Fort Thomas Churches, Campbell County, Kentucky

fort thomas churches

Exterior and Interior of
The Christ Evangelical Chapel
Forest Avenue, Fort Thomas
The Church bought two lots on Forest in 1908, laid a cornerstone in 1909,
and moved to Fort Thomas Avenue in 1928.
A little background on the church can be found here.

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1943

1965, from a Facebook post by Don Prather

First Presbyterian of Fort Thomas |
Cornerstone was laid in 1940, the story is here. History of the church is here.

First Baptist Church, Fort Thomas
Images are undated, but church was built in 1922, the cornerstone was laid October 15, 1921

St. Andrews Episcopal Church
This building dates to 1910
Frances Keller Barr's history of St. Andrews is here.

Highland Methodist
First Church in Fort Thomas
E. side of N. Fort Thomas Ave,
between Bellaire & Southgate

Highland Methodist
Church, 1977

Highland Methodist, 1931
from the old High School

A history of the church from their anniversary booklet is here. (pdf)

Convent of the Good Shepherd
The Highlands, Kentucky, left, 1907

Rev. Paul Ryan's History of the Convent is here. Crosses burned at the Convent, here.

The cornerstone of the Fort Thomas Christian Church was laid August 21, 1926.

The first St. Catherine's was ordered from Sears & Roebuck,
as a pre-cut building. It cost $2,000, and opened in early 1931.

“Served my first of many Masses there at 6:30 am. One hot July day Fr. Owen Patrick Gleason's sermon were these exact words: 'It's really hot. Go home and meditate on the fires of Hell.' Quickest Mass I ever attended.” Tim Kennedy, commenting on Facebook


St. Catherine Rectory	St. Catherine May 3, 1964	Sisters' Residence, St. Catherine

The Rev. Paul Ryan's History of St. Catherine's is here.


St. Thomas Church On the Occasion of the Pastor's Golden Jubilee	Saint Thomas, unknown year	St. Thomas, in a WPA photo from 1939
The Rev. Paul Ryan's history of St. Thomas is here.

Fort Thomas' fort's chapel was dedicated on October 12, 1941, with members of three different faiths present - it was made of pine, had stained glass windows and had offices for three chaplains. An altar for Catholic services slid out of the front wall. Above it was a scroll cabinet for Jewish service. A pulpit was available for Protestant services. Moved after the war, it stands today at 338 East 9th Street, Newport, where it's the home of the First Church of God.

Rev. Ryan's History of Carmel Manor is here.