL 1925- 1932

MERO DISTRICT TENNo 1796-1803 KYo

SELF-ORIGINATED

CUMBERLAND TENN. 1803 KYe NOW ANTI-MISSIONARY

RED RIVER TENNe 1807 KYo NOW

ANTI-MISSIONA~Y

LITTLE RIVER 1813

HIGHLAND 1820

ANTI-MISSIONARY 1835

LITTLE BETHEL 1836

HENDERSON COUNTY 1868- 1888 INTO OHIO VALLEY

UNION COUNTY 1878-1888 (IN PART)

OHIO VALLEY 1888 UNION OF ABOVE

WEST KENTUCKIANA 1948- 1958 (IN PART)

---

MUHLENBERG COUNTY 1907

(IN PART)

GREEN VALLEY 1958

SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA

1958

THE "FAMILY TREES" OF THE

BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS OF KENTUCKY

MERO DISTRICT TENNe 1796-1803 KY.

SELF-ORIGINATED ARRANGED BY

WENDELL H. RONE, SR.

1967

CUMBERLAND TENN. 1803 KYe NOW ANTI-MISSIONARY

RED RIVER TENN. 1807 KYe NOW ANTI-MISSIONARY

--- LITTLE RIVER 1813

--- ---

WESTERN DISTRICT ORIGINAL LITTLE BETHEL T ENN • 182.3 Ky. RIVER _18.3.3

1825 (IN PART) ANTI-MISSIONARY

--... r--- ---

SIMPSON OBION

OHIO RIVER TENN. 1828 Ky.

1900 (IN PART) ^188.3

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CHRISTIAN COUNTY WEST UNION CALDWELL

1834 1924

1923 UNION 1834-1844 (IN . PART)

::;;;;---- ---

MOUNT OLIVET BLOOD RIVER

1848- 189.3 1870

(DISSOLVED) (IN PART)

r---__

WEST KENTUCKY I g9.3

(IN PART)

---

GRAVES COUNTY FULTON

1893 1960

A CHRONOLOGICAL CHART OF THE BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS OF KENTUCKY

... ssocl ... nON DME OF

"RTICLES OF F"ITH MOTHER "SSOCI ... TIONS FORMER N ... MES TYPES OF B"PTISTS CONSTITUTION

STATE ASSOCIATIONS

KENTUCKY BAPTIST UN I TED-

CONVENTION Hil MARCH 29, IS32 P~INCIPLES OF UNION2 ORIGINAL NONE MISSIONARY

KENTUCKY BAPTIST UN I TED-

CONVENTION #23 OCTOBER 20 IS37 (SEE FOOTNOTE 4) ORIGINAL (SEE FOOTNOTE 3) MISSIONARY

DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS

PHILADELPHIA CONFESS,5 REGULAR-UN I TED-

ELKHORN SEPT. 30, 17S5 PRINCIPLES OF UNION ORIGINAL NONE MISSIONARY

PHILADELPHIA CONFESS. REGULAR-UNITED-

SALEM OCT. 29, 17S5 PRINCIPLES OF UNION ORIGINAL NONE MISSIONARY

PHILADELPHIA CONFESS.

Hl 6 SEPARATE- UNITED-

TATE'S CREEK NOV. 21 17CJ1 PRINCIPLES OF UNION. SOUTH KENTUCKY NONE MISSIONARY

PHILADELPHIA CONFESS, REGULAR-UN I HD-

BRACKEN MAY 2S, 1799 PRINCIPLES OF UNION ELKHORN NONE WISSIONARY

SEPARATE-UN I TED- SOUTH DISTRICT SEPT. 3, IS02 PRINCIPLES OF UNION SOUTH KENTUCKY HI NONE MISSIONARY

REGULAR-UN I TED-

LONG RUN SEPT. 16 IS03 PHILADELPHIA CONFESS. SALEM NONE MISSIONARY

ELEVEN ARTICLES OF THE

GREEN RIVERS RE.GULAR-UN I HD-

RUSSELL CREEK SEPT.

s,

IS04 GREEN RIVER ASS¹N NONE MISSIONARY

---·

GASPER RIVER SEPT. 26, ISI2 NINE ARTICLES GREEN RIVER NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

LITTLE RIVER NOVEMBER ISI3 TWELVE ARTICLES RED R IVER9 NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

UNION #2 DEC. 14 ISI3 PRINCIPLES OF UNION ELKHORN NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

NINE ARTICLES

STOCKTON'S VALLEY 10

SOUTH UNION SEPT. IS ISIS THIRTEEN ARTICLES NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

FRANKLIN SEPT. 16, ISI5 PRINCIPLES OF UNION ELKHORN-LONG RUN NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY EIGHT ARTICLES

