Kentucky Church Records

Church membership of early Kentuckians include Baptist, Church of Christ, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Roman Catholic. Some church records were published, others were microfilmed, some are housed in church repositories, but many remain in the local church. Church records and histories may be found in periodicals pertaining to Kentucky. Repositories include the DAR Library, the FHL, Kentucky Historical Society, University of Kentucky Library, and Filson Club Library. The original Shane Manuscript Collection, which pertains to Kentucky Presbyterians, is housed at Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147. It has been microfilmed and is available at other libraries.

See also Kentucky Bible Records, 6 vols., from files of the Genealogical Records Committee, Kentucky Society of Daughters of the American Revolution. Each volume is individually indexed. Most entries include only name, date, and name and address of the owner of the Bible at the time of publication. These are available at the Kentucky Historical Society. Local genealogical groups publish Kentucky Bible records in genealogical publications such as Bluegrass Roots, and Kentucky Ancestors.

Source: Eichholz, ed. Ancestry's Red Book, American State, County, and Town Sources, 1992
Purchase: Ancetry's Red Book

• Allen County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Allen County Kentucky KYGenWeb

    • Liberty Church Records

      • Search by Surname A-G   H-M   N-S   T-W

    • New Bethel Methodist Church Church Records

    • Rough Creek Baptist Church Church Records

    • Smyrna Cumberland Presbyterian Church Records

      • Search by Surname A-G   H-Y

    • Zoar Baptist Church Records

• Anderson County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Anderson County Kentucky KYGenWeb

    • Salt River Primitive Baptist Church

• Barren County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Barren County USGenWeb Archives Project
    • Beech Grove Membership Continued
    • Beech Grove Church Of Christ Minutes Cont
    • Beech Grove Church Of Christ Minutes Cont
    • Beech Grove Church Of Christ Minutes 1881-1882
    • Beech Grove Church Of Christ Minutes 1876-1889
    • Beech Grove Church Of Christ Minutes 1876
    • Beech Grove Church Of Christ Minutes
    • Beech Grove Church Of Christ Minutes
    • Beech Grove Church Of Christ Minutes July 3 1858
    • Beech Grove Church Of Christ Minutes Deaths
    • Beech Grove Church Of Christ Minutes - Conclusion

• Boone County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Boone County USGenWeb Archives Project

    • Sand Run Church Minutes 1819-1867

• Breckinridge County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Breckinridge County USGenWeb Archives Project

    • Custer Church of God - History

• Bullitt County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Bullitt County USGenWeb Archives Project
    • 1926 Bethel Church W. M. C. Program
    • Society of Believers Pleasant Hill, Mercer County , Kentucky (Bullitt Co listings)
    • Men who performed marriages in Bullitt County

• Butler County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Butler County Kentucky KYGenWeb

    • Butler County Churches

• Campbell County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Campbell County USGenWeb Archives Project

    • Flagg Spring Baptist Church

• Campbell County, Kentucky Church Records

• Casey County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Casey County USGenWeb Archives Project

    • Minutes of the South Kentucky Association of Separate Baptists - 1837

• Christian County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Christian County USGenWeb Archives Project

    • Organization of Whigs Chapel , Crofton

• Clark County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Clark County USGenWeb Archives Project

    • Curry-Irvine and collaterals

• Clinton County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Clinton County USGenWeb Archives Project
    • Clear Fork United Baptist Church Minutes , 1822
    • Clear Fork United Baptist Church Minutes , 1823
    • Clear Fork United Baptist Church Minutes , 1824
    • Clear Fork United Baptist Church Minutes , 1825
    • Clear Fork United Baptist Church Minutes , 1826
    • Clear Fork United Baptist Church Minutes , 1827
    • Clear Fork United Baptist Church Minutes , 1828

• Crittenden County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Crittenden County USGenWeb Archives Project

    • Early Churches (pre 1900)

• Cumberland County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Cumberland County USGenWeb Archives Project
    • Clear Fork United Baptist Church Minutes , 1822
    • Clear Fork United Baptist Church Minutes , 1823
    • Clear Fork United Baptist Church Minutes , 1824
    • Clear Fork United Baptist Church Minutes , 1825
    • Clear Fork United Baptist Church Minutes , 1826
    • Clear Fork United Baptist Church Minutes , 1827
    • Clear Fork United Baptist Church Minutes , 1828

