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If you are searching for a group of people to accept you where you are and challenge you to grow in your reflection of God's love, "Welcome" for that is our goal. For those who call our church "home", we commit to pray, to listen with compassion, to forgive and to nurture.
There is a place for you at Consolidated Missionary Baptist Church!
Our History
Rose Street Baptist Church was founded in 1884, and Reverend Alford Britten was her first pastor. In 1891, Macedonia Baptist Church purchased property in the same vicinity as Rose Street Baptist Church, and in 1895, the congregations of Rose Street and agreed to merge. With the merger of the two churches, the congregation decided on the name Consolidated Baptist Church to symbolize their union. Reverend Joseph Hopewell, who was then pastor of the Rose Street Baptist Church, served as the first pastor of this newly formed congregation.
Following the merger of the two congregations, Consolidated held services on East Winslow Street in the building previously used by Macedonia Baptist. However, after renting the property for many years, in 1908, Consolidated purchase the building.
In 1922, this property was sold to Kentucky State College (now the University of Kentucky), and the property on South Upper Street was purchased. Immediately after land was purchased, Consolidated began construction of the lower level, the congregation met and held services at various locations around the city. When the basement was completed, services were held there, and in 1927, Reverend Carey Scott and the congregation were finally able to worship in the new sanctuary. Thanks to the dedication of many members, under the leadership of Reverend William Howard, the mortgage on the building was burned in 1945.
In 1987, Reverend Reginald Van Stephens established the Great Faith Fund to provide funding for a new facility for worship and study. As a testament to God's faithfulness, Pastor Stephens' dedication, and the congregation's commitment, in 1989, God blessed Consolidated with more than twelve acres of land that were purchased from the University of Kentucky.
After many years of praying and seeking God's guidance, in 2002, the Lord led Reverend Richard Gaines to begin construction on Consolidated's new edifice at 1625 Russell Cave Road. Today, Consolidated Baptist Church has completed Phase I of her building program and anxiously awaits the opportunity to minister to and transform the greater Lexington community from another location that she now calls home.
Copyright © 2002-2003 Consolidated Missionary Baptist Church.
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