Churches in Spencer County
Baptist Catholic Christian Other
BETHLEHEM BAPTIST
1286 Briar Ridge Road, Mt. Eden
477-2592
Pastor: Greg Taylor, 477-8942
Student Minister: Sean Tanner, 477-5038
Services: Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Morning worship, 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.; Evening worship, 7 p.m., Sunday and Wednesday Children’s Church & Nursery: Sunday 11 a.m.; AWANA club: Wednesday 6 p.m. (ages 3 - sixth grade); Youth groups: Wed. & Sun. 6 p.m.
Major events/fund-raisers: Revival, VBS
Cemetery: Bethlehem Cemetery on Old Briar Ridge Road
BIG SPRING BLOOMFIELD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND TRINITY BAPTIST
148 Fairfield Hill
349-2008
Services: Bible Study Sunday, 9:15 a.m., Morning worship, 10 a.m.
Pastor: Tom Pierce
Two churches that worship as one.
ELK CREEK BAPTIST
5734 Elk Creek Road
477-2730
Pastor: Joshua McFarland
Services: Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Morning worship, 11 a.m.; Children’s church, 11 a.m.; Evening worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study & prayer, 7 p.m.
Year founded: 1794
Cemeteries: Elk Creek
Cemetery is attached to, but not owned by, the church.
Major events/fund-raisers: Community-wide Fall Festival, Thanksgiving Feast, Hanging of the Green, Vacation Bible School.
ELK CREEK MISSIONARY BAPTIST
5280 Elk Creek Road
477-6338
Pastor: Rev. Theodore Todd Jr., 633-3941
Services: Sunday school,10 a.m.; Morning worship, 11:30a.m.
Associate Pastor: Rev. Don Daugherty, 749-4262
Superintendent, Deacon Paul Moore Sr., 966-4456
Secretary/Clerk, Sister JoAnn Thompson, 834-9969.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
115 West Main Street, Taylorsville
477-8197
Pastor: Timothy Waits
Minister of Youth: Jacob Walters
Minister of Music: Gary Vidito
Year founded: 1828.
Services: Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Morning worship, 8:45 and 11 a.m.; Children’s Church, 11 a.m.; evening worship: Sun. 6 p.m. Wed. 7 p.m.
Major events/fund-raisers: Easter musical; Christmas musical; Hanging of the Green service on first Sunday evening of Advent; VBS, Centrifuge, Crosspoint, 2 revivals/year. Cedar Hill Worship Fellowship 6 p.m.-First Sunday April-Oct.
HIGHVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH
Meeting at Spencer County Middle School
Lead Pastor: Russ Quinn
239-7711
Bible study for all ages: 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship service: 10:45 a.m.
Nursery available
KINGS BAPTIST CHURCH
989 Kings Church Road, Taylorsville
538-6902 or 955-5480
Pastor: Bro. Corey Abney
Youth minister: John Hedberg
Services: Sunday school 9:30 and 11 a.m.; Morning worship 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Sunday Discipleship 5 p.m.; Sunday evening worship 6 p.m.; Awana clubs Sunday 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.; Wednesday Youth Celebration 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study and prayer meeting 6:30 p.m.; Wed. children’s choir 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday adult choir, 6:30 p.m.
Annual events: Fall Festival in October, Family picnic at Bernheim Forest in September, Dessert Theatre in December.
LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH
88 Miller Rd., Taylorsville
477-8600 or 644-2108
website: www.lighthousetaylorsville.com Note: Clicking on this link will open a new web browser
Pastor: Patrick Nix
Services: Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Morning worship; 11 a.m.; Evening service, 6 p.m., Wed. evening, at 7 p.m.
Located 4 mi. East of Taylorsville, Hwy. 44 at Miller Road
LITTLE MOUNT BAPTIST
6129 Little Mount Road
477-8432
Associate Pastor: John Mark Tittsworth
Services: Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Morning worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting and Bible study 7 p.m.
Year founded: 1801
Number of members: 200
Cemeteries: Little Mount Church Cemetery on Little Mount Church Road.
Major events/fund-raisers: Vacation Bible School; revival, children’s camp, youth camps held during the summer. Choir and youth group offered.
LITTLE UNION BAPTIST
4620 Little Union Road
252-7051
Pastor: Will Sipes
Services: Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Morning worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday night worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m.
Transportation is available.
MT. MORIAH BAPTIST
738-5694
KY 53 in Mt. Eden
Pastor: Tom Conway
Services: Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday morning worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday evening worship, call for times.
MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH OF CAMPBRANCH
Kentucky 55 South (Bloomfield Road)
477-8148
Pastor: Rev. Kenneth Gallahar
Services: Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11:15 a.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 7 p .m.