• Daviess County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Daviess County USGenWeb Archives Project

    • Mt. Liberty Baptist

• Edmonson County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Edmonson County USGenWeb Archives Project

    • Beaver Dam Baptist Church Minutes , 1827-1828

    • Joppa Baptist Church Membership , part 1

    • Joppa Baptist Church Membership , part 2

    • Joppa Baptist Church Membership , part 3

    • Joppa Baptist Church Membership , part 4

    • Joppa Baptist Church Membership , part 5

    • Joppa Baptist Church Membership , part 6

    • Joppa Baptist Church Membership , part 7

    • Joppa Baptist Church Membership , part 8

    • Joppa Baptist Church Membership , part 9

    • Joppa Baptist Church Membership , part 10

• Estill County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Estill County USGenWeb Archives Project

    • Clear Creek Baptist Church

    • Cow Creek Baptist Church

    • Cow Creek Baptist Church Minutes

    • Sand Hill Christian Church - 1884 to early 1900

• Fayette County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Fayette County USGenWeb Archives Project

    • Early Baptist Churches

• Franklin County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Franklin County Kentucky KYGenWeb

    • Antioch Church of Christ      

    • Lower Benson Church    

    • North Benson Baptist Church

    • Upper Benson Church

    • Disciples of Christ - Christian Church

    • First Corinthian Baptist Church

    • First Presbyterian Church  

    • Church of the Good Shepherd  

    • Methodist Episcopal Church  

    • St. John A. M. E. Church    

• Franklin County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Franklin County, Kentucky AHGP

    • Evergreen Baptist Church

    • North Fork Baptist Church

• Fulton County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Fulton County, Kentucky KYGenWeb

    • Mt. Herman Christian

    • St. Paul's Episcopal

• Grant County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Grant County, Kentucky KYGenWeb

    • The History Of The Lebanon Presbyterian Church

    • Dry Ridge Christian Church

    • Lebanon Presbyterian Church Cemetery , Call for Papers

• Hart County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Hart County USGenWeb Archives Project
    • Green River Baptist Church Minutes , 1803
    • Green River Baptist Church Minutes , 1804-1805
    • Green River Baptist Church Minutes , 1806-1807
    • Green River Baptist Church Minutes , 1808-1809
    • Green River Baptist Church Minutes , 1810
    • Green River Baptist Church Minutes , 1812-1813
    • Green River Baptist Church Minutes , 1811
    • Green River Baptist Church Minutes , 1814
    • Green River Baptist Church Minutes , 1815
    • Green River Baptist Church Minutes , 1816
    • Green River Baptist Church Minutes , 1817-1819
    • Green River Baptist Church Minutes , 1820
    • Green River Baptist Church Minutes , 1821
    • Green River Baptist Church Minutes , 1822
    • Green River Baptist Church Minutes , 1823
    • Green River Baptist Church Minutes , 1824
    • Green River Baptist Church Minutes , 1825
    • Green River Baptist Church Minutes , 1826
    • Green River Baptist Church Minutes , 1827

• Henderson County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at KySeaker

    • Histories of The General Baptist Churches, of the Union Association 1953

    • Memorial Church Records of General Baptist Ministers of the Union Association

• Henry County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Henry County USGenWeb Archives Project

    • Sulphur Fork Baptist Church

    • Orville Baptist Church

• Hopkins County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Hopkins County USGenWeb Archives Project
    • Organization of Whigs Chapel, Crofton
    • Beulah Universalist Church
• Hopkins County, Kentucky Church Records
  • Hosted at Hopkins County, Kentucky KYGenWeb
    • Lewistown Christian Church Members 1909

• Jefferson County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Jefferson County USGenWeb Archives Project
    • Edward Straney new pastor
    • St. William Church church records
    • Weiser, Wiser, Wisner, Weishart, Wiseheart church records
    • Zilhart & Owens extracts from Jeffersontown Lutheran Church

• Jessamine County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Jessamine County USGenWeb Archives Project

    • Mt. Freedom Baptist Church Directory , 1914

• Kenton County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Kenton County, Kentucky KYGenWeb
    • Goshen Christian Church (and former school)
    • Holy Guardian Angels Church
    • St. Agnes Church , Ft. Wright
    • St. Patrick Church , Taylor Mill

• Knox County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Knox County, Kentucky KYGenWeb