GOSHEN OCT. 10, ISI7 NEW HAMPSHI~E CONFESS~! SALEM NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

NINE ARTICLES ELKHORN0

BOONE'S CREEK MAY 2S, IS23 REVISED-ENLARGED 1963 TATE'S CREEK NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY PRINCIPLES OF UNION

CUMBERLAND RIVER 12

SOUTH CONCORD OCT. 25, IS25 NINE ARTICLES CONCORD IS25-1830 UNITED-MISSIONARY

TWELVE ARTICLES

BETHEL OCT. 2S, IS25 REVISED ABOVE IN IS36 RED RIVER NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

SULPHUR FORK JULY 15. IS26 FOURTEEN ARTICLES LONG RUN NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

ANDERSONI3 OCT. 7, IS26 PHILADELPHIA CONFESS. ELKHORN-FRANKLIN (SEE FOOTNOTE 13) UNITED-MISSIONARY I • FIRST STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION AMONG THE BAPTISTS OF KEN-TUCKY. DISSOLVED ON OCTOBER 19, IS37. 9. A TENNESSEE-KENTUCKY ASSOCI AT ION, ORGANIZED IN 18071 WITH WHICH MANY EARLY CHURCHES IN SOUTH- 2. THE UNITING PRINCIPLES OF THE •REGULAR• AND "SEPARATE• BAPTISTS, ADOPTED IN 1801, TO BECOME •UNITED" BAPTISTS. TURNED ANTI-MISSIONARY AFTER 1825. WESTERN KENTUCKY AFFILIATED, PRIOR TO 1825. IT 3. •THE GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF BAPTISTS IN KENTUCKY• FROM 10, A TENNESSEE-KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION, ORGANIZED OUT

IS37 TO 1961, OF GREEN RIVER ASSOCIATION IN IS05o IT TURNED

4· ADOPTED •PRINCIPLES OF UNION" IN IS37, AND •THE BAP- NON--MISSIONARY AFTER 1835.

TIST FAITH AND MESSAGE (t925)• ON NOVEMBER 15, 1961. I I. FORMULATED IN 18331 WITH SIXTEEN ARTICLES, MAl~-

5. PRACTICALLY THE SAME AS THE •SECOND LONDON CONFESSION" LY BY DR. J. NEWTON BROWN. ENLARGED LATER TO .OF 1677 AND 16S9. ADOPTED BY THE PHILADELPHIA ASSOCI- EIGHTEEN ARTICLES. PUBLISHED IN "ENCYCLOPEDIA

A"(ION (1707) IN 1742. PRINTED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. OF RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE" IN 1835, AND IN MANUALS 6. ORGANIZED AS A "SEPARATE• BAPTIST ASSOCIATION IN OCTOBER, OF DR. BROWN AND DR. JAMES MADISON PENDLETON

1787. DISSOLVED IN 1801 TO FORM NORTH AND SOUTH DIS- AFTER THAT.

fRICT "UNITED• BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS IN 1802. 12. CONSTITUTED IN 1809, DIVIDED OVER MISSIONS IN 8. ORGANIZED ON JUNE 21, 1800, PRACTICALLY NON-MISSION- 1861, DISSOLVED IN 1907 WHEN WAYNE COUNTY FORMED.

ARY AFTER l840. LEFT KENTUCKY BAPTIST CONVENTION IN 13.KNOWN AS "BAPTIST" ASSOCI AT ION (1826-1956).

1960, AFTER A FEW YEARS OF NOMINAL AFFILIATION.

ARRANGED BY

WENDfLL H. RONE ,SR 1967

A CHRONOLOGICAL CHART OF THE BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS OF KENTUCKY

ASSOOATION DATf OF

ARTICLES OF FAITH MOTHER ASSOCIATIONS FORMER NAMES TYPES OF BAPTISTS CONSTITUTION

LAUREL RIVER SEPT. ,30, 18,31 NINE ARTICLES SOUTH UNION NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY NORTH BEND,

TEN MILE OCT. 7, 18.31 SEVEN ARTICLES CONCORD, UNION NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

WEST UN ION OCT. 4. 18.34 TEN ARTICLES OBION UNION 1834-1844 UNITED-MISSIONARY LITTLE BETHEL SEPT. 10, 18.36 'THIRTEEN ARTICLES HIGHLAND 16 NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

