The Kentucky Baptist Convention (KBC) is a state Baptist convention affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Headquartered in

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, it is made up of nearly 2,400 churches and 71 local associations.About the Kentucky Baptist Convention
Retrieved on November 11, 2009. Membership in its churches totals more than 780,000 people.

History

The history of Baptists in Kentucky predates the KBC, which was founded in 1837.Kentucky Baptist History
Retrieved on November 11, 2009. In 1769, Squire Boone II became the first pastor to arrive west of the

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. In April 1776, three months before the

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declared its independence from

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, Thomas Tinsley and William Hickman conducted what is considered to be the first

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service west of the Alleghenies in

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Affiliated universities and colleges

* Clear Creek Baptist Bible College

Affiliated organizations

* Kentucky Baptist Assemblies, Inc. * Kentucky Baptist Foundation * Sunrise Children's Services, formerly known as Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children *

Oneida Baptist Institute Oneida Baptist Institute (OBI) is a coeducational Southern Baptist boarding school in Oneida, Kentucky, affiliated with the Kentucky Baptist Convention. History Oneida Baptist Institute was founded by James Anderson Burns with the intent of ...

* '' Western Recorder'' * Kentucky Today

References

External links

Official website
Conventions associated with the Southern Baptist Convention Baptist Christianity in Kentucky Baptist denominations established in the 19th century Religious organizations established in 1837 1837 establishments in Kentucky Non-profit organizations based in Louisville, Kentucky {{Christian-org-stub