Black plaque № 46680

Bracken Baptist Church. Church constituted in 1793 by the Rev. Lewis Craig, leader of the "Traveling Church." Bracken Baptist Assoc. also formed here in 1799. The congreggation divided over slavery in 1805, with each faction having own pastor. Church again split in 1829 during the Campbell movement,

which called for Biblical liberalism. Over. (Reverse) The church's membership began to decline in 1850. The building was last used as a house of worship around 1900. The property was sold to a privat

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