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First African Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 264-272 E. Short Street in Lexington, Kentucky.The congregation was founded c. 1790 by Peter Durrett and his wife, slaves who came to Kentucky with their master, Rev. Joseph Craig, in 1781 with "The Travelling Church" of Baptists from Spotsylvania, Virginia.
Peter Durrett (c. 1733 –1823) (also appeared in records as Peter Duerrett) was an enslaved Baptist preacher, who with his wife founded the First African Baptist Church of Lexington, Kentucky by 1790. By his death, the congregation totaled nearly 300 persons.
The church started in 1956 as a mission of Broadway Christian Church in Lexington. The founding pastor, Wayne Smith, came from Unity Christian Church (near Cynthiana, Kentucky), and held the first service with 172 people in attendance. The church was originally located on Hill 'N Dale Drive (near Southland Drive) in Lexington.
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Around 1790, the First African Baptist Church was founded in Lexington by Peter Durrett, [12] a Baptist preacher and slave held by Joseph Craig. Durrett had helped guide "The Travelling Church" on its trek to Kentucky. This church is the oldest black Baptist congregation in Kentucky and the third-oldest in the United States. [12] [13]
Rev. Lewis Craig led several hundred people of "The Travelling Church", including several preachers, to Gilbert's Creek [1] from Spotsylvania County, Virginia, arriving the first week of December 1781. Cedar Fork Church was founded in 1782. [2] [3] By 1785 there were 12 Baptist churches in Kentucky, formed into three Associations.
Members of the Woodland Christian Church are meeting in a smaller room on the lower levels of the building in Lexington, Ky., Friday, December 16, 2022. The church is planning a partnership with ...
Kyle Idleman, the church's leader since 2019. The church was established on July 1, 1962, as 53 members of the South Louisville Christian Church started a new church in the Hikes Point area. By 1998, the church had relocated to – and outgrown – numerous buildings until reaching its current location at 920 Blankenbaker Parkway in Louisville.