First Baptist Church
Organized July 13, 1844, at home of J. B. Hurt, east of Mayfield, with 14 members. Elders Milton Wyman, Henry Richardson, Dennis Ray, Willis White and Hardeman Puryear composed its constituting council. First building erected in 1858; second, 1867. Both were located on East Broadway. Third structure built in 1901; present church, 1929. Last two occupied this site.
Funded by Inez Tinsley Bequest to First Baptisit Church
Marker is at the intersection of West South Street and South 8th Street (Kentucky Route 121), on the right when traveling east on West South Street.
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