Severns Valley Baptist Church

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Severns Valley Baptist Church is a Baptist church located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA. Founded by a group of eighteen people in June 1781, [1] it was organized in Severns Valley (now Elizabethtown) and is Kentucky's oldest Baptist church. [2] It has hosted events by performers such as Ricky Skaggs, The Crabb Family, pureNRG, and Vicky Courtney.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Armitage, Thomas (1887). A history of the Baptists: traced by their vital principles and practices. University Press of Kentucky. p. 843. ISBN   978-0-8131-2498-8 . Retrieved October 30, 2009.
  2. Kleber, John E. (2001). The encyclopedia of Louisville. The University Press of Kentucky. p. 65. ISBN   978-0-8131-2100-0 . Retrieved October 30, 2009.

Coordinates: 37°43′16″N85°54′14″W / 37.721°N 85.904°W / 37.721; -85.904