Major events/fund-raisers: First Sunday, Lord’s Supper; church anniversary, homecoming, revival, church picnic, mission day.
PARKLAND HILLS BAPTIST
9614 Taylorsville Road
(Kentucky 155 at Spencer-Jefferson County line)
477-2222
Pastor: John Sanders
Services: Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Sunday morning worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday evening, 6 p.m.
PLUM CREEK BAPTIST
31 Plum Creek Road (in Waterford)
477-2582
Pastor: Jon Rohr
Youth Minister: Cuatro Nelson
Minister of Music: Dong-Hoon Park
Services: Sunday school (all ages), 9:45 a.m.; morning worship, 11 a.m.; evening worship, 7 p.m.; children and preschool choir 6 p.m.; Wednesday activities: youth group, 6 p.m.; adult prayer meeting and Bible study 6:30 p.m.
Annual activities: Trunk or Treat, Christmas Cantata, Easter Egg hunt for children of all ages with a special worship service, Easter Program, VBS.
RIDGEVIEW BAPTIST
10 Dogwood Circle, off Kings Church Road
239-5477
Pastor: Vernon Hawkins
Services: Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; morning worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday prayer service, 7 p.m.
RIVER VIEW BAPTIST CHURCH
1850 Louisville Rd., Cox’s Creek
538-4966
Pastor: Chad Morrow
Located at the Lookout on Washington and High Grove.
Services: Sunday morning, 8:45 a.m. and 11 a.m.; Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening 7 p.m.
SECOND BAPTIST
401 Jefferson Street
477-8607 Fax: 477-8609
Pastor: Dr. Charles E. Burton, Sr.
Assistant Pastor: John Lewis
Services: Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning worship, 11:30 a.m.
Year founded: 1866
Number of members: 153
Major events/fund-raisers: Youth Day; Vacation Bible School; revival; pastor’s anniversary; church anniversary; Men & Women’s Day; Harvest Celebration; Christmas play/dinner; Black History Celebration. Choir and youth group offered, Martin Luther King Day, Family and Friends Day.
SHILOH OLD REGULAR BAPTIST
Highway 55, Finchville
606-355-0051
Pastor: Brother Edsel Sloan
Services: Saturday, third weekend of each month, 4 p.m.; Sunday third weekend of each month, 9:30 a.m.
Everyone welcome.
THE GATHERING COMMUNITY CHURCH
51 W. Main Street, Taylorsville
Pastors: Jeremy Eric Tong - Seth Allen Stillman
Services: Sunday, 11 a.m.; Small Groups in homes
Website: http://thegatheringtaylorsville.com clicking on this link will open a new browser window
Email: pastorjeremy@thegatheringtaylorsville.com
The Gathering Community Church is a church plant that seeks to plant churches that plant churches. Church planting is a way of life rather than a strategy. We seek to be missionaries in our daily lives. As people who are missional, we seek to love and serve the people around us while sharing Christ.
WAKEFIELD BAPTIST
5517 Bloomfield Road
477-2103
Pastor: Thomas Sparrow
ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC
410 Main Cross Street, P.O. Box 531, Taylorsville
477-6676
Pastor: Reverend Scott Wimsett
Sunday mass at 11:30 a.m., Religious Education at 9:45 a.m., Saturday mass at 5 p.m.
BRIAR RIDGE CHRISTIAN
3951 Briar Ridge Road, Mt. Eden
738-5225
Minister: Lonnie McNabb 738-9333
Associate Minister: Jason Bradshaw
Services: Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Morning worship, 11 a.m.; Evening worship and Youth meeting, 6 p.m.; Wed. service, 7 p.m.
Number of members: 120
Church Camp, VBS, Revivals and Homecoming
Special programs at Easter and Christmas.
FIRST CHRISTIAN
(DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)
403 Main Cross Street
477-8553
Pastor: Bill Dunning
Services: Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Morning worship, 11 a.m. with child care provided in the nursery and children’s church for ages 4 through sixth grade. Women’s fellowship, youth camps and youth activities offered. Participation in VBS with Covenant Churches (All Saints Catholic Church and Taylorsville United Methodist). Location of community clothing bank.
MT. EDEN CHRISTIAN
Kentucky 53 in Mt. Eden
738-5030
Minister: Jim Terry
Youth Minister: Chris Sanford
Services: Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Morning worship, 11 a.m.; Evening worship, Sun. and Wed. evenings. Call for times.
PLEASANT HILL CHRISTIAN CHURCH
U.S. Highway 44, Mt. Eden Rd.
738-5454 or 839-9879
Minister: Roy Temple Jr.