NINE ARTICLES

LIBERTY JULY .3 I, 1840 (SEE FOOTNOTE 17) GREEN RIVER NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY ALLEN SEPT. 25, 1841 TEN ART I Ct.ES DRAKE'S CREEK lg (SEE FOOTNOTE 19) UNITED-MISSIONARY

ASSOCIATION

GREENUP FALL OF 1841 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS IN OHIO NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

THIRTEEN ARTICLES

NORTH CONCORD FALL OF 184.3 (SEE FOOTNOTE 20) SOUTH UNION NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

FREEDOM NOV. 4, 1843 EIGHT ARTICLES STOCKTON'S VALLEY NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

DAV lESS COUNTY

DAVIESS-McLEAN NOV. I ' 1844 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS. GOSHEN 1844-1926 UNITED-MISSIONARY 21 SOUTH KENTUCKY #.3 SEPARATE- CASEY FALL OF 1845 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS. SOUTH KENTUCKY #2 1845-1955 UNITED-MISSIONARY•

NELSON SEPT. 28, 1849 TEN ARTICLES SALEM NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

ELEVEN ARTICLES

LYNN NOV. 8, 1856 (SEE FOOTNOTE 22) RUSSELL CREEK NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

IRVINE OCT. 15. 1859 TWELVE ARTICLES LAUREL RIVER NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

LOGAN FALL OF 1860 "THE NEW TEST AME NP GASPER RIVER CLEAR LOGAN ~~ .. :860~:~~3 I 'l01- i1 UNITED-MISSIONARY FIVE ARTICLES

CRITTENDEN OCT. 12, 1860 (SE£ FOOTNOTE 2.3) UNION NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

SIXTEEN ARTICLES

LYNN CAMP NOV. 6, 1868 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS. LAUREL RIVER NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

WEST UNION-WESTERN

BLOOD RIVER OCT. 28, 1870 TWELVE ARTICLES DISTRICT-LITTLER. NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY FOURTEEN ARTICLES

BOONEVILLE SEPT. 7 1871 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS. IRVINE NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS.

ROCKCASTLE OCT. 27, 1871 (SEE FOOTNOTE 24) CUMBERLAND RIVER NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY LONG RUN-FRANKLIN-

SHELBY COUNTY AUGUST 16, 1872 ELEVEN ARTICLES MIDDLE DISTRICT NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

ENTERPRISE NOV. 10 1876 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS. GREENUP NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

- -

BLACKFORD NOV. JO 1877 NINE ARTICLES GOSHEN NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

16. ORGANIZED IN 1820. TURNED ANTI-MISSIONARY IN THE 23. HAS ADOPTED BOTH •THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESSION OF

· YEAR 1835.

MESSAGE ( 1925)• FAITH" AND "THE BAPTIST FAITH AN MESSAGE ( 1925 )•

17. ADOPTED •THE BAPTIST FAITH AND IN WITHIN RECENT YEARS AS AN EXPRESSION OF ITS NEW

RECENT YEARS. TESTAMENT FAITH.

18. ORGANIZED FROM GASPER RIVER IN 1820. TURNED ANTI- 24. HAS ALSO ADOPTED, WITHIN RECENT YEARS, "THE BAPTIST MISSIONARY IN 1835· FAITH AND MESSAGE (1925)" AS ITS ARTICLES OF FAITH.

19. KNOWN AS DRAKE'S CREEK# 2 (1841-1845) AND BAY¹S

FORK (1845-1915). • THE CHURCHES COMPOSING THIS ASSOCI AT ION, IN 1845,

20. ADOPTED "THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESSION OF FAITH" IN CHANGED THEIR APPELLATION FROM "SEPARATE" TO "UNI-

1953· TED" BAPTISTS.

21. A •SEPARATE" BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, ORGANIZED IN THE YEAR 1803. ANTI-MISSIONARY AFTER 1814.

( 1925)⁰ WI- 22. ADOPTED •THE BAPTIST FAITH AND MESSAGE

THIN RECENT YEARS.

ARRANGED BY

WENDELL H. RONE ,SR.

1967

A CHRONOLOGICAL CHART OF THE BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS OF KENTUCKY

ASSOCIATION DATE OF

ARTICLES OF FAITH MOTHER ASSOCIATIONS FORMER NAMES TYPES OF BAPTISTS CONSTITUTION

OHIO RIVER OCT. 13, 1883 NEW 25

HAMPSHIRE CONFESS. LITTLE RIVER NONE 26

UNITED-MISSIONARY

MOUNT ZION OCT. 30, 1885 SIXTEEN ARTICLES LYNN CAMP NONE UNITED MISSIONARY

ADOPTED 27 UNION COUNTY UNION

co.

