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'''The Kentucky Baptist Convention''' (KBC) is the State Convention of [[Southern Baptist Convention|Southern Baptists]] in the state of [[Kentucky]]. Headquartered in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], it is made up of over 2,400 churches and 71 local associations. <ref name="about">[http://www.kybaptist.org/kbc.nsf/pages/about-KBC.html About the Kentucky Baptist Convention] Retrieved on November 11, 2009.</ref> Membership in its churches totals more than 780,000 people.<ref name="about"/> Its president is Don Mathis, an evangelist from [[Bowling Green, Kentucky|Bowling Green]].<ref name="Smith">{{cite news|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20091110/FEATURES10/911100366/|title=Kentucky Baptists search for ways to boost membership|last=Smith|first=Peter|date=2009-11-10|publisher=[[The Courier-Journal]]|accessdate=2009-11-11}}</ref><ref name="KBC1110">{{cite web|url=http://www.kybaptist.org/kbc.nsf/pages/mathis-elected.html|title=Mathis Elected KBC President|date=2009-11-10|publisher=Kentucky Baptist Convention|accessdate=2009-11-11}}</ref>
The '''Kentucky Baptist Convention''' ('''KBC''') is a state Baptist convention affiliated with the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]. Headquartered in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], it is made up of nearly 2,400 churches and 71 local associations.<ref name="about">[http://www.kybaptist.org/kbc.nsf/pages/about-KBC.html About the Kentucky Baptist Convention] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112033752/http://www.kybaptist.org/kbc.nsf/pages/about-KBC.html |date=2010-01-12 }} Retrieved on November 11, 2009.</ref> Membership in its churches totals more than 780,000 people.<ref name="about"/>


==History==
==History==
[[History of Baptists in Kentucky|Kentucky's history with the Baptists]] predates the KBC, which was founded in 1837. <ref>[http://www.kybaptist.org/kbc.nsf/pages/kentucky-baptist-history.html Kentucky Baptist History] Retrieved on November 11, 2009.</ref> In 1769, Squire Boone II became the first pastor to arrive west of the [[Allegheny Mountains]]. In April 1776, three months before the [[United States]] declared its independence from [[Great Britain]], Thomas Tinsley and William Hickman conducted what is considered to be the first [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] service west of the Alleghenies in [[Harrodsburg, Kentucky|Harrodsburg]].
The [[history of Baptists in Kentucky]] predates the KBC, which was founded in 1837.<ref>[http://www.kybaptist.org/kbc.nsf/pages/kentucky-baptist-history.html Kentucky Baptist History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112044927/http://www.kybaptist.org/kbc.nsf/pages/kentucky-baptist-history.html |date=2010-01-12 }} Retrieved on November 11, 2009.</ref> In 1769, [[Squire Boone|Squire Boone II]] became the first pastor to arrive west of the [[Allegheny Mountains]]. In April 1776, three months before the [[United States]] declared its independence from [[Great Britain]], Thomas Tinsley and William Hickman conducted what is considered to be the first [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] service west of the Alleghenies in [[Harrodsburg, Kentucky|Harrodsburg]].


==Affiliated Universities==
==Affiliated universities and colleges==
* [[Campbellsville University]]
* [[University of the Cumberlands]]


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==Affiliated Organizations==
* [[Clear Creek Baptist Bible College]]
* [[Clear Creek Baptist Bible College]]

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==Affiliated organizations==

* [[Kentucky Baptist Assemblies, Inc.]]
* [[Kentucky Baptist Assemblies, Inc.]]
* [[Kentucky Baptist Foundation]]
* [[Kentucky Baptist Foundation]]
* [[Sunrise Children Services]], formerly known as [[Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children]]
* [[Sunrise Children's Services]], formerly known as Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children
* [[Oneida Baptist Institute]]
* [[Oneida Baptist Institute]]
* [[Western Recorder]]
* ''[[Western Recorder]]''
* [[Kentucky Today]]


==References==
==References==
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* [http://www.kybaptist.org/ Official website]
* [http://www.kybaptist.org/ Official website]


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The Kentucky Baptist Convention (KBC) is a state Baptist convention affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Headquartered in Louisville, it is made up of nearly 2,400 churches and 71 local associations.[1] Membership in its churches totals more than 780,000 people.[1]

History

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The history of Baptists in Kentucky predates the KBC, which was founded in 1837.[2] In 1769, Squire Boone II became the first pastor to arrive west of the Allegheny Mountains. In April 1776, three months before the United States declared its independence from Great Britain, Thomas Tinsley and William Hickman conducted what is considered to be the first evangelical service west of the Alleghenies in Harrodsburg.

Affiliated universities and colleges

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Affiliated organizations

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References

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  1. ^ a b About the Kentucky Baptist Convention Archived 2010-01-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on November 11, 2009.
  2. ^ Kentucky Baptist History Archived 2010-01-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on November 11, 2009.
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