History of the Churches
of Fayette County

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Broadway Christian Church
Taken from the History of Lexington. Organized and became independent of the Main Street Christian Church in July 1871. J.W. McGarvey was first regular pastor.

Centenary Methodist Church
Taken from the History of Lexington. It was organized in the fall of 1865.
The members included the families of Persicles Scott, Hiram Shaw, L.P. and W.R. Milward, J. Gunn, J.W. Cannon, Dr. Bright, and others. The Rev. H.P. Henderson of Ohio was Pastor.

Mission Church
Taken from the History of Lexington. Dedicated on Jan 1871.

The Second Church of Christ
Taken from the History of Lexington. Established in the spring of 1871. The first meeting preliminary to organization was held on the afternoon of March 19, 1871 in the upper room of the library building. Present were Elder G.W. Elley-chairman, J.S. Wolfolk, D.S. Goodloe, J.H. Neville, J.B. Bowman, G.W. Ranck and others. Some of the earliest movers were: J.D. Pickett, Mary E. Carty, John Shackelford, A.M. Barnes, Lulie Mays, Marcus Downing and family, Helen C. Ranck, John Curd, Sr., E.D. Luxon, W.S. Lipscomb, N. Prall, John Curd Jr., Mary D. Bowman, Joseph Wasson and family, Jas. Sullivan and family, E.E. Smith, S.D. Pinkerton and others. The first pastors were: Elders J.D. Picket and John Shackelford. After worshipping in the library building for some months, the congregation fitted up a chapel on the second floor of the Carty building. Services were held in this chapel for the first time on the morning of Sunday, Feb 4, 1872. the sermon being preached by Elder R.C. Ricketts, of Harrodsburg. The pastor of the church at this time is Elder John Shackelford, a native of Mason county, KY, a graduate of Bethany college, and now a professor in the Agricultural College of KY Unversity.