    • Missionary Baptist Church of Christ , Pigeon Roost

• Laurel County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Laurel County USGenWeb Archives Project

    • United Baptist Church of Christ Mount Bethel , 1897-1922

• Laurel County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Laurel County Kentucky KYGenWeb
    • Church Record for the United Baptist Church of Christ of Mount Bethel
      • 1897 - 1899   
      • 1900 - 1905
      • 1906 - 1910   
      • 1911 - 1915
      • 1916 - 1922

• Lawrence County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Lawrence County, Kentucky KYGenWeb
    • Belles Chapel Free Will Baptist Church
    • Blaine Christian Church
    • Brammer Gap Church
    • Cordell Free Will Baptist Church
    • Historic Data on Lawrence Co. Churches
    • List of Lawrence Co. Churches
    • Little Blaine Chapel
    • Little Blaine United Baptist Church
    • Louisa United Methodist Church
    • Mary Emily Free Will Baptist Church
    • M. E. Church, South , 1917
    • Myrtle Chapel Church
    • Spencer Free Will Baptist Church
    • Tarkiln Church
    • United Baptist Preachers , Photo, Unknown
    • Webbville Community Church

• Logan County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church

    • Gasper River Meeting House

    • Red River Meeting House

    • Finis Ewing 1773-1841 Cumberland Presbyterian Minister

    • Ephraim McLean 1768 - 1813 Cumberland Presbyterian Minister

• Marshall County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Marshall County USGenWeb Archives Project
    • Church Grove Methodist S.S. Class - 1934 photo
    • Church Grove Methodist S.S. Class - 1934 photo names
    • Church Grove Methodist - Myrick Class - 1935 photo
    • Church Grove Methodist - Myrick Class - 1935 photo names

• McCracken County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at McCracken County USGenWeb Archives Project

    • Spring Bayou Baptist Church , Organizational Meeting Minutes January 1843

    • St. John's Church , Feist Baptism Records 1843 to 1903

• McCracken County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at McCracken County Kentucky KYGenWeb
    • Fountain Avenue United Methodist Church
    • Grace Episcopal Church
    • Immanuel Baptist Church
    • Picture of Sign at Mt Zion Baptist Church 
    • Spring Bayou Baptist Church
    • St. John's Church of Paducah
• McCracken County, Kentucky Church Records
  • Hosted at Broadway United Methodist Church
    • Broadway United Methodist Church
• McCracken County, Kentucky Church Records
  • Hosted at Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
    • Cumberland Presbyterian Church
• Meade County, Kentucky Church Records
  • Hosted at Kentucky Genealogy
    • Otter Creek Association of Regular Baptists
    • Phillips Memorial Baptist Church
    • Salem Association of Baptists
• Monroe County, Kentucky Church Records
  • Hosted at Monroe County USGenWeb Archives Project
    • Indian Creek Baptist Church Minutes
    • Indian Creek Church Minutes 1841-1842 
    • Indian Creek Church Minutes 1843-1845
    • Indian Creek Church Minutes 1846-1847
    • Indian Creek Church Minutes 1848 
    • Indian Creek Church Minutes 1849 
    • Indian Creek Church Minutes 1850 
    • Indian Creek Church Minutes 1851 
    • Pleasant Run (Mcfarland's Creek) Church Date 1827-1830 
    • Pleasant Run (Mcfarland's Creek) Church Date 1831-1832 
    • Pleasant Run (Mcfarland's Creek) Church Date 1833-1834 
    • Pleasant Run (Mcfarland's Creek) Church Minutes Date 1835
    • Pleasant Run (Mcfarland's Creek) Church Minutes Date 1836-1838
    • Pleasant Run (Mcfarland's Creek) Church Minutes Copyright Date 1839
    • Pleasant Run (McFarland's Creek) Church Minutes Date 1840-1844

• Monroe County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Monroe County Kentucky KYGenWeb

    • Mill Creek Church Membership list A-J  

    • Mill Creek Church Membership list K-R

    • Mill Creek Church Membership list S-Z

• Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Muhlenberg County Kentucky KYGenWeb
    • Bethel Baptist Church
    • Ebenezer Baptist Church Organized
    • Greenbrier General Baptist Church .
    • Hazel Creek Baptist Church
    • Mt. Carmel Church is 114 Years Old
    • Mt. Pisgah 100th Anniversary
    • Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church , Record of Organization
    • Nelson Creek Baptist Church
    • Old Hebron Church
    • A Brief History of the Presbyterian Church , Paradise, Kentucky