1878-1888

OHIO VALLEY NOV. 22, 1888 NONE HENDERSON COUNTY H,END.

co.

1868-1888 UN I TED MISSIONARY

CENTRAL OCT. 22, 1889 NONE ADOPTED 27 SOUTH DISTRICT NONE UNITED MISSIONARY

UPPER FOURTEEN ARTICLES

CUMBERLAND MARCH 17, 1890 NEW HAMPSHIRE ^CONFES~ NORTH CONCORD NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY CLEAR FORK

WARREN SEPT. 22, 1890 EIGHT ARTICLES (NOW LOGAN) NONE UN I"TTED-M ISS I ONARY THIRTEEN ARTICLES

EAST UNION NOV. 27, 189li (SEE FOOTNOTE 28) NORTH CONCORD NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY WEST KENTUCKY OCT. 12, 1893 NO RECORD WEST UNION,

IN MINUTES MT. OLIVET 29 NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

EAST LYNN OCT. 27, 1893 NO RECORD IN MINUTES LYNN NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

GRAVES COUNTY NOV. 22, 1893 (SEE FOOTNOTE 30) WEST UNION,

MT. OLIVET NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

LIBERTY,

EDMONSON SEPT. 26, 1894 EIGHT ARTICLES GREEN R IV£R NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

EAST CONCORD

BELL COUNTY SEPT. 4, 1896 FOURTEEN ARTICLES NORTH CONCORD 1896--1906 UNITED-MISSIONARY SEVERNS VALLEY OCT. 28, 1899 NO RECORD IN MINUTES SALEM NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY

SIMPSON SEPT. 18, 1900 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS. BETHEL NONE MISSIONARy3l

OH 10 COUNTY SEPT. 28, 1901 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS. (SEE FOOTNOTE 32) NONE MISSIONARY

WHITE'S RUN OCT. I, 1901 NO RECORD IN MINUTES CONCORD NONE MISSIONARY

THREE FORKS NOV. 16, 1901 TWENTY ARTICLES ORIGINAL NONE MISSIONARY

BRECKINRIDGE

COUNTY AUG. 24 1903 THIRTEEN ARTICLES GOSHEN NONE MISSIONARY

SOUTH

WAYNE COUNTY OCT. 7 1904 PHILADELPHIA CONFESS. CUMBERLAND RIVER33 NONE MISSIONARY PULASKI COUNTY OCT. II, 1904 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS. SOUTH KENTUCKY #3 NONE MISSIONARY MUHLENBERG COUNTY OCT. 15, 1907 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS. (SEE FOOTNOTE 34) NONE MISSIONARY

ABBREVIATED FORM

McCREARY COUNTY FALL OF 1913 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS. PULASKI COUNTY NONE UNITED-MISSIONARY SHELBY COUNTY,

HENRY COUNTY OCT. 13, 1915 ELEVEN ARTICLES SULPHUR FORK NONE MISSIONARY

RUSSELL COUNTY APRIL 16 1916 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS. (SEE FOOTNOTE 35) (SEE FOOT NOTE 35) UNITED-MISSIONARY

25. OFFICIALLY ADOPTED AT THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ASSOCI- 34· ORGANIZED OUT OF DAVIESS COUNTY, LITTLE BETHEL, AND ATION. HOWEVER, A GROUP OF ELEVEN ARTICLES ARE PRINTED GASPER RIVER ASSOCIATIONS.

EACH YEAR IN THE ASSOCIATIONAL MINUTES, 35· A UNION OF SOUTH CUMBERLAND RIVER (1841-1916) AND 26. THE NAME •UNITED• WAS RETAINED AS LATE AS 1927. THE SECOND NORTH CONCORD (1876-1916) ASSOCIATIONS.

NAME "MISSIONARY• WAS ADOPTED IN 1939 BY AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.

27. REQUIRED OF AFFILIATING CHURCHES.

28. ADOPTED •THE BAPTIST FAITH AND MESSAGE (1925)" IN THE YEAR 19JO, FIRST ASSOCIATION IN KENTUCKY TO ADOPT THESE ARTICLES.

