The Lancaster Baptist Church was organized on Wednesday, July 20th 1842 when a council of elders (Historically, our Baptist forefathers were led by a body of elders following the practice of I Timothy 5 and Titus 1) from the Gilbert's Creek Baptist Church and the Forks of Dix River Baptist Church was held to form a Baptist Church in the settlement of Lancaster. Three of the original group were preachers licensed by various universities. 

In 1853 the Lancaster Baptist Church built it's first building. The bell that was rung on that first Sunday still hangs in our bell steeple today.

• 1842- Lancaster Baptist Church organized

• 1848- Earliest minutes were recorded

• 1851- A lot on the corner of Richmond and Campbell was purchased for $888.25

• 1853- A bell was purchased for $80.00 to be rung to announce each Church meeting

• 1871- Bimonthly services began rather than monthly

• 1927- Baptistery installed

• 1959- Current auditorium completed

• 1960- Lancaster Baptist Kindergarten began with 14 students

• 1990- Three story educational wing completed

• 1992- Old educational wing renovated

• 2002 - LBC goes into cyberspace when our current domain was purchased

• 2008 - The Family Life Center was opened.

Interesting Facts;

• The Pulpit - The current auditorium is built with the pulpit on the center of the stage in a very prominent place. It stands as the focal point of the entire building. This historically has been the practice of the Lancaster Baptist Church due to its belief in the priority of the preaching of God's Word.

Links;

• Baptists in Kentucky