• Nelson County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Nelson County USGenWeb Archives Project

    • St. Catharine's Church Records

• Nicholas County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Nicholas County USGenWeb Archives Project

    • Ishmael Chapel Records

• Pendleton County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Pendleton County Kentucky KYGenWeb
    • Immaculate Conception Mission Church, Known as "Stepstone Church"
    • Immaculate Conception Mission Church , Page 2 
    • Short Creek Baptist Church
    • Harris Creek Baptist Church  
    • Flour Creek Christian Church
    • Roanoke Church
    • Boston Union Church
    • Bethel Church
    • Pendleton County Church History
    • Richland Baptist Church Records , 1818-1820 
    • Mt. Moriah Christian Church
    • Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church
    • St. Francis Xavier Parish
    • Pine Grove Methodist Church
    • Unity Baptist Church
    • Palestine Baptist Church Records  
    • St. Paul  Baptisms  
    • St. Francis Xavier Baptism Records
    • St. Paul  Death Records  
    • Founding of the Falmouth Methodist Church
    • St. Francis Xavier Church - 100 years

• Pendleton County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at The General Board of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church

    • Carter Chapel Church

• Pulaski County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Pulaski County USGenWeb Archives Project

    • New Hope Baptist Church , 1850-1857 Letters of Recommendation

• Pulaski County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Pulaski County, Kentucky KYGenWeb
    • Line Creek Baptist Church photo
    • Church of Christ called Freedom

• Scott County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Scott County USGenWeb Archives Project
    • Beard Presbyterian Church
    • Cherry Run Presbyterian Church
    • Churches, Northern Scott County
    • First African Baptist Church

• Shelby County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Shelby County, Kentucky KYGenWeb
    • Baptist Preachers of Shelbyville Baptist Church - 1819 - present
    • Bethel AME Church Photo
    • Cropper Christian Church
    • Olive Branch United Methodist Church , Shelby Co., KY - Part I
    • Olive Branch United Methodist Church , Shelby Co., KY - Part II
    • Olive Branch United Methodist Church , Shelby Co., KY - Part III
    • Olive Branch United Methodist Church , Shelby Co., KY - Part IV
    • Olive Branch United Methodist Church , Shelby Co., KY - Part V
• Shelby County, Kentucky Church Records
  • Hosted at Brethren Life
    • Brethren on the Ohio Valley Frontier

• Simpson County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Simpson County USGenWeb Archives Project

    • Index to Mt. Tabor Church Records

    • Mt. Tabor Church Records

• Simpson County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Simpson County, Kentucky KYGenWeb
    • Macedonia General Baptist Church
• Simpson County, Kentucky Church Records
  • Hosted at Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
    • Gasper River Meeting House
    • Red River Meeting House

• Spencer County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Spencer County, Kentucky KYGenWeb

    • Spencer County Church Heritage

• Trigg County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at KySeaker
    • Bethel United Methodist
    • Dondaldson Creek Baptist Church Membership Roll
    • Mt. Zion Methodist Church Dedication 1943 S.D. Broadbent
    • Hurricane Church 1942
    • Hurricane Baptist Church  Homecoming Abt 1950
    • Last Of His Kind Rev. J. T. Spurlin
    • Baptizin' of Odis!

• Wayne County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Wayne County, Kentucky KYGenWeb

    • Bell Hill Church

    • Deaths Recorded 1905 thru 1943

      • A   B   C   D   E-F   G H   I-J-K   L-M-N   O-P-Q   R-S   T-U-V   W-X-Y-Z

    • Deaths Recorded 1943 thru 1962

      • A   B   C   D   E-F   G   H-I   J-K-L   M-N   O-P-Q   R   S   T-U   V-W-X-Y-Z

    • Bethel Baptist Church Members

• Wayne County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Pleasant Hill Baptist Church

• Webster County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Webster County, Kentucky KYGenWeb
    • Little Zion Church
    • Rock Stile Church
    • Methodist Church, Slaughters, KY
    • First Christian Church, Slaughters, KY

• Woodford County, Kentucky Church Records

  • Hosted at Woodford County USGenWeb Archives Project

    • Early Baptist Churches

    • Versailles Christian Church

 

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