29. ORGANIZED IN JULY, l848, DISSOLVED IN 1893 TO AID IN FORMING WEST KENTUCKY AND GRAVES COUNTY ASSOCIATIONS.

JO. ADOPTED •THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESSION OF FAITH" IN THE YEAR 1931,

3 I • THE NAME "UNITED• IS RARELY USED AFTER 1900 BY KEN- TUCKY BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS.

32o FORMED FROM DAVIESS COUNTY, PANTHER CREEK, AND GASPER RIVER ASSOCIATIONS. ALSO BLACKFORD.

33· ORGANIZED IN 1842 OUT OF SOUTH CONCORD ASSOCIATION. ARRANGED BY

WENDELL H. RONE ,SR.

1967

A CHRONOLOGICAL CHART OF THE BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS OF KENTUCKY

.O.SSOCI.o.nON D.O.TE OF

.O.RTICLES OF F.O.ITH MOTHER .O.SSOCI.O.TIONS FORMER N.O.MES CONSTITUTION

NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS.

CHRISTIAN COUNTY OCT. 9 1923 PLUS TWO ARTICLES BETHEL NONE

LINCOLN COUNTY SEPT, 18 1924 NO RECORD IN MINUTES* SOUTH DISTRICT NONE

OWEN COUNTY3 6 CONCORD, OWEN, CONCORD 1821-1924

SEPT. 21, 1924 SEVEN ARTICLES TEN MILE OWEN 1880-1924 LITTLE BETHEL,

CALDWELL SEPT. 24, 1924 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS, LITTLE RIVER NONE JACKSON COUNTY SEPT, 18, 1925 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS, IRVINE NONE

r.oiDDLE FORK OCT. II, 1946 TWENTY ARTICLES THREE FORKS NONE

PINE MOUNTAIN OCT. 19, 1951 NO RECORD IN M I NUHS* UPPER CUMBERLAND NONF

MONRO£ OCT. 12, 1953 SEVEN ARTICLES BARREN RIVER NONE

ANDERSON,

MERCER SEPT, 4, 1955 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS, SOUTH DISTRICT NONE GRHNV ILLE,

RED RIVER #2 OCT, 6, 1955 NO RECORD IN MINUTES* ENTERPRISE NONE TAYLOR COUNTY AUG. 19, 1957 NO RECORD IN M I NUHS* RUSSELL CREEK NONE PIKE SEPT, I I , 1958 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS, ENTERPRISE NONE GRHN VALLEY OCT. 22, 1958 NO RECORD IN MINUTES* WEST KENTUCKIANA NONE

FULTON COUNTY OCT, 18 1960 NO RECORD IN MINUTES* WEST KENTUCKY NONE THE BAPTIST FAITH

TWI~ LAKES NOV. 19, 1962 AND MESSAGE ( 1925) GOSHEN NON£

BOJD- NORTH BEND 1803-1967 ELKHORN-NORTH

NORTHERN KFNTUCKY AUG. 31, 1967 (SEE FOCT NOTE 37) CA~'PBELL COUNTY CM'PBfLL CO, 1827-1967 36. FORMED FROM A UNION OF CONCORD ( 1821-1924) AND OWEN • REQUIRED OF AFFILIAT lNG CHURCHES,

(1880-1924) ASSOCIATIONS,

37. A~OPTr~ A~ AB~~FVIATED FOR OF THE S .B.C. "BAPTIST FAITH AND ~·rSSAGE" ( 1963 ).

TYPES OF B.O.PTISTS

MISSIONARY MISSIONARY

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ARFlANGED BY

'Nft;D£LL H. ROi~f ,SR.

1967

BAPTIJ'T ASSOCIATIONS

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A CHRONOLOGICAL CHART OF THE BAPTIST

ARRANGED BY

ASSOCIATIONS OF KENTUCKY

WENDELL H. RONE,SR.

1967

ASSOCIATION DATE OF

CONSTITUTION ARTICLES OF FAITH

l

MOTHER ASSOCIATIONS COMMENTS TYPES OF BAPTISTS

EXTINCT AND OTHERWISE

OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT

SOUTH KENTUCKY #I OCTOBER 6 1 1787 PRINCIPLES OF UNION ORIGINAL DISSOLVED IN 180 I SEPARATE-UNITED

MERO DISTRICT NOVEI~BER, TENNESSEE -KENTUCK'