Services: Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.; Worship, 11:00 a.m.; Youth meeting, 5:30 p.m.; Evening service, 6:00 p.m.
SPENCER CHRISTIAN
5720 Taylorsville Rd., Fisherville, KY 40023
477-9617
Pastor: Rick Starr
Youth Pastor: George Farmer
Services: Sunday school, 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.; morning worship, 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.; Sunday small groups, 6 p.m.; Wednesday evenings, 7 p.m.
Community events: Vacation Bible School, pig roast in August, fish fry in October, special youth programs and youth choir programs, women’s programs and men’s programs.
www.spencerchristian.org Note: Clicking on this link will open a new web browser
WAKEFIELD CHRISTIAN
5669 Bloomfield Road
Pastor Rodney Salley
Services: Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday night worship, 6:30 p.m.; youth meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m., Sundays Fall revival, VBS, fellowship activities every other Sunday evening, Christmas Cantata, special children’s programs, choir and youth group offered.
BIG SPRING ASSEMBLY OF GOD (THE BEACON)
2345 Taylorsville Road, Bloomfield
252-9154
Pastor: Sister Mavis Bennett, 477-2691
Services: Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.; Sun. morning worship and children’s church, 11 a.m.; choir practice Sun. 5 p.m.; Sun. evening worship 6 p.m.; Tues. prayer service at 10 a.m., Wed. youth classes, Bible study Wed. 7 p.m., Missionettes, Royal Rangers, Adult class 7 p.m.; Men’s fellowship each fourth Sat. 8 a.m.; Women’s ministry, as announced.
Communion the 1st Sunday of each month. Sunday dinner the 4th Sunday of each month.
Major events/fund-raisers: VBS in July; Children & Youth camps June/July.
CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY
60 Ray Drive, Taylorsville
477-8973
Pastor: Rev. Johnny Hood
&Youth ministry, 7 p.m.
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD
402 Garrard Street
477-2985
Services: Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning worship, 11 a.m., evening worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, Kid’s Clubs, & Youth, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday evening services 6 p.m.
Pastor: Chad Goodlett
Year founded: 1930
Number of members: 75
Major events/fund-raisers: Annual Homecoming, Christmas play, statewide Youth Camps at Crestwood, Ky. youth groups offered.
HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN
181 Old Seven Mile Pike, Shelbyville
647-3696
Rev. Henry Loppnow
E-mail: holycrosslems@earthlink.net
Services: Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Worship service, 11 a.m.
Take I-64 Exit 35 (SR 53) 1 mile toward Shelbyville. The church is on the left corner of Kentucky 53 and Old Seven Mile Pike.
HOUSE OF PRAYER APOSTOLIC CHURCH
Settlers Trace Center, 755 Taylorsville Road, Taylorsville
214-3287
Pastor: Gary W. Mackowiak
Services: Sunday evangelistic, 3 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7:30 p.m.
E-mail: g.mackowiak@insightbb.com
NEW HOPE TABERNACLE
Townhill Road
Pastor: Joe Vires
Services: Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning worship, 10:50 a.m.; evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting, 7 p.m.
RISEN LORD LUTHERAN CHURCH
5138 Taylorsville Road (located in Elk Creek near the intersection of KY 155 and (KY55)
477-6557
Pastor: Steve Gettinger
Services: Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship service, 10:30 a.m.
Email: gettingersd@peoplepc.com
TAYLORSVILLE UNITED METHODIST
145 W. Main Street
477-8718
Pastor: Anthony Cleary
Services: Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Morning worship, 11 a.m. Sunday small groups, 7 p.m.
Year founded: 1833.
Number of members: 115.
Major events/fund-raisers: Easter and Christmas musicals; collections of United Methodist Mountain Missions (clothing, toys, etc.) four times per year; weekly visitations.
The church attempts to have monthly fellowship activities and is also a member church of the Covenant Churches of Taylorsville.
Email: taylorsvilleumc@bellsouth.net
THE OLD COUNTRY CHURCH/OCC MINISTRIES (FULL GOSPEL)
3596 Mt. Eden Road, Mt. Eden, KY 40046
738-5081
Pastor: Lonny D. Peach, 502-738-5081
Services: Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Sunday morning worship,11 a.m.; Sunday night service, 6:30 p.m.; mid-week service,
Thursday, 7 p.m.
Assistant Pastor: Deborah Peach
Major events/services: Two prison ministries, nursing home ministries and youth ministries. October Fall Camp meeting.
WATERFORD CHURCH OF CHRIST
5607 Mt. Washington Road
477-2316
Minister: Joseph Stone
Services: Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting, 6 p.m. Classes for all ages.