Florence Christian, 1930	Florence Methodist, on Banklick Street	Florence Christian	Florence Christian

Elizabeth Goodridge Nestor's Florence Christian Church is here. (pdf)
Florence Christian published a dedication booklet in 1967 which had this piece on the history of the church.

The above  image of Florence Christian shows the church built in 1835, and eventually torn down in 1964.  There was a prior log cabin, originally from 1831, but “We are informed that two young women lately set fire to a meeting-house of the Reformers in Boone county , Ky. and burnt it to ashes; because the church had refused them membership. What worthy church members they would have made!” The Liberator, March 13, 1846, citing the Covington, (Ky.) Intelligencer.

OMG! They're letting a woman preach at Florence Christian! Here.

Main Street, looking south
The Presbyterian Church, on the left, was next to the town hall. 
The church closed c. WWI, and the building was sold in 1920. 

 

Florence Methodist, 1936

Grace Episcopal, by Caroline Williams	Florence Methodist, by Caroline Williams, 1950	The back of this one says  “Lutheran Church, then Cinema, on Main street next to town hall.”

Frances Keller Barr's history of Grace Episcopal is here (pdf).

 

Cincinnati Commercial, September 8, 1870

 

Hopeful Lutheran Dedication, November 11, 1917

Rev. Wilford Butt's 1956 history of Hopeful Lutheran is here.   (pdf)	Hopeful Lutheran's history from its 1976 anniversary booklet is here.  (pdf)
You can read a pdf of the Gefchichte der Deutchen Gemeinde der Hoffnungsvollen Kirche (History of the German Community of Hopeful Church), but only if you can read German from 1880.
A shorter version of the Hopeful Lutheran history is here.
Hopeful Church is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Hopeful Lutheran's congregation dates back to 1806. Consider how old that is.

 

Hopeful Lutheran's stained glass. Read about the stained glass here.  (pdf)

 

Hopeful Lutheran. Image on left  is 1930

“John W. Aylor of Gunpowder once saved a great loss at Hopeful Church by
bringing a girl late to church and discovering a fire on the church roof. 
Several parties tried to perform similar services at Hebron recently, but there
happened to be no fire and there was little gained.”  Boone County Banner, May, 1898 

Original St. Paul Church	Original St. Paul  Auditorium	Original St. Paul School	Second St. Paul Church
These four pictures edited and posted by Ms. Ariana Spencer
Rev. Paul Ryan's history of St. Paul is here.

The Catholic Telegraph, June 1, 1922

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St. Paul School dedicated, 1925.

The Catholic Telegraph, July 27, 1911

The Catholic Telegraph, December 21, 1911

Dutton Aylor's History of St. Paul's (pdf).

 

First Baptist Church From a Facebook post by Beverly Sturgeon	First Baptist Church from a Facebook post of the Boone County Library's Local History
Florence First Baptist celebrates it's fourth anniversary in 1874

 

Florence Baptist Church

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune, June 9, 1929

 

Florence Baptist, c. 1915	Florence Baptist Church 1930	Florence Baptist Church

Mrs. Blanche Beemon's History of Florence Baptist is here (pdf).

The 1967 Dedication Program (pdf), with pictures and history, of the new building.

 

Florence Church of Christ
on the east side of US 42 and Weaver Road

Ollie Cotton arrested for riding his horse too fast to church, story here.	John Uri Lloyd's Florence Pictures are here.
“At Florence, near Covington, on Sunday night, the negro population had a Christmas tree at their church. Among the visitors was a white man, named Henry Snyder, who, being intoxicated, was disorderly and took unwanted liberties with the females. Peter Aylor, on of the negroes, remonstrated with him,when Snyder drew a pistol and shot him in the head inflicting a wound which will probably prove fatal. He then shot three others, two of whom are seriously wounded.” Wabash Express, December 27, 1871 Here's another version of the story.
Lloyd also had many early pictures of Florence Churches, here.