1796 TWELVE ARTICLES ORIGINAL DISSOLVED IN 180) REGULAR-UN I TED

SOUTH KENTUCKY #I UNITED-MISSIONARY

GRHN RIVER JUNE 21 1800 ELFVEN ARTICLES MERO DISTRICT NOW UNAFFILIATED NON-COOPERATIVE NORTH DISTRICT OCTOBER I 1802 PRINCIPLES OF UNION SOUTH ANT 1-M ISS IONARY UN I TED-

KENTUCKY #I AFTER 18)7 ANT 1-M ISS ICNARY CUMBERLAND JUNE

,

180) TWELVE ARTICLES MERO ANT I-MISSIONARY REGULAR-UN I TED

DISTRICT AFTER 1835 ANT 1-M ISS IONARY

PHILADELPHI~ CONFESS. REGULAR-UN I HD-

NORTH BEND JULY 29, 1803 (SEE FOOTNOTE 2) ELKHORN (SEE FOOTNOH J) MISSIONARY

SOUTH KENTUCKY#2 1804 OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS SOUTH DISTRICT SEPARATE-ANT 1-

ANTI-MISSICNARY MISSIONARY SEMI-MISSIONARY UNITED-MISSIONARY- STOCKTON'S VALLEY SEPT. 281 1805 ELEVEN ARTICLES GREEN RIVER AFTER 1835 SEMI-MISSIONARY UNION #I SEPTEMBER, 1806 TWELVE ARTICLES CUMBERLAND LITTLE KNOWN UN I TED RED RIVER #I APRIL 15, 1807 TWELVE ARTICLES CUMBERLAND ANT 1-M ISS IONARY AFTER 1825 UNITED-MISSICNARY-ANTI-MISSinNARV.

CUMBERLAND RIVER OCT. 71 1809 PHILADELPHIA CONFESS. TATE'S CREEK TIISSOLVED IN 1907

UNITED-MISSIONARY NOW WAYNE COUNTY

PHILADELPHIA CONFESS. ANT 1-M ISS IONARY UNITED-MISSIONARY LICKif\G AUG. II, 1810 PRINCIPLES OF UNION ELKHORN AFTER 1834 ANTI-MISSIONARY

ANT 1-M ISS IONARY UNITED-MISSIONARY BURNING SPRING 1814 PRINCIPLES OF UNION NORTH DISTRICT AFTER 1825 ANTI-MISSIONARY

SEPARATE NOLYNN NOV. 61 1819 OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS SOUTH KENTUCKY #2 ANTI-MISSIONARY ANTI-MISSICNARY

ANT 1-M ISS IONARY UNITED-MISSIONARY HIGHLAND SEPT. 91 1820 TWELVE ARTICLES LITTLE RIVER AFTER 18J5 ANT 1-M ISS I ONARY

ANTI-MISSIONARY UNITED-MISSIONARY DRAKE'S CREEK OCT. 61 1820 ELEVEN ARTICLES GASPER RIVER AFTER 1835 ANT 1-M ISS ICNARY

DISSOLVED IN 1924

CONCORD SEPT. 28 1821 PRINCIPLES OF UNION• LONG RUN-FRANKLIN NOW OWEN COUNTY UNITED-MISSIONARY NEVER STRONG

RED BIRD #I NOV. 16, 1822 PRINCIPLES OF UNION NORTH DISTRICT DISSOLVED IN 1859 UNITED-MISSIONARY ANTI-MISSIONARY UNITED-MISSIONARY

NEW SALEM 1825 PRINCIPLES OF UNICN BURNING SPRING AFTER 1875 ANTI-MISSIONARY

SIX ARTICLES

(SH FOOTNOTE 3)

CAVPBELL COU,~TY SEPT. 21 ^I 1827 (SEE FOOTNOTE NO. I) NORTH BEND UNITED-MISSIONA8Y

UNITED-MISSIONARY BARREN RIVER #I SEPT. 15, 18'30 ELEVEN ARTICLES GRHN RIVER NON-COOPER AT IV£ NON-COOPER AT I VE

UNITED CLARK'S RIVER NOV. 19 1831 TWELVE ARTICLES OBION ANTI-MISSIONARY ANT 1-M ISS I ONARY

ORIGINAL UNITED

LITTLE RIVER NOV. 1833 TWELVE ARTICLES LITTLE RIVER ANT I-MISSIONARY ANT 1-W ISS I ONARY

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DISSOLVED IN 1887 UN I TED-REGULAR

BARREN RIVER #2 JULY 261 1837 ELEVEN ARTICLES BARREN RIVER #I ANTI-MISSIONARY ANT 1-M ISS IONARY LONG RUN NEVER STRONG. AB- UNITED-UNAFFILIATED MIDDLE DISTRICT APRIL 9 1837 BRIEF STATEMENT SORBED BY SHELBY MISS ION A9Y

