Methodist Episcopal Church. right, 1919 | ||
“The new Methodist Church in Augusta will be dedicated on next Sunday, April 16. The distinguished Louisville clergyman Dr. Sehon has consented to preach the sermon. This is the edifice upon which our townsmen, Messrs. Manker & Mockbee and Greenhow & Brother have been engaged in building and finishing.” The Ripley Bee, April 14, 1869 |
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Augusta Methodist member sells slaves. |
The Catholic Telegraph, October 6, 1860
Catholic Church and Parochial School, Augusta, c. 1910 |
St. Augustine, Augusta, c. 1890's |
St. Augustine's Catholic Church, School, and Parsonage, c. 1910 |
St. Augustine Thanks to Judy Cooper for this image |
Bishop Carrell laid the cornerstone for St. Augustine on May 29, 1859; the church was dedicated by Monsignor Thomas Butler on October 7, 1860. | |||
Details about St. Augustine's 1909 jubilee. |
The Daily Press, Cincinnati, May 30, 1859
The Rev. Paul Ryan's History of the St. Augustine Church is here.
Interior of St. Augustine's |
St. Augustine's Rev. B. Greifenkamp and his parsonage |
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Presbyterian Church | Presbyterian Church and Manse | St. Augustine Church |
History of Augusta Presbyterian, here (pdf).
Augusta Presbyterian was incorporated by State of Kentucky in 1846. And in 1856.
“An excursion to Augusta, Bracken County, Kentucky - on the occasion of the dedication of the new church in that town - will take place on Sunday next, the 7th instant. Boats will leave Covington at six and a half o'clock, and Cincinnati at seven o'clock, precisely.” from the Cincinnati Daily Press, October 5, 1860 |
Three Churches, Augusta | River Scene and Catholic Parsonage |
Augusta A.M.E. Church
Thanks to Judy Cooper for the image.
Built as a white Methodist Church in 1834, it later became an African Methodist Episcopal Church,
until 1990, when it merged with the Augusta Trinity Methodist Church.
Augusta Baptist Church
undated, uncredited news clipping
Augusta Christian Church | Augusta Churches, 1897 |
Augusta Christian Church was organized on March 14, 1840.
The Climax (Richmond, KY), May 29, 1889