After a months-long dispute, the Locust Grove Baptist Church congregation legally owns the building. The historic Black church in Lyon County regained ownership following months of rehabilitation to the building’s
With the building back in their possession, members of a historic Black church in Kentucky are now working to give the 140-year-old structure new life. Locust Grove Baptist Church, the
Locust Grove Baptist Church was the first Black church in the county, dating back to 1884. Now a corporation, the Kuttawa Relocation Foundation, has claimed ownership of the property and
A small church in Lyon County with over 100 years of Black History inside its walls has been closed to the public after being bought by a corporation. Locust Grove