STILL VERY STRONG

PAINT UN I ON APRIL 14, 1838 PRINCIPLES OF UNION BURNING SPRII\G IN JOHNSON COUNTY UNITED-UNAFFILIATED REGULAR BETHLEHEM NOV. 171 1838 ELEVEN ARTICLES STOCKTON'S VALL£ V ANT I-MISSIONARY ANT 1-M ISS IONARY

DIED OUT AFTER 1860 REGULAR OTTER CREEK OCT. 25. 1839 PHILADELPHIA CONFESS. SALEM ANT 1-M ISS IONARY ANT I-MISS ICNARY

• ORDERED PRINTED IN THE MINUTES FOR 1842· I. ADOPTED •THE BAPTIST FAITH AND MESSAGE ( 1925?" IN 1950.

2. ADOPTED •THE BAPT 1ST FAITH .AND MESSAGE (1925" IN 1950.

3· IJrRTH RE"~!J CA1VPBE"LL CO. NC.Y UN I TED AS NGRTHFRN KFNTUCKY.

A CHRONOLOGICAL CHART OF THE B.APTIST

ARRANGED BY

ASSOCIATIONS OF KENTUCKY

WENDfLL H. RONE,SR 1967

ASSOOATION DATE OF

ARTICLES OF FAITH MOTHER ASSOCIATIONS COMMENTS TYPES OF BAPTISTS

CONSTITUTION

EXTINCT AND OTHERWISE

EXTINCT BY 1890 REGULAR MOUNT PLEASANT 1840 FOURTEEN ARTICLES SULPHUR FORK ANT 1-M ISS IONARY ANTI-MISSIONARY

EXTINCT BY 1890 REGULAR SALEM 1840 PHILADELPHrA CONFESS. NORTH BEND ANTI-MISSIONARY ANT 1-M ISS I ONARY

EXTINCT IN 1925 UNIHD BARREN RIVER #3 1840 ELEVEN ARTICLES BARREN RIVER #I NON--AFFILIATED NON--AFFILIATED __

UN !TED SOUTH FORK 1841 PHILADELPHIA CONFESS. TATE¹S CREEK EXTINCT IN 1862 MISSIONARY

REGULAR SOLDIER'S CREEK 1842 TWELVE ARTICLES CLARK'S RIVER ANT 1-M ISS I ONARY ANT I-MISSIONARY

EXTINCT BY 1948 UNITED

PANTHER CREEK 1842 EIGHT ARTICLES GOSHEN NON-COOPERATIVE NON-COOPERATIVE

SOUTH BECAME WAYNE COUN- UNITED

CUMBERLAND RIVER NOV. 5, 1842 NINE ARTICLES SOUTH CONCORD TY IN 1904 MISSIONARY BFCAME CASEY COUN- SEPARATE-UN !TED SOUTH KENTUCKY #3 1845 PRINCIPLES OF UNION SOUTH KENTUCKY #2 TV IN 1955 MISSIONARY

RETURNED TO BRACK- UN !TED

WASHINGTON 1847 PHILADELPHIA CONFESS. BRACKEN EN IN 1855 MISSIONARY

EXTINCT IN 1893 UNITED MT. OLIVET JULY I, 1848 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS. WEST UNION GRAVES CO-WEST KY MISSIONARY

PRINCIPLES OF UNION JOINED NORTH DIS-

TWI.N CRHK NOV. 15, 1850 PHILADELPHIA CONFESS. LICKING TRICT IN 1868 ANTI-MISSIONARY RETURNED TO GREfN- UNITED FRIENDSHIP DEC. 29, 1850 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS. GREENUP UP ASS¹N IN 1854 MISSIONARY

THE HISTORY OF IT REGULAR UNION #3 1859 PRINCIPLES OF UNION NEW SALEM IS L ITTLf KNOVIN ANT 1-M ISS IONARY

#2 REGULAR-

CUMBERLAND RIVER SEPT. 7 1861 PRINCIPLES OF UNION :UMBER LAND R IVFR II I' NON-COOPER AT I VE ANT 1-M ISS I ONARY UN !TED-

