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Piney
Grove Baptist Church
1900
Piney Grove Road
Somerset,
KY 42501
Organized
1860
Service
Times
Sunday
School 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Sunday Night 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Night 7:00 p.m.
History Of
Our Church
We the Brethren and Sisters of Long Hollow Community met on the
4th Saturday in May 1860 in the George W. Fore house for the
purpose of forming a constitution after the United Baptist Faith
order. The official aid was from the following churches: Buck
Creek - Moses Keeney, Marian Hargis; New Hope – Jacob Meece;
Bethany – Milton Sewell. After due consideration we thought it
necessary to constitute them into a church. The first deacons were
Jacob Miller and Squire Bray. John Bray was the first clerk. Elder
E. Meece also helped in the services.
Elder Eliphalet L. Smiley, born in 1815 in VA and married to
Eleanor Holmes on May 21, 1835 in Pulaski County, KY, was elected
as the first pastor. Elder E. Meece was appointed moderator for
the day and L. Richardson was clerk for the day. The Church was
called PINE GROVE. Some of the charter members and early families
were Brays, Slaveys, Cooks, Millers, Brinsons, Glovers, Alcorns,
Fores, Smileys, Phelps, Warrens, Tomlinsons, Alexanders, Fulchers,
Hargis, Gregorys, Sears, Goodins, Hunts, Dykes, Childers, Barbers,
and Earps .
Former Pastors
| Bro. Eliphalet
Smiley |
Bro. J. C. Barber |
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Bro. J. W. Colyer |
Bro. H. J. Ridner |
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Bro. Milford Hargis |
Bro. Edmond Vanhook |
| Bro. Lynn Shadoan |
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