JACKSON 1862 UNKNOWN SOUTH FORK ANT 1-M ISS I ONARY ANT 1-M ISS I CNARY

NONE ADOPTED IT AND UNION COUNTY UN I TED-

HENDERSON COUNTY OCT. 24, 1868 REQUIRED OF CHURCHES LITTLE BETHEL BECAME OHIO VALLEY MISSIONARY

UN !TED- WEST UNION #2 NOV. 18, 1870 THIRTEEN ARTICLES SOUTH UNION NOW IN TENNESSEE MISSIONARY

CLEAR FORK DISSOLVED IN 1874 UN IHD-

WARREN COUNTY 1871 UNKNOWN NOW LOGAN NEED NOT RECOGNIZED MISSIONARY

DISSOLVED IN 1877 UN !TED-

PLEASANT RUN 1871 UNKNOWN NOT KNOWN NOT WELL RECEIVED MISSIONARY

SECOND ABSORBED INTO RUSS- UNITED-

NORTH CONCORD NOV. 10, 1876 NINE ARTICLES SOUTH CONCORD ELL COUNTY IN 1916 MISSIONARY NONE ADOPTED HENDERSON COUNTY, IT AND HENDERSON CO UNITED- UNION COUNTY NOV. 8, 1878 REQUIRED OF CHURCHES LITTLE BETHEL BECAME OHIO VALLEY MISSIONARY

NEARLY EXTINCT AF- UNITED- GREENVILLE NOV. 7, 1879 NINE ARTICLES BOONEVILLE 1955. TO RED RIVER MISSIONARY

IT AND CONCORD FOR- UN !TED- OWEN SEPT. 15, 1880 SEVEN ARTICLES CONCORD MED OWEN CO IN 1924 MISSIONARY

GRADUAL DECLINE TO UNITED-MISSIONARY GOOSE CRHK SEPT. 1896 FOURTEEN ARTICLES BOONEVILLE EXTINCT ION IN 1958. NON-COOPER AT I VE

TYGART'S VALLEY AUG. 2 6 1919 FIVE ARTICLES GREENUP DISSOLVED IN 1926 MISSIONARY

MOUNTAIN 1914 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS. BOONEVILLE DISSOLVED IN 1942 MISSIONARY MODIFIED FORM

OLD BETHEL SEPT, ~6. 1925 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS. LITTLE BETHEL DISSOLVED IN 1932 MISSIONARY ELKHORN-

FRIENDSHIP OCT. 29, 1927 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESS. BOONE ¹ S CREEK DISSOLVED IN 1939 MISSIONARY

THE KENTUCKY BAPTIST HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1. PROGRAM OF WORK

1. The Kentucky Baptist Historical Commission shall be responsiblt for organizing and increasing the membership, and promoting the inte- rests of the Kentucky Baptist Historical Society whose membership shal' be open

2.

recting ( 1 )

(2)

( 3)

(4)

to all interested individuals.

The Commission will be charged with the responsibility of di- a program of work will include the following:

The gathering, preserving, and servicing of materials of his- torical Interest to the Kentucky Baptist Convention; and en- gaging in the dissemination of such historical information as may be deemed wise;

Giving assistance and encouragement to churches, associations, agencies and institutions of the Convention in gathering, pre•

serving, and using their historical information and records;

and sharing copies of such records with the Commission for it!

archives;

Cooperating with the Southern Baptist Historical Commission and other Baptist historical groups; ·

Reporting to the Convention on a program basis.

2. MEMBERSHIP

The membership of the Commission shall be eleven (11) commissioner$

elected by the Convention; one from each of the eight regions (insofar as possible); one at-large member; and two permanent members - (1) the curator of the collection, and (2) the Kentucky member of the Southern Baptist Historical Commission. The nine (9) members shall be

nominate~

by the Committee on Nominations of the Convention for election to three-year staggered terms, and be rotated in accordance with Article

IX of the Constitution. The Commission shall organize itself.

3. FINANCES

1. The Commission shall make annual budgetary requests for ex- penses through regular channels to the Executive Board.

2. The present assets and future income of the Kentucky Baptist Historical Society shall be retained by the treasurer of the Kentucky Baptist Convention on a cumulative basis for use as directed by the Commission.

KENTUCKY BAPTIST HISTORICAL SOCIETY Leo T. Crismon

President

Custodian of Archieves 404 Pleasantview Avenue Louisville, Ky. 40206

Wendell H. Rone, Sr.

Vice President 519 Byers Avenue Owensboro, Ky. 42301

DEPOSITORY LOCATED AT J. P. Boyce Centennial Library

George Raleigh Jewell

Secretary-Treasurer

2629 Portland Avenue

Louisville, Ky. 40212